Background
Abrahm, Janet Lee was born on March 14, 1949 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Paul Milton and Helen Lesser Abrahm.
educator hematologist oncologist
Abrahm, Janet Lee was born on March 14, 1949 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Paul Milton and Helen Lesser Abrahm.
Student, University California, Berkeley, 1969; Bachelor, University of California, San Francisco, 1970; Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1973.
Intern and resident medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1973-1975;
hematology fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1975-1976;
chief resident medicine Moffitt Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, 1976-1977;
hematology/oncology fellow, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1977-1980;
postdoctoral fellow medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1977-1978;
postdoctoral trainee medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1977-1980;
assistant professor medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1980-1986;
assistant professor medicine, Hospital University of Pennsylvania and VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, 1986-1989;
associate professor medicine, Hospital University of Pennsylvania and VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, since 1989;
attending physician, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1980-1993, 98-;
staff physician, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, since 1982;
director Hematology/Oncology Clinic, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 1983-1994;
chief hematology and oncology section, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 1984-1994;
medical oncologist Hospice Consultation Team, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, since 1993;
chief medical service, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 1994-1997;
faculty scholar Project Death in American, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, since 1997. Principal investigator Palliative Care Fellowship Grant, 1996-2001. Chairman.adv. committee Cancer Care VA District 4, 1987-1990.
Secretary subspecialty board hematology American Board Internal Medicine, 1987-1992, secretary Software Engineering Professionals subcommittee hematology, 1993-1995. Visiting assistant professor medicine Medical College Pennsylvania, since 1988. Adjunct assistant professor clinical pharmacy Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, since 1988.
Member technical advisory group Cancer Care Region 1, 1990-1995. Medical oncology consultant cancer pain consultation panel Center for Continuing Education University of Pennsylvania School Nursing, since 1990. Member quality of life and cancer education committee Pennsylvania Cancer Advisory Board, 1994-1997.
Member human resources county of VHA VISN, 1996-1997, councillor Region 1, AVOCOM, 1996-1997. Invited lecturer Mount Zion Medical Center University of California, San Francisco, 1992, 95, Women in Medicine, Philadelphia, 1993, 98, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1993, Sacred Heart Hospital, 1993, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1993, Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1993, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1993-1996,Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1993, Wilkes-Barre Veterans Administration Hospital., 1993, Delaware Valley Geriatrics Society, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1993, American Cancer Society Minecraft Coder Pack, Philadelphia, 1993, Family Practice Group Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1994, Pennsylvania Cancer Control Program, Philadelphia, 1994, Hospice Conference Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 1994, Washington VA Medical Center, 1994, Philadelphia Corporation forAging, 1994, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, 1995, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, 1995, University of Chicago Medical School, 1995, Northwestern University School Medicine, Chicago, 1995, University of California, San Diego, 1995, Stanford University, 1995, others.
Volunteer lecturer American Cancer Society Pain Control in Cancer Patients. Member education committee Greater Philadelphia Pain Society, 1993. Fellow American College of Physicians (lecturer Pennsylvania chapter 1994).
Member American Society Hematology, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Hypnosis, American Society Clinical Oncology, Am.Assn. Cancer Education (program committee 1993), American Pain Society, American Association Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married David Rytman Slavitt, Apr.16, 1978.
