Sonal Admane, MD MPH
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Palliative, Integrative, and Rehabilitation Medicine, Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2007 | Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, US, Public Health, MPH |
| 2005 | University of Indore, M.G.M. Medical College India, Indore, IN, Medicine and Surgery, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2021 | Clinical Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2009-2012 | Clinical Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2025 | Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
| 2025 | DEA |
| 2024 | Hospice and Palliative Medicine Certification |
| 2012 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2012 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2005 | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2020
Other Professional Positions
Attending Physician, Baylor Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX, 2016 - 2020
Attending Physician, Sacred Heart Community Health Center, Round Rock, TX, 2016 - 2016
Attending Physician/Hospitalist, Baylor Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX, 2012 - 2014
Clinical Research Associate, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, 2008 - 2009
Clinical Research Associate, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2007 - 2008
Clinical Research Associate, Children's Hospital Boston Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Boston, MA, 2007 - 2008
Project Assistant, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA, 2007 - 2007
Project Assistant, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Center for Community Based Research, Boston, MA, 2006 - 2006
Project Coordinator, USAID Urban Child Health Program, Indore, 2004 - 2005
Licensed Resident Physician, MYH Group of Hospitals and Cancer Center, Indore, 2004 - 2005
Project Coordinator, Population Foundation of India Reproductive and Child Health Program, Indore, 2002 - 2003
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Inpatient Informatics Advisory Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026 - Present
Member, Inpatient Clinical Informatics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026 - Present
Member, Junior Faculty Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Member, Credentialing Committee of the Medical Staff, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Vice Chair, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health GME Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Editorial Activities
Associate Editor Geriatrics and Care Transitions Editorial Board Member PC-FACS, AAHPM, 2023 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | Faculty Development Award, Texas A&M University Health Science Center |
| 2004 - 2005 | Annual Merit Scholarship, University of Indore |
| 2003 - 2005 | Annual Merit Scholarship, University of Indore |
| 2003 | R.R. Rishi Award for Securing Highest Grades in Ophthalmology in the University |
| 2003 | Sonar Films Bombay Gold Medal in Ophthalmology |
| 2003 | Honors in Ophthalmology and ENT in Third Professional MBBS 2003 |
| 2002 - Present | Honors in Psychology, Microbiology, and Pathology in first and Second Professional MBBS |
| 2002 - 2005 | Annual Merit Scholarship, University of Indore |
| 2001 - Present | Honors in Physiology, Microbiology, and Pathology in First and Second Professional MBBS |
| 2001 - 2005 | Annual Merit Scholarship, University of Indore |
| 2000 - 2004 | Annual Merit Scholarship through University of Indore |
| 2000 - 2002 | Honors in Physiology, Microbiology, and Pathology in First and Second Professional MBBS |
| 2000 | R.S. Sharma Award for Securing Highest Grades in Physiology in the University, University of Indore |
| 2000 | Sonar Films Bombay Gold Medal in Physiology |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2026. Role of AI in Clinical Delivery in Palliative/Supportive Care. Conference. 29th Supportive & Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2026. Artificial Intelligence in Pain Medicine: What, When, and How?. Conference. 8th Interdisciplinary Pain and Opioid Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2026. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health. Invited. Graduate Medical Education Core Competency Lecture Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2026. Designing and Testing an Artificial Intelligence System with Patient Simulation and Real-Time Feedback for Goals of Care Conversations. Invited. ALIGN Conference. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Artificial Intelligence and its Implications in Medical Education. Invited. Division of Internal Medicine's Educator's Forum. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Role of AI in Predicting Outcomes and Supportive Care Treatment Toxicities. Invited. 28th Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Opioid Prescribing Trends for Patients with Cancer Pain: Time to Reset the Swinging Pendulum. Invited. 7th Interdisciplinary Pain and Opioid Crisis Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Navigating the digital horizon: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for enhanced palliative care. Invited. Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Opioid Prescription Trends for Cancer Related Pain in Outpatients seen at Comprehensive Cancer Center from 2016-2021. Invited. 27th Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. What's New in Palliative/Supportive Care: 5 Most Impactful Publications This Year. Conference. 26th Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical and Research Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
- 2022. Cancer Treatment Toxicities. Conference. Cancer Treatment Toxicities. Houston, TX, US.
