Adam D Marks, MD, MPH FAAHPM HEC-C

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Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Hospice Program and Adult Hospice
Palliative Medicine Education Co-Director
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Adam D Marks, MD, MPH FAAHPM HEC-C
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Clinical Professor
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  • About

    Dr. Marks is a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He obtained his MD and MPH at the University of Wisconsin before coming to the University of Michigan, where he completed a combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency followed by a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In addition to working with both the adult and pediatric inpatient palliative care consult services at Michigan Medicine, he serves as Section Head of the Adult Palliative Medicine Program. He also is a hospice physician for Elara Hospice, and since 2016 has served as a Faculty Ethicist within the Clinical Ethics Service. His clinical interests include symptom management at the end of life; clinical ethics; and effective communication around goals of care and advance care planning.

    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      Center for History, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Ethics in Medicine

    Research Overview

    His research interests include symptom management at the end of life; clinical ethics; and effective communication around goals of care and advance care planning.

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Considering Parental Requests to Withdraw Life-Sustaining Care in Seriously Ill Children: A Case Report and Ethical Analysis.
      Hauptman L, Arnolds M, Brownson R, Marks A. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2026 Jan 7; DOI:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.12.030
      PMID: 41512976
    • Journal Article
      An analysis of palliative care in adolescents and young adults with soft tissue and bone sarcomas
      Wytiaz V, Marks A, Mayers A, Shami S, Schuetze S, Chugh R. Palliative Care and Social Practice, 2026 Jan 1; 20: DOI:10.1177/26323524261415905
    • Journal Article
      First Do No Harm: Communication Surrounding Non-Beneficial Treatments
      Taylor L, Stanzler C, Marks A, Sheehan K. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2026 Mar 29;
    • Additional Scholarship
      Boundless Moments Podcast
      Houchens N. 2026 Mar 22;
    • Journal Article
      Disease-Modifying Treatment Considerations in Patients at the End of Life with Rheumatic Diseases #506
      Faison MN, Marks A. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2025 Aug 1; 28 (8): 1121 - 1122. DOI:10.1089/jpm.2025.0148
      PMID: 40180578
    • Chapter
      Care at the End of Life
      Marks A, Denny R. 2025 May 10; Saint-Chopra Guide to Inpatient Medicine, 9 - 23.
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Religious or Spiritual Beliefs in Patient-Healthcare Provider Relationships: A Nationally Representative Survey of US Adults Aged 50-80
      Kullgren J, Brazier LJ, Malani P, Kirch M, Singer D, Solway E, Roberts S, Strunk S, Marks A. 2025 May 5;
    • Presentation
      Connections and Disconnections in Crisis: The Parental Experience of Social Media in Pediatric Rare Disease When a Child Dies
      Arnolds M, Fanning C, Gregory E, Tezel A, Marks A. 2025 Mar 18;

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