James F. Cleary, MD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthJames Cleary, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Oncology Section; Director of Palliative Medicine at UW Hospital and Clinics; and Academic Medical Director of HospiceCare Inc., for Dane County. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Adelaide Medical School, South Australia, Dr. Cleary completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Oncology fellowship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and three years of research in opioid pharmacology at the University of Adelaide. He is an international leader in Palliative Medicine and is a board member and past president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is a Master Facilitator for the Education of Physicians in End-of-Life Care Program (EPEC). He had led training sessions over six years, educating more than 1,000 physicians throughout the U.S. He serves as North American Editor of Palliative Medicine, the Research Journal of the European Association of Palliative Care.
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
Languages Spoken
| English |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Medicine |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology |
| Fellowship |
Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
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| Residency |
Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
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| Internship |
Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
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| Medical School |
University of Adelaide, Southern Australia, 1984
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Awards/Honors
Programs & Conditions
| Research |
Dr. Cleary is a member of the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is the Program Leader for the Cancer Control and Population Science Program. The mission of the Cancer Control and Population Science program is to understand the causes and distribution of cancer in populations and support the development and implementation of effective interventions. It is as a Faculty Scholar of the Soros Foundation’s Project on Death in America, that he continues to develop and implement educational initiatives in palliative care for faculty, residents and medical students within the UW Health System and UW Medical School partners throughout Wisconsin. |
PubMed Articles
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Chih MY Dubenske LL Hawkins RP Brown RL Dinauer SK Cleary JF Gustafson DH .
Communicating advanced cancer patients' symptoms via the Internet: A pooled analysis of two randomized trials examining caregiver preparedness, physical burden, and negative mood. Palliat Med. 2013 Jun;27(6):533-543
[PubMed ID: 22988042]
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Gustafson DH Dubenske LL Namkoong K Hawkins R Chih MY Atwood AK Johnson R Bhattacharya A Carmack CL Traynor AM Campbell TC Buss MK Govindan R Schiller JH Cleary JF .
An eHealth system supporting palliative care for patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A randomized trial. Cancer. 2013 May 1;119(9):1744-51
[PubMed ID: 23355273]
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Gilson AM Maurer MA Ryan KM Rathouz PJ Cleary JF .
Using a morphine equivalence metric to quantify opioid consumption: examining the capacity to provide effective treatment of debilitating pain at the global, regional, and country levels. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013 Apr;45(4):681-700
[PubMed ID: 23017614]
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Rocque GB Cleary JF .
Palliative care reduces morbidity and mortality in cancer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2013 Feb;10(2):80-9
[PubMed ID: 23247373]
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Gilson AM Maurer MA Lebaron VT Ryan KM Cleary JF .
Multivariate analysis of countries' government and health-care system influences on opioid availability for cancer pain relief and palliative care: more than a function of human development. Palliat Med. 2013 Feb;27(2):105-14
[PubMed ID: 23104512]
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Rocque GB Barnett AE Illig LC Eickhoff JC Bailey HH Campbell TC Stewart JA Cleary JF .
Inpatient Hospitalization of Oncology Patients: Are We Missing an Opportunity for End-of-Life Care? J Oncol Pract. 2013 Jan;9(1):51-4
[PubMed ID: 23633971]
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Namkoong K DuBenske LL Shaw BR Gustafson DH Hawkins RP Shah DV McTavish FM Cleary JF .
Creating a bond between caregivers online: effect on caregivers' coping strategies. J Health Commun. 2012;17(2):125-40
[PubMed ID: 22004055]
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Gilson AM Maurer MA Ryan KM Skemp-Brown M Husain A Cleary JF .
Ensuring patient access to essential medicines while minimizing harmful use: a revised World Health Organization tool to improve national drug control policy. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2011;25(3):246-51
[PubMed ID: 21882978]
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DuBenske LL Chih MY Gustafson DH Dinauer S Cleary JF .
Caregivers' participation in the oncology clinic visit mediates the relationship between their information competence and their need fulfillment and clinic visit satisfaction. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Dec;81 Suppl:S94-9
[PubMed ID: 20880656]
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DuBenske LL Gustafson DH Shaw BR Cleary JF .
Web-based cancer communication and decision making systems: connecting patients, caregivers, and clinicians for improved health outcomes. Med Decis Making. 2010 Nov-Dec;30(6):732-44
[PubMed ID: 21041539]
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Jones NR Williamson A Foote M Creswell PD Strickland R Remington P Cleary J Adams A .
Cancer health disparities persist among African Americans in Wisconsin. WMJ. 2010 Oct;109(5):267-73
[PubMed ID: 21066932]
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Walsh MC Trentham-Dietz A Schroepfer TA Reding DJ Campbell B Foote ML Kaufman S Barrett M Remington PL Cleary JF .
Cancer information sources used by patients to inform and influence treatment decisions. J Health Commun. 2010 Jun;15(4):445-63
[PubMed ID: 20574881]
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Traynor AM Richards GM Hartig GK Khuntia D Cleary JF Wiederholt PA Bentzen SM Harari PM .
Comprehensive IMRT plus weekly cisplatin for advanced head and neck cancer: the University of Wisconsin experience. Head Neck. 2010 May;32(5):599-606
[PubMed ID: 19757422]
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LoConte NK Smith M Alberti D Bozeman J Cleary JF Setala AN Wodtke G Wilding G Holen KD .
Amongst eligible patients, age and comorbidity do not predict for dose-limiting toxicity from phase I chemotherapy. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2010 Mar;65(4):775-80
[PubMed ID: 19649630]
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Wolfert MZ Gilson AM Dahl JL Cleary JF .
Opioid analgesics for pain control: wisconsin physicians' knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and prescribing practices. Pain Med. 2010 Mar;11(3):425-34
[PubMed ID: 20002590]
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Attia S Morgan-Meadows S Holen KD Bailey HH Eickhoff JC Schelman WR Traynor AM Mulkerin DL Campbell TC McFarland TA Huie MS Cleary JF Tevaarwerk AJ Alberti DB Wilding G Liu G .
Dose-escalation study of fixed-dose rate gemcitabine combined with capecitabine in advanced solid malignancies. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2009 Jun;64(1):45-51
[PubMed ID: 18841362]
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Wise M Marchand L Aeschlimann E Causier D Cleary J .
Integrating a narrative medicine telephone interview with online life review education for cancer patients: lessons learned and future directions. J Soc Integr Oncol. 2009 Winter;7(1):19-25
[PubMed ID: 19476731]
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duPreez AE Smith MA Liou JI Frytak JR Finch MD Cleary JF Kind AJ .
Predictors of hospice utilization among acute stroke patients who died within thirty days. J Palliat Med. 2008 Nov;11(9):1249-57
[PubMed ID: 19021489]
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Dubenske LL Chih MY Dinauer S Gustafson DH Cleary JF .
Development and implementation of a clinician reporting system for advanced stage cancer: initial lessons learned. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Sep-Oct;15(5):679-86
[PubMed ID: 18579837]
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Kehl KA Kirchhoff KT Finster MP Cleary JF .
Materials to prepare hospice families for dying in the home. J Palliat Med. 2008 Sep;11(7):969-72
[PubMed ID: 18788956]
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DuBenske LL Wen KY Gustafson DH Guarnaccia CA Cleary JF Dinauer SK McTavish FM .
Caregivers' differing needs across key experiences of the advanced cancer disease trajectory. Palliat Support Care. 2008 Sep;6(3):265-72
[PubMed ID: 18662420]
