Emily J. Martin, MD, MS

Emily J. Martin, MD, MS

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Palliative Care

Languages

English

Education

Fellowships

Palliative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, 2018
Medical Education, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2020

Internship

Internal Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, 2015

Degrees

MS, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2014
BA, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 2004

Residency

Internal Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, 2017

Board Certification

Sustainable Food Systems/Agroecology, University of California, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Santa Cruz, CA, 2005

Contact Information

Scientific Interests

Dr. Martin’s primary research interest pertains to the impact of generalist and specialist palliative care interventions on clinical outcomes and processes of cancer care delivery. She has established a track record of spearheading innovative projects including efforts to integrate palliative care and patient-reported outcomes into standard radiation oncology, medical oncology, and surgical oncology care.

Highlighted Publications

Chang E, Walling A, Raldow A, Lee P, Martin E. Radiation oncology program directors’ atti- tudes towards twenty-seven discrete palliative care skills. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2022; 25(1):39-45.

Wong HCY, Lee SF, Chan AW, Caini S, Hoskin P, Simone CB, Johnstone P, van der Linden Y, van der Velden JM, Martin E, Alcorn S, Johnstone C, Choi JI, Marta GN, Oldenburger E, Raman S, Rembielak A, Vassiliou V, Bonomo P, Nguyen QN, Ryu S. Stereotactic body radi tion therapy versus conventional external beam radiotherapy for spinal metastases: A sy tematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2023;189:109914.

Barrett T and Martin E. “Difficult pain syndromes: neuropathic, bone, and visceral pain.” In A. Berger and J. O’Neill (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology, 5th Edition. Wolters Kluwer, 2021.

Martin E and Barrett T. “Basic communication frameworks.” In N. Vapiwala, J. Jones, and K. Dharmarajan (Eds.), Palliative Radiation Oncology, 1st Edition. Elsevier, 2022.

Martin E and Nyakudarika N. “Palliative and Supportive Care.” In Chi, Dizon, Yashar, and Khabele (Eds.), Principals and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology. Wolters Kluwer, 2024.