Kyle Edmonds

Title(s)	Clinical Professor, Medicine
School	Vc-health Sciences-schools
Address	9500 Gilman Drive # La Jolla CA 92093
ORCID	0000-0002-0790-5211
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Biography

Education and Training

University of Arizona, Tucson	MD	2009	College of Medicine
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix	Residency	2012	Family Medicine
Institute for Palliative Medicine, San Diego	Fellowship	2013	Palliative Medicine
UC San Diego, San Diego		10/2023	Senior Faculty Mentor Training

Awards and Honors

American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine	2024	Gerald H. Holman Award for Distinguished Service
American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine	2022	Gerald H. Holman Award for Distinguished Service
UC San Diego Department of Medicine	2022	Award for Excellence for Faculty Mentorship in Clinical Medicine
American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine	2020	Emerging Leader in Palliative Medicine
Society of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacy	2020	Rene Holder Literature Award
UCSD Geriatrics Fellowship	2019	Excellence in Teaching Award
American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine	2018	Fellow
Gold Foundation	2009	Gold Humanism Honor Society
The AOA Honor Medical Society	2008	Alpha Omega Alpha

Overview

Dr. Edmonds specializes in palliative medicine, which is a specialty focusing on finding quality of life for people with life-threatening, progressive illness and their families. He is the Chief for Academic Affairs in the Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Palliative Care in the UC San Diego Department of Medicine.

Clinically, Dr. Edmonds provides inpatient, team-based, consultative palliative care across UCSDH's Hillcrest and La Jolla hospitals. He Chairs the Health Policy & Advocacy Strategic Coordinating Council of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and has multiple publications and awards.

Interests

Palliative care, palliative medicine, cancer pain, pain, nausea, communication, advance care planning, advance directives, serious illness, whole person care

Websites

	Get Palliative Care
	Palliative Care at UCSD
	Clinical Profile
	Divisions of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Palliative Care
	About Kyle

In The News

	People who see death and trauma each day ask: WGYLM? (05/04/2017)
	Dr. Edmonds: The moment I knew medicine was my calling (04/18/2017)
	What it's like to be in palliative care: Shadowing Dr. Edmonds (05/11/2015)

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Publications

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Barriers to Research in Palliative Care: A National Survey of Nonphysician Interprofessional Team Members. J Palliat Med. 2025 Feb 11. Atayee RS, Edmonds KP, Kestenbaum A, Kim J, Soriano K, Lee KC. PMID: 39930943.

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Descriptive Analysis of Dexmedetomidine's Utility in a Palliative Care Unit at the End of Life. J Palliat Med. 2024 Oct; 27(10):1303-1309. Leslie EA, Byrne J, Mesarwi P, Edmonds KP, Hirst JM, Atayee RS. PMID: 38916782.

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Pal Palliative Care
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Checking Each Other's Math: Is It Possible Without a Single Standard for Opioid Dose Equivalence? J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2023 09; 37(3):213-215. Edmonds KP, Atayee RS. PMID: 37522882.

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Dru Drug Therapy Pal Palliative Care Psy Psychophysiology
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A Specialist Palliative Pharmacist Enriches the Interdisciplinary Team: A Case Series Discussion Illustrating the Entrustable Professional Activities for Specialist Hospice and Palliative Care Pharmacists. J Palliat Med. 2023 12; 26(12):1755-1758. Atayee RS, Edmonds KP. PMID: 37358818.

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Improving access to palliative care clinical pastoral education. J Health Care Chaplain. 2023 Jul-Sep; 29(3):320-335. Kestenbaum A, Winters KD, Ruppin-Pham A, Valdez MJ, Cammon C, Hamelin K, Edmonds KP. PMID: 37184137.

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Hos Hospitals
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A National Survey of Institutional Guidelines for the Use of Ketamine, Lidocaine, and Dexmedetomidine for Refractory Pain. J Palliat Med. 2023 07; 26(7):986-991. Chang J, Edmonds KP, Atayee RS. PMID: 37074348.

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Pal Palliative Care
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Comparing National Methadone Equianalgesic Tools. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2023 Sep; 37(3):246-250. Wen RY, Edmonds KP, Atayee RS. PMID: 37010231.

