Family Medical Practice Duarte
Heather Bitar, D.O., is an assistant clinical professor and a palliative medicine physician in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine at City of Hope Duarte in the Los Angeles-area. As a palliative care doctor, Dr. Bitar specializes in nonpharmacologic pain management and supportive medicine to help cancer patients cope with "the physical, psychosocial and emotional realms of their care, which, if not addressed effectively, can greatly affect the outcomes on patients' prognosis and overall quality of life."