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Finly Zachariah,

Supportive Care Medicine Physician

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Location
Duarte Comprehensive Cancer Center
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Corona
320 West 6th Street
Corona, CA 92882
Specialties
Palliative Medicine
Supportive Care Medicine
Education
Medical school:
Board Certifications

  • Board Certification Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Oct 2012

  • Board Certification Family Medicine, July 2011

Degrees

  • 2012, Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Kaiser Permanente-Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

  • 2008, Doctor of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois

  • 2005, Whole Person Care Preceptorship, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Redlands, California

  • 2004, Bachelor of Science – Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, Minor in Philosophy, Cum Laude, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California

Residency

  • 2011, Family/Tropical Medicine, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier, California

  • 2010-2011, Chief Residency, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier, California

  • 2009-2010, 2nd Year Representative/Junior Chief Residency, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whitter, California

Professional Experience

  • 2019-present, Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Supportive Medicine, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, California

  • 2012-2019, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Supportive Medicine, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, California

  • 2011-2012, Kaiser Permanente LAMC Fellow

  • 2012, Intercommunity Emergency Medical Group

  • 2010-2011, Imperial Primary Care Medical Group (Urgent Care)

Academic Appointments
  • Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
  • Associate Chief Medical Information Officer
  • Medical Director, Informatics and Value-based Supportive Care
About Me
Finly Zachariah, M.D., is recognized as a compassionate and highly skilled supportive medicine physician, providing symptom management, pain control and palliative care for adult and pediatric patients.  
 
He is board certified in Family Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, and Clinical Informatics. After earning his medical degree from Chicago Medical School, he completed a Family Medicine/Tropical Medicine residency in Whittier at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Kaiser in Los Angeles. Combining his training in tropical medicine with his humanitarian values, Dr. Zachariah has volunteered significant time in underserved parts of the world teaching palliative care and helping patients in Cameroon, Zambia, India and Ethiopia.
 
He also serves as an associate chief medical information officer, supporting his colleagues in the adoption of clinical technologies and refining the electronic health record system to improve care delivery. His programmatic and academic focus includes tailoring patient care to individual values and goals, advance care planning, and leveraging technology to enhance the coordination and delivery of patient-centered medical care in serious illness. Dr. Zachariah is available by referral to help patients address issues of pain or other supportive care needs.
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