Wellstar Palliative Medicine

Dr. Del Fabbro came to Augusta University from Virginia Commonwealth University, where he served as the Endowed Chair for Palliative Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and completed his residency in internal medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. After a fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, he joined the department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation and co-founded the Cachexia Clinic at MD Anderson. Later, he was appointed VCU program director for palliative medicine, establishing a comprehensive clinical program. Dr. Del Fabbro’s research interests include clinical trials for patients with cancer-related fatigue and weight loss, interventions for delirium, mitigating the risks for opioid misuse, and managing opioid side effects and neuropathic pain in cancer. He has received funding from the American Cancer Society and the National Institutes of Health to explore the effect of testosterone replacement on patients with cancer.