Melissa L Hughes, MD - Buffalo, NY

Melissa L Hughes, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Buffalo, New York

NPI 1700049673

Melissa L Hughes is a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician based in Buffalo, NY and is specialized in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Melissa L Hughes practices in Buffalo, NY and has the professional credentials of MD. The NPI Number for Melissa L Hughes is 1700049673 and holds a License No. 257909 (New York).

The current practice location address for Melissa L Hughes is Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY and can be reached out via phone at 716-845-2300.

Location: Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY, 14263-0001

NPI Number

1700049673

Provider Name

Melissa L Hughes

Credential

Provider Entity Type

Individual

Gender

Female

Address

Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY, 14263-0001

Phone Number

716-845-2300

Fax Number

Provider Enumeration Date

07/09/2008

Last Update Date

03/09/2024

Address

Elm And Carlton St

City

Buffalo

State

New York

Zip

14263-0001

Phone Number

716-845-2300

Fax Number

Address

Elm And Carlton St

City

Buffalo

State

New York

Zip

14263-0001

Phone Number

716-845-2300

Fax Number

Type

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Internal Medicine

Speciality

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Taxonomy

207RH0002X

License No.

257909 (New York)

Definition

An internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.

Type

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Surgery

Speciality

Surgical Oncology

Taxonomy

2086X0206X

License No.

257909 (New York)

Definition

A surgical oncologist is a well-qualified surgeon who has obtained additional training and experience in the multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of cancer patients, and devotes a major portion of his or her professional practice to these activities and cancer research.

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