CURRICULUM VITAE
Alexandria J. Bear MD
Alexandria J. Bear MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Hub for Collaborative Medicine |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
06/2009 Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with Honors, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA |
05/2013 Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2017 - 2019 Graduate School, Bioethics Program (Certificate), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2023 - Present Graduate School, Bioethics Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
2013 - 2016 Internal Medicine Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2016 - 2017 Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
2017 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Palliative Care Section, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2019 - Present Associate Program Director, Palliative Care Fellowship Program, Medicine, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
02/01/2022 - Present Medical Director, Froedtert Inpatient Consult Service, Medicine, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
2017 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2020 - Present Froedtert West Bend Hospital, 3200 Pleasant Valley Rd, West Bend, WI 53095 |
2020 - Present Froedert Menomonee Falls Hospital, W180 N8085 Town Hall Rd, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Internal Medicine | 2016 | None |
Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2018 | None |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Bioethics | Medical College of Wisconsin | 2019 | None |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin State Medical License | 11/2014 | None | |
DEA License | 06/2017 | None | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
11/2013 Performing Outstanding Excellence Together (POET) Award |
10/2018 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2023 Fellow of the AAHPM |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2015 - Present Medical Society of Milwaukee |
2015 - 2016 American College of Physicians |
2016 - Present American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) |
2017 - Present Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
2017 Peer Reviewer, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
2017 Peer Reviewer, Nutrition in Clinical Practice |
2020 Peer Reviewer, Nutrition in Clinical Practice |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2010 - 2013 Student Representative, Evaluation Council, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2014 Member, Internal Medicine Housestaff Council, Medical College of Wisconisn |
2013 - 2015 Member, Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2014 Member, Death Rounds Joint ICU and Palliative Medicine Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - 2017 Member, Fast Facts Continuing Medical Education Workgroup, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 Member, Palliative Care Fellowship Application Review Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - 2020 Member, Internal Medicine Residency Program Interviewer, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 Member, Department of Medicine Program Evaluation Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2019 Member, Medical Humanities Faculty Interest Group, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - 2023 Member, Department of Medicine Quality Improvement Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 Member, Palliative Care Consult Service Inpatient Workgroup, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 Member, Palliative Care Section Diversity and Inclusion Workgroup, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - 2023 Member, Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 Member, Froedtert Enterprise Readmission Reduction Workgroup, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2023 - Present Member, Internal Medicine Residency Program Interviewer, Medical College of Wisconsin |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
A Bear, K Recka, J Taxis, M Rhodes, C Restivo-Pritzl, C Van Schyndle, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 03/2023 |
A Bear, A Zehm, M Olex, J Taxis, “We Need Help!” Reflections From an Interdisciplinary Team on Embedding a Clinical Psychologist on the Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 03/2023 |
National |
A Bear, C Van Schyndle, S Berg, H Miranda, M Atwood, Neither Pediatric Nor Adult- Unique Care Considerations in the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Patient Population, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly, Orlando, FL, 03/2019 |
A Bear, Optimizing Analgesia and Minimizing Risk- Pain Management Strategies in the Geriatric Patient Population, Wisconsin Update in Geriatric Medicine Conference, Lake Geneva, WI, 09/2023 |
Regional |
A Bear, Hospice and Palliative Care for Physicians: Examining a New Era of Palliative Care in the Realm of Advancing Medical Therapies, Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Conference, Sonoma, CA, 03/2017 |
A Bear, J Weis, The Difficult Patient and Family, Great Lakes Regional Spring Conference in Palliative Medicine, Lake Geneva, WI, 05/2017 |
A Bear, D Sturgill, Palliative Care in the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Population: Beyond the Basics and Into the Future, Great Lakes Regional Spring Conference in Palliative Medicine, Lake Geneva, WI, 04/2018 |
A Bear, Death and Dying in America: A Palliative Care Physician’s Perspective, Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI, 05/2018 |
A Bear, C Van Schyndle, S Berg, M Atwood, Between Two Worlds- Unique Care Considerations in the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Patient Population, Great Lakes Regional Spring Conference in Palliative Medicine, Lake Geneva, WI, 05/2023 |
Local |
A Bear, Schwartz Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2015 |
A Bear, Deconstructing the Family Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin Internal Medicine Residency Academic Half Day, Milwaukee, WI, 03/2017 |
A Bear, E Bukowy, Artificial Hydration at the End of Life, Medical College of Wisconsin Division of Geriatrics/Gerontology Fellows Case Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 08/2017 |
A Bear, W Peltier, Professionalism Week: Focus on Empathy, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2017 |
A Bear, Refractory Nausea, Medical College of Wisconsin Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow’s Lecture Series, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2017 |
A Bear, Non-Pain Symptom Management, Medical College of Wisconsin Internal Medicine Residency Academic Half Day, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2017 |
Bear A, Fostering Empathy in Patient Encounters, Medical College of Wisconsin Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow’s Lecture Series, Milwaukee, WI, 12/2017 |
A Bear, Balancing Hope and Honest, Schwartz Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2018 |
A Bear, Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Annual), Medical College of Wisconsin Pain Fellowship Lecture Series, Milwaukee, WI, 12/2018 - Present |