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Chlorpromazine's Potential Role in Palliating Distressing Symptoms Associated With Hyperactive Delirium in Patients at End of Life. J Palliat Med. 2023 06; 26(6):826-830. Tiefenthaler CM, Hirst JM, Edmonds KP, Atayee RS. PMID: 36847737.

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Pal Palliative Care
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Dexmedetomidine Continuous Infusion for Refractory Cancer Pain at End of Life: A Case Report. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2022 Sep; 36(3):200-206. Byrne JM, Mesarwi P, Edmonds KP, Atayee RS. PMID: 35913091.

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A Comparison of Institutional Opioid Equianalgesia Tools: A National Study. J Palliat Med. 2022 11; 25(11):1686-1691. Wen RY, Atayee RS, Edmonds KP. PMID: 35559657; PMCID: PMC9836696.

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Pal Palliative Care
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A Case Report of Phenobarbital for Proportionate Sedation to Control Refractory Symptoms at the End of Life in an Opioid Tolerant Patient. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2021 Sep; 35(3):167-174. Jones JF, Hirst JM, Edmonds KP, Atayee RS. PMID: 34264774.

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An Exploratory Study of Demographics and Outcomes for Patients Seen by Specialist Palliative Care Social Work in the Inpatient Setting at an Academic Medical Center. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 10; 62(4):813-819. Edmonds KP, Onderdonk C, Durazo C, Molavi-Kerner C, Soriano K, De Meules A. PMID: 33631328.

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Pal Palliative Care Psy Psychophysiology The Therapeutics
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Clinical Tolerability and Safety of Tramadol in Hospitalized Patients. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2020 Dec; 34(4):211-218. Mohan N, Edmonds KP, Ajayi TA, Atayee RS. PMID: 33016800.

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Exploiting Technology to Popularize Goals-of-Care Conversations and Advance Care Planning. Crit Care Nurse. 2020 Aug 01; 40(4):32-41. Esfahani S, Yi C, Madani CA, Davidson JE, Edmonds KP, Wynn S. PMID: 32737487.

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Cri Critical Care Nur Nursing
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A Multi-Centered Case Series Highlighting the Clinical Use and Dosing of Lidocaine and Mexiletine for Refractory Cancer Pain. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2020 Jun; 34(2):90-98. Atayee RS, Naidu D, Geiger-Hayes J, Saphire ML, Hausdorff J, Edmonds KP. PMID: 32091938.

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Emerging Challenges to the Safe and Effective Use of Methadone for Cancer-Related Pain in Paediatric and Adult Patient Populations. Drugs. 2020 Feb; 80(2):115-130. Edmonds KP, Saunders IM, Willeford A, Ajayi TA, Atayee RS. PMID: 31820362.

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Dru Drug Therapy Pha Pharmacology
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Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients Screening Positive for Delirium. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Feb; 37(2):142-148. Nguyen TH, Atayee RS, Derry KL, Hirst J, Biondo A, Edmonds KP. PMID: 31362517.

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Do We Know What We Mean? An Examination of the Use of the Phrase "Goals of Care" in the Literature. J Palliat Med. 2019 12; 22(12):1546-1552. Edmonds KP, Ajayi TA. PMID: 31215827.

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Results of a Naloxone Screening Quality-Improvement Project in an Academic Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2019 Apr; 56(4):378-385. Devries J, Rafie S, Ajayi TA, Kreshak A, Edmonds KP. PMID: 30770141.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
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Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Mnemonic Approach to Teach Residents How to Assess Goals of Care. J Palliat Med. 2019 06; 22(6):696-701. Ajayi TA, Shaw D, Edmonds KP. PMID: 30702367; PMCID: PMC7141555.

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This Is Why We Eat Lunch Together. J Palliat Med. 2018 10; 21(10):1386. Atayee RS, Edmonds KP. PMID: 30312127.

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Identifying Patterns of Delirium in Hospitalized Patients on Dexamethasone Using a Chart Abstraction Tool. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2018 Mar; 32(1):30-36. Chang JT, Atayee RS, Edmonds KP. PMID: 30204513.

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Hydromorphone-induced chorea as an atypical presentation of opioid neurotoxicity: A case report and review of the literature. Palliat Med. 2018 10; 32(9):1529-1532. Martin EJ, Vaughan CL, Atayee R, Hirst JM, O'Donnell K, Edmonds KP. PMID: 30004301.

