The overarching goal of her work is to integrate palliative and geriatric processes of care into the routine treatment of seriously ill and injured surgical patients. This work is directly informed by her unique skill set as one of a small number of surgeons board certified in hospice and palliative medicine. She has published over 50 manuscripts and over a dozen book chapters, most of which are focused on palliative care or geriatrics in surgery and trauma. She founded, and leads, the SHARPP Research Program at the Center for Surgery and Public Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a multidisciplinary group of health services researchers focused on patient-centered outcomes for high-risk surgical patients.