- 2022. Pain management in patients with cancer. Division of Hospital Medicine Lecture Series. Houston, Texas, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2026. Designing and Testing an Artificial Intelligence based Patient Simulation and Feedback System for Goals of Care Conversation. Conference. Advancing Learning and Innovation in Goal Concordant Care. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. AI and Serious Illness Conversations. Invited. Center for Goal Concordant Care Research Scientific Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2021. Best Practices in Prescribing Opioids. Conference. Texas Association of Physician Assistants National CME, US.
National Presentations
- 2023. EHR-based process to reduce no-shows at the outpatient supportive care clinic at a tertiary cancer center. Conference. EHR-based process to reduce no-shows at the outpatient supportive care clinic at a tertiary cancer center. Boston, MA, US.
International Presentations
- 2026. An Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Powered Multimodal Patient Simulator for Serious Illness Communication Training: Development and Initial Testing. Conference. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Annual Conference. Melbourne, AU.
- 2026. Opioid Prescribing and Referral Timing Following a System-Wide Inpatient Goals-of-Care Initiative. Conference. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Annual Conference.
- 2025. Circadian Pattern of Breakthrough Restlessness in End-of-Life Delirium: A Secondary Analysis of Two Randomized Controlled Trials. Conference. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Annual Conference 2025. Seattle, US.
- 2025. Digital Health and Palliative Care - Exploring the role of Telemedicine and Artificial Intelligence. Conference. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Webinar, US.
- 2025. Palliative Care in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Conference. National Palliative Radiotherapy Study Group of the Italian Association of Radiation Oncology, US.
- 2023. Global Perspectives on Managing Refractory Nausea and Vomiting. Conference. Pallium India Trust. Kerala, IN.
- 2023. EHR-based process to reduce no-shows at the outpatient supportive care clinic at a tertiary cancer center. Conference. ASCO Annual Meeting 2023. Boston, US.
- 2022. Cases in nausea and vomiting - refresher course on palliative care. Conference. Pallium India Trust, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2010 - 2012 |
| Title: | Evaluation of Quality-of-Life (QOL) assessment in patients with advanced solid malignancies participating in Phase I oncology clinical trials – implications on eligibility and adverse events |
| Funding Source: | Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
| Role: | Junior Investigator |
| Date: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Title: | Early Palliative Care in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer : a randomized clinical trial |
| Funding Source: | Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center |
| Role: | Clinical Research Associate |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Abdelkhaleq H, Admane S, Reddy A, Bruera E. The Unplugged Patient: A Case Report on Bridging the Digital Divide in Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42392236.
- Tennison JM, Chen M, Hafeez A, Krishnan A, Khan S, Dev R, Admane S, Bruera E. Hypovitaminosis D in acute inpatient cancer rehabilitation: Prevalence, predictors, and practical implications. PM R, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42104875.
- Bramati PS, Admane S, Troyer J, Huang Y, Bruera E, Dev R. Body mass index but not percentage weight loss was associated with the race/ethnicity of patients with advanced lung cancer: a cross-sectional study. Ann Palliat Med 15(1):6, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41663276.
- Hui D, De La Rosa A, Tsai JS, Cheng SY, Del Fabbro E, Thomas Kuzhiyil AT, Rowe K, Azhar A, Nguyen T, Tang M, Yao CA, Huang HL, Peng JK, Hu WY, Admane S, Dev R, Chen M, Bramati P, Shete S, Bruera E. Proportional Sedation for Persistent Agitated Delirium in Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 11(9):1031-1043, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40742738.
- Admane S, Pasyar S, Bassett R Jr, Bruera E, Hui D. Circadian rhythm in end-of-life delirium: a secondary analysis of two randomized controlled trials. J Pain Symptom Manage 70(2):131-139.e2, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40239874.
- Admane S, Bramati PS, Fellman B, Rizvi A, Kolenc E, Berly A, Rozman de Moraes A, Hui D, Haider A, Bruera E. Trends in Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Cancer Pain Between 2016 and 2021. JCO Oncol Pract 21(11):OP2400782, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40138614.
- Admane S, Kim MJ, Reddy A, Tang M, Chang YK, Shih KK, De La Cruz M, Cepeda SJ, Bruera E, Hui D. Performance of Three Conversational Artificial Intelligence Agents in Defining End-of-Life Care Terms. J Palliat Med 28(8):1102-1107, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40138176.