K Stark, A Bear, Reviving the Heart, Medical College of Wisconsin Empathy Workshop Series, Milwaukee, WI, 2018 - 2019 |
A Bear, Difficult Conversations: Communication, Empathy, and Goal Setting, Critical Care Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 08/2019 |
A Bear, Introduction to Palliative Care, Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2023 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
A Bear, J Patel, The impact of an end-of-life communication workshop: A pre-post interventional study, International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Porto, Portugal, 11/2018 |
National |
A Bear, N Flynn, Thin films of functionalized gold nanoparticles, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, 03/2007 |
A Bear, N Flynn, Thin films of functionalized gold nanoparticles, American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 04/2008 |
A Bear, D Simpson, D Brown, D Bragg, K Marcdante, Faculty and students perceive common tenets associated with medical student curriculum reform, Central Group on Educational Affairs Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2013 |
A Bear, T Keuter, J Patel, The impact of teaching prognostication at the end-of-life: a pre-post interventional study, Medical College of Wisconsin Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2016 |
A Bear, T Keuter, J Patel, The impact of teaching prognostication at the end-of-life: a pre-post interventional study, Department of Geriatrics Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 12/2016 |
A Bear, T Keuter, J Patel, The impact of teaching prognostication at the end-of-life: a pre-post interventional study, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2017 |
A Bear, E Thiel, Documentation of crucial information in critically ill patients, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2017 |
A Bear, S Wojnowiak, C Lawton, P Smith, An interdisciplinary approach to the management of refractory constipation in the setting of neoplasm-associated rectovaginal fistula, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly, Boston, MA, 03/2018 |
Regional |
A Bear, Konon I, Auricular chondritis in a patient with ulcerative colitis, American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 09/2015 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
2010 - 2013 Student Representative, Evaluation Council |
2013 - 2014 Member, Internal Medicine Housestaff Council |
2013 - 2015 Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Committee |
2014 Death Rounds joint ICU and Palliative Medicine Committee |
2016 - 2017 Fast Facts Continuing Medical Education Work Group |
2017 - Present Palliative Care Fellowship Application Review Committee |
2017 - Present Department of Medicine Curriculum Committee |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Resident and Fellow Education |
2017 - Present Internal Medicine Residency Palliative Care Lecture Series |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
2005 Volunteer,Habitat for Humanity Global Village, Corvallis, OR- Participated in building a home for the less fortunate in a low-income area in Oregon. |
2005 - 2006 Student Volunteer, Global Brigades, Honduras- Coordinated and organized pharmacy. Translated for physicians. Worked in triage obtaining medical histories and vitals. |
01/2015 Volunteer Medical Provider, Global Brigades, Estelí, Nicaragua- Traveled to remote Nicaraguan villages to provide medical care. Responsibilities involved providing primary care to families, which included history and physical exams. Saw an average of 100 patients over a three- day brigade. Also was involved in the organization of the pharmacy. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Bear AJ, Simpson D, Brown D, Bragg D, and Marcdante K. Faculty and students perceive common tenets associated with medical student curriculum reform International Journal of Medical Education. 2013; 4: 186-192. |
2. Valadao JM, Vigilante JA, DiGeorge NW, O'Connor SE, Bear A, Kenyon J, Annis H, Dituri J, Dituri AE, Whelan HT. Ketogenic diet for high partial pressure oxygen diving. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2014;41(4):331-5. |
3. Bear AJ, Bukowy EA, Patel JJ. Artificial Hydration at the End of Life. Nutr Clin Pract. 2017 Oct;32(5):628-632. |
4. Bear A, Keuter T, Patel JJ. The Impact of Teaching Prognostication at the End of Life: A Pre-Post Interventional Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Mar;35(3):473-477. |
5. Bear A, Thiel E. Documentation of Crucial Information Relating to Critically Ill Patients. J Palliat Care. 2018 Jan;33(1):5-8. |
6. Sturgill D, Bear A. Unique palliative care needs of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease - the scope of the problem and several solutions. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Jan;19(1):26-29. PMCID: PMC6399628 |
7. Bear A, Zellner S, Graf J, Walker RJ, Nagavally S, and Patel JJ. The impact of an end-of-life communication workshop: A pre-post interventional pilot feasibility study. Submitted for publication 02/2019. |
8. Patel JJ, Marks S, Bear AJ, McAndrew NS. High-Value Palliative Care in Critical Illness. Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr;48(4):e341. |
9. McAndrew NS, Erickson JM, Guttormson J, Bear A, Marks S, Patel J, and Harding ES. A Scoping Review of the Experiences of Adolescents and Young Adults in the ICU, Their Family Members, and Their Health Care Team. Crit Care Nurs Clin N Am. 2022; 34: 31-55. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Bear A, Bukowy E, and Patel J. Artificial Hydration at the End of Life- A Review. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2017. |
2. Sturgill D and Bear A. Unique Palliative Care Needs of Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Clinical Medicine. 09-2018. |
Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. Bear A, Marks S, and Denson S. Geriatric Fast Fact #53: Inappropriate Sexual Behavior (ISB) and the Dementia Patient. November 2014.
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2. Bukowy E, Bear A, and Denson K. Geriatric Fast Fact #77: Artificial Hydration at the End of Life. June 2018. |
3. Thiel E, Bear A, and Gully J. Palliative care-related questions for American Society of Breast Surgeons’ Breast Education and Self-Assessment Program (BESAP III). 2020. |
4. Carlberg V, Humphrey S, Bear A. Can the Art of Observation Make us Better Physicians? Kern Transformational Times, January 2021. |
5. Marks S, Gully J, Weissman DE, Rosielle DA, Bear A, Maiser S, Foutz R, Bukowy E. Fast Facts Quiz. Available at https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-facts/quiz/ (last accessed June 3, 2022). Coauthor of multiple test questions for a 100 question bank freely available to augment peer-reviewed, educational online Fast Facts and Concepts information available at https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-facts/. |
6. Zehm A and Bear A. Aquifer Excellence in Palliative Care 01: Principles of Palliative Care, www.aquifer.org, 2022. |
7. Foutz, R and Bear, A, Transformational Times, Take 3: Best Practice Models for Communication Skills Training, 7/22/2022 |
