Christopher G. Ahern, DO

  • Palliative Medicine

Locations

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

About me

I treat patients and loved ones as they deal with serious illnesses. I help them explore what it is they hold most dear during a very challenging time.

I focus on creatively and holistically improving my patients’ quality of life. This includes achieving better control of bothersome symptoms. It also means improving the understanding and communication between patients, their loved ones, and their medical team.

It’s essential to include a patient’s loved ones and support system in their care. I appreciate the unique insights a patient’s family provides into how the patient is doing. I have a deep interest in chronic caregiver fatigue. Part of my role is helping to support a patient’s regular caregivers.

It is a great honor to serve my patients. I’m grateful for the opportunity to meet patients and their loved ones on their terms.

Specialties

  • Palliative Medicine

Titles and faculty positions

  • Instructor in Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

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Year joined

  • 2020

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Education

Medical school

  • DO, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, 2015

Residency

  • Family Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT, 2019

Fellowship

  • Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, 2019
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2020