Hala Sheikh-Mohamed
University of Central Florida | USA
Biography
Hala Sheikh-Mohamed is currently doing her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Central Florida/HCA consortium and hopes to pursue a fellowship in Hematology-Oncology in the near future. Dr. Sheikh-Mohamed is passionate about the early diagnosis and management of triple negative breast cancer but has unfortunately experienced limited early integration of palliative care services for patients undergoing treatment for these aggressive cancers. Dr. Sheikh-Mohamed hopes to work towards establishing a more standardize incorporation of early palliative care services that will address the early symptom burden, quality of life, and end of life care needs of all medical oncology patients.
Abstract
Abstract : Tropical spastic paraparesis and end of life care