- Dev R, Bramati P, Delgado Guay M, Fellman B, Azhar A, Tang M, Tennison J, Becerra J, Admane S, Dalal S, Hui D, Del Fabbro E, Bruera E. Malnutrition Risk and the Psychological Burden ofAnorexia and Cachexia in Patients With Advanced Cancer. JCSM Comm 8(1):e70001, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Bramati PS, Admane S, Rozman de Moraes A, Chen M, Padilla GJ, Erck M, Stanton P, Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. Perspectives on Self-Reported Sexual Dysfunction by Palliative Care Patients with Cancer. J Palliat Med 28(2):234-238, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39648817.
- Amaram-Davila J, Vega MF, Kim MJ, Dalal S, Dev R, Tanco K, Admane S, De Moraes AR, Thomas LA, Shelal Z, Gogineni M, Bramati P, Urbauer D, Hui D, Arthur J, Haider A, Bruera E, Reddy A. Perceptions Toward Naloxone Among Patients With Cancer Receiving Opioids. J Pain Symptom Manage 68(6):e500-e507, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39218123.
- Admane S, Clark M, Bruera E, Reddy A. Caught in the Name Game: Navigating the Data Linkage Conundrum. J Pain Symptom Manage 68(1):e79-e81, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38631649.
- Kim MJ, Admane S, Chang YK, Shih KK, Reddy A, Tang M, Cruz M, Taylor TP, Bruera E, Hui D. Chatbot Performance in Defining and Differentiating Palliative Care, Supportive Care, Hospice Care. J Pain Symptom Manage 67(5):e381-e391, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38219964.
- Admane S, Clark M, Reddy A, Narayanan S, Bruera E. Safely Prescribing Opioids With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir - Case Report and Management Recommendations. J Pain Symptom Manage 67(1):e99-e104, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37797677.
- Anwar S, Tan W, Hong CC, Admane S, Dozier A, Siedlecki F, Whitworth A, DiRaddo AM, DePaolo D, Jacob SM, Ma WW, Miller A, Adjei AA, Dy GK. Quality-of-Life (QOL) during Screening for Phase 1 Trial Studies in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors and Its Impact on Risk for Serious Adverse Events. Cancers (Basel) 9(7), 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28672850.
- Temel JS, Greer JA, Admane S, Gallagher ER, Jackson VA, Lynch TJ, Lennes IT, Dahlin CM, Pirl WF. Longitudinal perceptions of prognosis and goals of therapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a randomized study of early palliative care. J Clin Oncol 29(17):2319-26, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21555700.
- Temel JS, Greer JA, Muzikansky A, Gallagher ER, Admane S, Jackson VA, Dahlin CM, Blinderman CD, Jacobsen J, Pirl WF, Billings JA, Lynch TJ. Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med 363(8):733-42, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20818875.
- Temel JS, Greer JA, Admane S, Solis J, Cashavelly BJ, Doherty S, Heist R, Pirl WF. Code status documentation in the outpatient electronic medical records of patients with metastatic cancer. J Gen Intern Med 25(2):150-3, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 19894078.
- Shaw AT, Yeap BY, Mino-Kenudson M, Digumarthy SR, Costa DB, Heist RS, Solomon B, Stubbs H, Admane S, McDermott U, Settleman J, Kobayashi S, Mark EJ, Rodig SJ, Chirieac LR, Kwak EL, Lynch TJ, Iafrate AJ. Clinical features and outcome of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who harbor EML4-ALK. J Clin Oncol 27(26):4247-53, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19667264.
Editorials
- Admane S, Alam L. The Importance of Being Earnest: Empathy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. JPSM. PMID: 42431331.
Abstracts
- Admane S. Evaluation of three conversational artificial intelligence agents in defining common end-of-life terms. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Annual Meeting 2025, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40138176.
