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HMS CPC Leadership

Directors

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Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH

Director of Research, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine
Director, Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital

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James A. Tulsky, MD

Poorvu Jaffe Chair, Department of Supportive Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Co-Director, Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Steering Committee

Joshua R. Lakin, MD

Senior Physician, Department of Supportive Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Ariadne LabsBrigham and Women's HospitalDana-Farber Cancer InstituteHarvard Medical School

Sue E. Morris, PsyD

Director of Bereavement Services, Department of Supportive Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Brigham and Women's HospitalDana-Farber Cancer Institute

Bethany Myers, MDiv, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C

Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital

Joanna (Jo) Paladino, MD

Physician-Investigator, Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical SchoolMassachusetts General Hospital

Simone Rinaldi, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN

Director of Nursing, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine
Co-Director, Palliative Care Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital

Lara Michal Skarf, MD

Chief, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, VA Boston Healthcare System
Palliative Care Lead, VA New England Healthcare System
Assistant Professor, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's HospitalVA Boston Healthcare SystemVA New England Healthcare System

Christina K. Ullrich, MD, MPH

Senior Physician, Pediatric Palliative Care and Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
Attending Physician, Clinical Director, Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT), Boston Children's Hospital (BCH)
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Boston Children's HospitalDana-Farber Cancer InstituteHarvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care Committees

HMS CPC Research Committee:

Laura Petrillo and Corey Fehnel, Co-Chairs. Amy Clara, Anny Fenton, Juliet Jacobsen, Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Megan Rose Carr LaPorte, Lisa LaRowe, Elizabeth Lilley, Kathleen Lyons, Bridget Perry, Amy Porter, Rachel Pozzar, Nneka Ufere

HMS CPC Education Committee:

Elizabeth Lindenberger and Harry Han, Co-Chairs. Molly Bacon, Amy Corvelyn, Katharine Davidoff, Lindsay Dow, Alexis Drutchas, Michelle Jacobo, Katherine Milley, Terry Murphy, Susan Nathan, Heather Patel, Bridget Perry, Jamyl Walker

HMS CPC Community Committee:

Kirsten Engel, Jeffrey Kowaleski, Joshua Lakin, Kathleen Lee, Susan MacIsaac, Terry Murphy, Janet Rico

Staff

Keith Collar, EdM

Administrative Director, HMS Center for Palliative Care
Ex-Officio, HMS Center for Palliative Care Steering Committee
Harvard Medical School
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