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Veerawat Phongtankuel, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Palliative Medicine,

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iconAbout Veerawat Phongtankuel, M.D.

Dr. Phongtankuel is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical College and completed his residency at Temple University Medical Center. He joined the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine after finishing his geriatric medicine fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Phongtankuel is an AFAR/Hartford Foundation COE Scholar and an Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program Scholar. His research interest focuses on improving quality of care for patients at the end-of-life.

Board Certifications

  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

iconExpertise

  • Transition of Care

iconEducation

  • Degrees: Cornell University
  • Degrees: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
  • Degrees: Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University

iconLanguages

  • English

iconTitles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

iconHospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center