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Dr. Karl Lorenz is a Professor of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health) at Stanford University and the Section Chief of the VA Palo Alto-Stanford Palliative Care Program. He holds adjunct roles at RAND Corporation and has leadership roles in the VA’s national Hospice and Palliative Care Program and the Quality Improvement Resource Center (QuIRC). His expertise spans palliative care, geriatrics, healthcare quality improvement, and global health, with a focus on veterans' health and chronic disease management. Dr. Lorenz has contributed globally to palliative care frameworks, including collaborations with the World Health Organization and initiatives in India and Africa.
His education includes an MD from the Medical College of Georgia (1991), a BA in English Literature from Davidson College (1986), and advanced training in public health and VA healthcare systems. He has directed palliative care research at the VA Center for Innovation to Implementation and pioneered electronic tools for palliative care within VA’s electronic medical record system.
Research interests include virtual reality interventions for palliative care, opioid management at end-of-life, and interdisciplinary teamwork in serious illness care. His work emphasizes improving palliative care access in rural and global settings, with a focus on cultural competence and health equity. Dr. Lorenz’s leadership in quality improvement programs has shaped national and international palliative care standards.
Notable contributions include the development of the QuIRC center (since 2009), which supports VA’s hospice programs, and his role in global projects like the WHO’s Palliative Care for Older People initiative. He has also led studies on perioperative palliative care integration in urology and cancer care.
His grants and collaborations involve multidisciplinary teams addressing disparities in palliative care access, particularly for Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and South Asian populations. Dr. Lorenz is affiliated with Stanford’s Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) initiative, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary academic work.
