
Dmitry Kozhevnikov DO
Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, Clinician Educator in the Yale Palliative Care program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CTDr. Kozhevnikov is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine and a clinician educator in the Yale Palliative Care program. He attended West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Northwell-Lenox Hill Hospital. He then completed his fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine.
Although his clinical practice spans both inpatient and outpatient settings, he spends the majority of his clinical time providing palliative medicine expertise to oncology patients as part of a newly-established and rapidly growing ambulatory palliative care program, which is embedded within six Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers across Connecticut. In addition to providing direct patient care, he serves as the Medical Director of this program.
Dr. Kozhevnikov is committed to the medical education of medical students, residents, and fellows, with a strong focus on leading the development of excellent communication skills using a patient-centered approach in the care of patients with advanced or serious illnesses. In addition, he serves as the Yale Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship Associate Program Director.