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Patterns of Palliative Care Pharmacist Interventions and Outcomes as Part of Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service. J Palliat Med. 2018 12; 21(12):1761-1767. Atayee RS, Sam AM, Edmonds KP. PMID: 29957096.

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Pal Palliative Care
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Prescribing Trends of Palliative Care Team's Use of Dexamethasone for Cancer-Related Pain. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2018 Mar; 32(1):37-43. Barghi K, Edmonds KP, Ajayi TA, Atayee RS. PMID: 29737903.

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Case Report: Utility of Ketamine, Lidocaine, and Mexiletine as Nonopioid Adjuvants in Complex Cancer-Associated Pain. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2018 Mar; 32(1):15-19. Hakim RC, Edmonds KP, Atayee RS. PMID: 29737933.

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Multicentered Study Evaluating Pharmacy Students' Perception of Palliative Care and Clinical Reasoning Using Script Concordance Testing. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Nov; 35(11):1394-1401. Atayee RS, Lockman K, Brock C, Abazia DT, Brooks TL, Pawasauskas J, Edmonds KP, Herndon CM. PMID: 29690782.

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Risk of respiratory depression with opioids and concomitant gabapentinoids. J Pain Res. 2017; 10:2635-2641. Savelloni J, Gunter H, Lee KC, Hsu C, Yi C, Edmonds KP, Furnish T, Atayee RS. PMID: 29180889; PMCID: PMC5691933.

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Palliative Care Professional Development for Critical Care Nurses: A Multicenter Program. Am J Crit Care. 2017 Sep; 26(5):361-371. Anderson WG, Puntillo K, Cimino J, Noort J, Pearson D, Boyle D, Grywalski M, Meyer J, O'Neil-Page E, Cain J, Herman H, Barbour S, Turner K, Moore E, Liao S, Ferrell B, Mitchell W, Edmonds K, Fairman N, Joseph D, MacMillan J, Milic MM, Miller M, Nakagawa L, O'Riordan DL, Pietras C, Thornberry K, Pantilat SZ. PMID: 28864431.

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Cri Critical Care Nur Nursing
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Methadone Dose Selection for Treatment of Pain Compared with Consensus Recommendations. J Palliat Med. 2017 12; 20(12):1385-1388. Karimian P, Atayee RS, Ajayi TA, Edmonds KP. PMID: 28609231.

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Methadone Inpatient and Discharge Prescribing Patterns for Pain at an Academic Health System. J Palliat Med. 2017 02; 20(2):184-192. Atayee RS, Hur GH, Karimian P, Hollenbach KA, Edmonds KP. PMID: 28085545.

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Palliative Care Teams as Advocates for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. J Palliat Med. 2016 Feb; 19(2):195-201. Ajayi TA, Edmonds KP, Thornberry K, Atayee RA. PMID: 26840856.

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Variable Patterns of Continuous Morphine Infusions at End of Life. J Palliat Med. 2015 Sep; 18(9):786-9. Lin KJ, Ching A, Edmonds KP, Roeland EJ, Revta C, Ma JD, Atayee RS. PMID: 26107143; PMCID: PMC4553381.

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Clinical utility of naloxegol in the treatment of opioid-induced constipation. J Pain Res. 2015; 8:289-94. Bruner HC, Atayee RS, Edmonds KP, Buckholz GT. PMID: 26109876; PMCID: PMC4472065.

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Clinical supervision in the palliative care team setting: a concrete approach to team wellness. J Palliat Med. 2015 Mar; 18(3):274-7. Edmonds KP, Yeung HN, Onderdonk C, Mitchell W, Thornberry K. PMID: 25517027.

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Establishing goals of care at any stage of illness: the PERSON mnemonic. J Palliat Med. 2014 Oct; 17(10):1087. Edmonds KP, Ajayi TA, Cain J, Yeung HN, Thornberry K. PMID: 25259420.

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Palliative care answers the challenges of transitioning serious illness of childhood to adult medicine. J Palliat Med. 2014 Apr; 17(4):469-71. Ajayi TA, Edmonds KP. PMID: 24380449.

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