Sherika Newman, DO
Dr. Sherika Newman is a distinguished graduate of Florida A&M University and a Board-Certified Family Medicine physician with added qualifications in Hospice and Palliative Medicine through fellowship training. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. With over a decade of experience in Palliative Medicine, Dr. Newman has achieved national recognition and serves as a faculty member with the Center to Advance Palliative Care. She founded Doctor in the Family to partner with patients and their families to help navigate the complexities of health care. Her mission is to provide everyone with access to a trusted doctor in the family, ready to assist with medical questions and guidance.
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From the Blog
How to Help Relieve Constipation in Patients with Serious Illness
All about the impact of constipation on patients with serious illness, including how to prevent and recognize it in your patients, and how to treat it to get things moving again.
How to Identify and Treat Fatigue in Our Patients with Serious Illness
Two palliative care clinicians provide the ins-and-outs of assessing and treating fatigue in patients with serious illness.
Stay Ready: Attending to Implicit Bias in Health Care
A call for all in health care to become aware of unconscious, unintentional responses—or implicit biases—in order to provide the best care for patients and families.
