About me
Dr. Groninger serves as Director of the Section of Palliative Care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University. He also serves as Program Director for the MedStar Health/Washington Hospital Center hospice and palliative medicine fellowship program. Prior to joining MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Dr. Groninger was a staff clinician in the Pain and Palliative Care Service at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, where he also directed their physician fellowship program. After completing his medical degree and training in internal medicine at the University of Virginia, Dr. Groninger completed a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine at Capital Hospice. Dr. Groninger is also a Master Facilitator with the Education for Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Program at Northwestern University and Adjunct Faculty in the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Medical Humanities at the University of Virginia. His research interests include palliative care delivery in cardiovascular medicine, innovative symptom management strategies, word choice in complex communication, and the medical humanities.
Clinical areas of focus
- Advance Directive Planning
- Grief Counseling
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Sedation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Bone Cancer Pain
- Brain Tumor
- Breast Cancer
- Dementia
- Depression
- Diabetic Wound Care
- Dysphagia
- Gastric Cancer
- Intractable Nausea Management
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Neuropathic Pain
- Oral Ulcers
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pain Management
- Palliative Care
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Psychosis
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Failure
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sleep Disorders
- Sudden Weight Loss
- Terminal Illness
- Venous Ulcers
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Wound Pain
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Management
- Caregiver Support And Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Companionship
- Dermatological Care
- Dopamine Therapy
- Durable Power Of Attorney Discussion
- Feldenkrais
- Funeral Services
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Graston Technique
- Grief And Bereavement Support
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Home Health Aide Services
- Home Medical Equipment
- Home Modifications
- Hypnosis For Pain
- I-131 Therapy
- Infusion Therapy
- In-Home Visits
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Integrative Health Centers
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Laser Therapy
- Light Housekeeping
- Light Therapy
- Live-In Care
- Living Will
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Mentorship Program
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Messaging Service
- Mindfulness Centers
- Naturopathic Medicine Centers
- Neurological Care
- New Mother Support
- Newborn Feeding Support
- Nutrition Counseling
- Online Counseling
- Pain And Addiction
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation Program
- Pain Relief
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care At Home
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Education
- Palliative Care In Coma
- Palliative Care In Residential Care Facilities
- Palliative Care Services
- Palliative Sedation
- Patient Navigation
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Peer Support Groups
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Phototherapy For Jaundice
- Postpartum Support
- Prenatal Lactation Education
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Reflexology
- Self-Care Counseling
- Shiatsu Massage
- Somatic Experiencing
- Somatic Psychology
- Sound Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Sti Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Synthetic Pathology
- Transportation
- Trauma Release Exercises
- Trauma Therapy
- Treatment Centers
- Visian Icl
- Wellness Services
- Wound Care
Practice locations
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110 Irving St. NW Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-7000miles away
102 Irving St. NW Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1000miles away
3800 Reservoir Rd. NW Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2000miles away
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Hospice of Northern Virginia (2006)
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center (2005)
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2002)