## About Suzanne E. Mitchell, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an adjunct associate professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Wake Forest University and continued her studies at the White Memorial Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program in Los Angeles before relocating to Boston, where ... she continued her work and research in cross-cultural communication, cultural competency, patient-doctor communication, and shared decision-making behavior. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the research team on transitions of care and the Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) at Boston University. Her expertise and interests include cultural competency, health disparities, shared decision making, motivational interviewing, transition of care, palliative care, and the use of novel health technology to enhance patient safety and informed patient choice.Read More - ### Departments [Family Medicine](/departments/family-medicine), [Pediatric Primary Care](/departments/pediatric-primary-care) - ### Specialties Family medicine, hospice and palliative Medicine, health disparities, cultural competency - ### Contact [617.414.2080](tel:617.414.2080) - ### Primary Location 11 Melnea Cass Boulevard Boston, MA 02119 - ### Administrative Title Adjunct Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - ### Residency Family Medicine, Adventist Health White Memorial, 1997-2000 - ### Education Wake Forest University, 1997 - ### Board Certifications Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine; American Board of Family Medicine ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](http://profiles.bu.edu/Suzanne.Mitchell) ### ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/suzanne-mitchell) ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](http://profiles.bu.edu/Suzanne.Mitchell) ### ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/suzanne-mitchell)