- Admane S, Bramati P, Fellman B, Kolenc E, Berly A, Rizvi A, Rozman De Moraes A, Narayanan S, Hui D, Haider A, Bruera E. Opioid prescription trends for cancer related pain in outpatient palliative care during 2016-2021. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Bramati P, Admane S, Chen M, Rozman de Moraes, Padilla G, Erck M, Delgado Guay M, Bruera E. Attitudes and beliefs regarding sexual dysfunction among patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care. ASCO Annual Meeting 2024, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Admane S, Bansal A, Joy M, Kheirkhah P, Castro D, Edwards T, Pangemanan I, Stewart H, Dalal S, Haider A, Amaram-Davila J, Reddy A, Bruera E. EHR-based process to reduce no-shows at the outpatient supportive care clinic at a tertiary cancer center. ASCO Quality Symposium 2024, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Iranpoor D, Hsu E, Quach J, Young H, Lao I, Abraham S, Etlinger J, Stevens AB, Admane S. Examining Quality and Contradictions in completed Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment for Older Adults at a Tertiary Academic Center in 2017, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Admane S, Brown A, Young H, Hsu E, Quach J, Abraham S, Ettlinger J, Zolfaghari K, Vu PD, Stevens A. An Exploratory analysis of Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment for older adults at a tertiary academic center in Texas. J Hosp Med, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Young H, Quach J, Abraham S, Ettlinger J, Stevens A, Admane S. Rates of completion of Medical orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form and patient characteristics at a tertiary academic hospital in 2017. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 32(4):529-533, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Hsu E, Quach J, Young H, Liao I, Abraham S, Ettlinger J, Stevens A, Admane S. An Exploratory Analysis of Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment at a Tertiary Care Center in Texas. Select Podium Presentation at Texas A&M Medical Student Research Day, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Brown A, Hsu E, Quach J, Young H, Liao I, Abraham S, Ettlinger J, Stevens A, Admane S. An Exploratory Analysis of Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment at a Tertiary Care Center in Texas. Abstract presented at Texas ACP Conference, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Anwar S, Tan W, Hong C, Admane S, Dozier A, Siedlecki F, Whitworth A, DiRaddo A, DePaolo D, Jacob S, Ma W, Miller A, Adjei A, Dy G. Evaluation of Quality-of-life (QoL) in patients(pts) with advanced solid tumors as screening tool during phase 1 clinical trial recruitment- risk assessment for adverse events and subject replacement. ASCO Annual Meeting, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Temel J, Greer J, Gallagher E, Admane S, Pirl W, Jackson V, Dahlin C, Muzikansky A, Jacobsen J, Lynch T. Effect of early palliative care (PC) on quality of life (QOL), aggressive care at the end-of-life (EOL), and survival in stage IV NSCLC patients: Results of a phase III randomized trial. J Clin Oncol, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Lennes I, Temel J, Joedt C, Saylor P, Ortiz T, Admane S, Lamont E. Predictors of patient misunderstanding of the goals of care at initiation of chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 28(15s):(suppl; abstr 9038) Presented at ASCO annual meeting, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Jackson V, Jacobsen J, Greer J, Dahlin C, Billings J, Pirl W, Perez Cruz P, Admane S, Blinderman C, Temel J. Components of early intervention outpatient palliative care consultation in patients with incurable NSCLC. Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Greer J, Temel J, Admane S, Solis J, Lynch T, Pirl W. Code status documentation in the outpatient electronic medical records of patients with metastatic cancer. Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Shaw A, Costa D, Mino-Kenudson M, Digumarthy S, Yeap B, Admane S, Rodig L, Chirieac L, Iafrate A, Lynch T. Clinicopathologic features of EML4-ALK mutant lung cancer. Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Temel J, Greer A, Admane S, Jackson V, Billings J, Dahlin C, Jacobsen J, Blinderman C, Lynch T, Pirl W. Illness understanding in patients with advanced lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 27(15s):(suppl; abstr 9515) Presented at ASCO annual meeting, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Pirl W, Solis J, Temel J, Admane S, Rosovsky R, Prigerson H, Greer J. Longitudinal course of suicidal ideation in patients with newly diagnosed thoracic cancers. J Clin Oncol 27(15s):(suppl; abstr 9606) Presented at ASCO annual meeting, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Admane S, Pawate V, Chen M, Hui D, Bruera E, Reddy A. Opioid Prescribing and Referral Timing Following a System-Wide Inpatient Goals-of-Care Initiative. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Annual Meeting.
- Gilbey D, Admane S, Reddy A, Bruera E. GLP 1 Agonists In Patients with Advanced Cancer : Insights from a case series of patients seen by palliative care physicians. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Annual Meeting.
- Admane S, Xu J, Ko E, Cepeda S, Gofin S, Reed E, Puentes CM, Boddy L, Wang H, Siddique Z, Ding Y, Hui D. AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-POWERED MULTIMODAL PATIENT SIMULATOR FOR SERIOUS ILLNESS COMMUNICATION TRAINING: DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL TESTING. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.
Letters to the Editor
- Admane S, Hui D. Timely Family Meetings or Time-Limited Trials?. JAMA Intern Med 181: 1418-1419, 2021.
- Gupta V, Bhoi S, Goel A, Admane S. Nosocomial dengue in health-care workers. Lancet 371: 299; author reply 299, 2008.
Patient Reviews
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