Adam D Marks
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Hospice Program
Adult Hospice and Palliative Medicine Education Co-Director
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Adam D Marks
Clinical Associate Professor
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    About

    Dr. Marks is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He obtained his MD and MPH at the University of Wisconsin before coming to the University of Michigan, where he completed a combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency followed by a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In addition to working with both the adult and pediatric inpatient palliative care consult services at Michigan Medicine, he serves as Section Head of Adult Palliative Medicine. He also is a hospice physician for Elara Hospice, and since 2016 has served as a Faculty Ethicist within the Clinical Ethics Service. His clinical interests include symptom management at the end of life; clinical ethics; and effective communication around goals of care and advance care planning.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    His research interests include symptom management at the end of life; clinical ethics; and effective communication around goals of care and advance care planning.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Presentation
      Connections and Disconnections in Crisis: The Parental Experience of Social Media in Pediatric Rare Disease When a Child Dies
      Arnolds M, Fanning C, Gregory E, Tezel A, Marks A. 2025 Mar 18;
    • Journal Article
      Abu's Final Lesson: Courage to Have Difficult Conversations
      Marks A, Hernandez A. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2025 Apr 3; 72 (25):
    • Presentation
      Parents, Social Media, and End of Life Care in Pediatric Rare Disease
      Fanning C, Marks A, Gregory E, Tezel A, Arnolds M. 2025 Feb 7;
    • Presentation
      Best Practices and Beyond: Updates on the Fellowship Training Committee
      Marks A. 2025 Feb 7;
    • Journal Article
      Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Rheumatology
      Marks A, Herndon S, Maheswaranathan M, Leverenz D, Kimball J, Lee YL, Weinmann S, Faison M, Jones C. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2024 Dec 6;
    • Journal Article
      Hypothalamic Hyperphagia in the Hospice Patient: Case Report and Discussion
      Marks A, Dixon J, Joseph P. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2024 Oct 24; 68 (6):
    • Presentation
      Making Predictions are Hard, Especially About the Future: Prognosis in Serious Illness
      Marks A. 2024 Oct 14;
    • Journal Article
      What is Hospice?
      Marks A, Wagner V. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 2024 Sep 12; DOI:10.1001/jama.2024.13144
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