
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- Spanish
- English
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MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Nathan Gray, MD, is an Associate Professor of Palliative Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed medical school as well as his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He pursued fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, where he subsequently served on faculty from 2014-2022. At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Gray has been a part of the expansion of palliative services for Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center's Thoracic Oncology Clinic and now serves as associate medical director for outpatient Palliative Care at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He sees patients in both the hospital and clinic setting.
Dr. Gray's scholarly work examines the role of palliative care in serving vulnerable patient populations as well as the intersection of medicine and humanities. He is specifically interested in the power of graphic art to enhance communication in medicine. He is an award-winning comic artist, and his graphic work has been featured in the Washington Post, British Medical Journal, and Los Angeles Times, along with other outlets.
Selected Publications
Gray NA, Kamal AH, Hanson LC, Bull J, Kutner JS, Ritchie CS, Johnson KS. Clinician Perspectives Guiding Approach to Comprehensiveness of Palliative Care Assessment. J Palliat Med. 2022 Feb;25(2):307-311. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0391. Epub 2021 Nov 16. PMID: 34788574.
Nathan A Gray; Anthony L Back; Covid-19 communication aids, BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2255 (Published 11 June 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2255
Nathan A. Gray, Nathan A. Boucher, Lilia Cervantes, Nancy Berlinger, Sophia K. Smith, and Kimberly S. Johnson. Hospice Access and Scope of Services for Undocumented Immigrants: A Clinician Survey, Journal of Palliative Medicine. Aug 2021.1167-1173.http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0547 Published in Volume: 24 Issue 8: July 16, 2021 Online Ahead of Print:December 22, 2020
Nathan A. Gray. Annals Graphic Medicine - Cicely Saunders: The Woman Who Changed How We Die. Ann Intern Med.2019;171:W64-W75. [Epub ahead of print 12 November 2019]. doi:10.7326/G18-0035
Nathan A. Gray; Nathan A. Boucher; Maragatha Kuchibhatla; Kimberly S. Johnson, Hospice Access for Undocumented Immigrants, JAMA Intern Med 2017;177(4):579-580. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8870
Honors
2019 Emerging Leader in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Memberships
- Fellow - American College of Physicians
- Member - American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Locations
- Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
- 201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Phone: 410-614-9892
- Fax: 410-955-2098
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Duke University Hospital, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2014
- Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2012
- Medical Education: University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas, Medicine, MD, 2009
Board Certifications
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Reviews
5 of 5 stars
31 Ratings, 13 ReviewsThe Patient Rating is an average of patient responses to care provider questions on the Press Ganey Medical Practice Survey. Responses are measured on a 5-star scale, with 5 stars representing the highest rating. Patient comments are also collected through the Press Ganey Medical Practice Survey and are displayed in their entirety. To protect patient privacy and confidentiality, all comments are de-identified before publication.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/9/2026
Great job
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/14/2026
Wonderful physician in every way!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/12/2026
Excellent experience
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/12/2026
Dr. Gray is a very thorough and compassionate provider with excellent bedside manners. He is truly an asset.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/14/2026
Dr. Gray is an excellent listener and very patient with questions. He is easy to reach when I need to follow-up with him on questions or concerns
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/14/2026
There was no nursing assistance Dr Gray is very supportive and easy to talk to. I trust him completely
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/8/2026
Dr. Gray is an excellent listener, great at discerning the health issues at stake and making appropriate recommendations. I always feel I have a say in my treatment plan. Excellent communicator. He is always empathetic and gives me a chance to ask questions. Very efficient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/7/2026
Very helpful
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/16/2025
Incredibly good provider.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/10/2025
Dr. Gray is an excellent provider who genuinely cares about his patients. He makes sure he covers the necessary issues and provide his professional opinion.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/12/2025
Dr. Gray is the optimal provider and has assisted me tremendously over the past 1.5 years.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/29/2025
Dr Gray is an awesome doc. I was a nurse for for 32 years. I have worked in a BMTU, NICU, of course Med-Surg, Peds, Infusions, Post-partum, etc. I have interacted with many specialists, of course: GI, Rheumatologists, Immunologists, Hem-Oncs...I have great respect for Dr Gray. He's crack-shot smart, compassionate, AVAILABLE, need I say more?.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/14/2025
Dr Gray is reassuring, direct, and easy to talk to