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Dana L. Tarcatu, MD

Visiting Nurse Service of New York · New York, NY

Identity verified on September 21, 2026

Listed since 2015

2 Peer Endorsements

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Has endorsed Dr. Sumanta Kuma Pal.

  • “Dr. Dana Tarcatu is one of the most caring and compassionate physicians I have met thus far in my career. As a medical oncologist, I am faced with the task of seeing many terminal patients. Dr. Tarcatu has worked closely with many of my patients to ensure that their transition towards the last stages of life is dignified and humane. She goes above the call of duty, answering her patients' queries after hours and on holidays. Her dedication to her job is obvious to all that work with her, and I am proud to say that I have had the opportunity to collaborate with her.”Read more

    “Dr. Dana Tarcatu is one of the most caring and compassionate physicians I have met thus far in my career. As a medical oncologist, I am faced with the task of seeing many terminal patients. Dr. Tarcatu has worked closely with many of my patients to ensure that their transition towards the last stages of life is dignified and humane. She goes above the call of duty, answering her patients' queries after hours and on holidays. Her dedication to her job is obvious to all that work with her, and I am proud to say that I have had the opportunity to collaborate with her.”

    Sumanta Kuma Pal, MDInternal Medicine, Medical Oncology · Duarte, CAApril 27, 2015

  • “I had the pleasure of recruiting and working with Dana during our time together at VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care. Dana is a talented, hard working and self-motivated physician. She has a strong work ethic that is essential in the modern healthcare environment. She has a strong foundation in evidence based Palliative Medicine, and challenges herself and others to stay current. I would certainly hire her again if the opportunity presented itself.”Read more

    “I had the pleasure of recruiting and working with Dana during our time together at VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care. Dana is a talented, hard working and self-motivated physician. She has a strong work ethic that is essential in the modern healthcare environment. She has a strong foundation in evidence based Palliative Medicine, and challenges herself and others to stay current. I would certainly hire her again if the opportunity presented itself.”

    Scott Klein, MDPediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine · Brooklyn, NYApril 27, 2015

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About

Dr. Tarcatu was trained in a patient-centered and family oriented system of care that utilizes a multimodal and interdisciplinary therapeutic approach. Read more

Dr. Tarcatu was trained in a patient-centered and family oriented system of care that utilizes a multimodal and interdisciplinary therapeutic approach. She is triple Board-certified by the ABMS in Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Pain Medicine.

Her expertise includes pain and non-pain symptom management related to advanced illnesses and their treatments combined with complex end of life care.

She provides high–level symptom management for adult and pediatric patients using a broad spectrum of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.

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