Laurel Lyckholm , MD

MD

Organization:

West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute

Department:

WVU Cancer Institute Clinics

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

Professor, Hematology/Oncology

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

Professor, Hematology/Oncology

Organization:

West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute

Department:

Section of Hematology / Oncology

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

1. Glisch C, Hagiwara Y, Gilbertson-White S, Gao Y, Lyckholm L. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Use Near the End of Life Is Associated With Poor Performance Status, Lower Hospice Enrollment, and Dying in the Hospital. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Mar;37(3):179-184. doi: 10.1177/1049909119862785. Epub 2019 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 31307205.   

2. Lyckholm LJ. Thirty Years Later: An Oncologist Reflects on Kübler-Ross's Work. Am J Bioeth. 2019 Dec;19(12):10-12. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2019.1676592. PubMed PMID: 31746705.  

3. Glisch C, Saeidzadeh S, Snyders T, Gilbertson-White S, Hagiwara Y, Lyckholm L. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Use Near the End of Life: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. J Palliat Med. 2019 Nov 8; doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0383. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31702481.  

4. Lyckholm LJ, Shinkunas LA. Navigating the Choppy Waters Between Public Safety and Humane Care of the Prisoner-Patient: The Role of the Ethics Consultant. Am J Bioeth. 2019 Jul;19(7):59-61. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2019.1618946. PubMed PMID: 31237506.  

5. Shinkunas LA, Simon CM, Schartz HA (deceased), Lyckholm LJ. A brief video intervention to improve medical students’ attitudes toward prisoners. Journal of Contemporary Medical Education. 2019 9(2):46–52.doi:10.5455/jcme.20190412051932.  

6. Laderian B, Koehn K, Holman C, Lyckholm L, Furqan M. Association of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Programmed Death 1 Checkpoint Inhibitors. J Thorac Oncol. 2019 Apr;14(4):e77-e78. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.11.035. PubMed PMID: 30922584.  

7. Lyckholm LJ, Aburizik AK. Ethical Management of Patients with Cancer and Mental Illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017 May 1;19(5):444-453. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.5.ecas4-1705. PubMed PMID: 28553901. 

8. Grogan N, Sebolt J, Gaspar K, Lyckholm L. Management of 5-fluorouracil overdose with Uridine Triacetate in a patient unable to tolerate oral administration of antidote. Austin J Med Oncol. 2017 May 25:4(1):1-3.  

9. Adams C, Vose A, Edmond MB, Lyckholm L. Shigella sonnei and hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report and literature review. IDCases. 2017;8:6-8. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.02.003. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28239557; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5322170. 

10. Mosher HJ, Lyckholm LJ. A problem of capacity, but whose? The hospitalists' discharge dilemma and social determinants of health. J Hosp Med. 2017 Jan;12(1):57-58. doi:1002/jhm.2679. PubMed PMID: 28125833.

2000, Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership, VCU  

2001, Soros Faculty Scholar in the Project on Death in America, 2001   

2006, Leonard Tow Gold Humanism in Medicine Award  

2009, Innovation in Education Award, Thomas Palliative Care Team, with T. Smith, P. Coyne, M. Hager, B Cassel, C. Cybulski, and the Palliative Care Leadership Center, VCU  

2016, Faculty Teacher of the Year, voted by Department of Internal Medicine Residents, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics  

Medical Specialties

• Medical Oncology (Cancer)

Board Certifications

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine