Leadership

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

Sue E. Morris, PsyD

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

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

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

Massachusetts General Hospital

Joanna Paladino, MD

Physician-Investigator, Center for Aging and Serious Illness

Massachusetts General Hospital

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School 

Simone Rinaldi, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN 

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

Christina K. Ullrich, MD, MPH, FAAHPM

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

Administrative Director, HMS Center for Palliative Care

Ex-Officio, HMS Center for Palliative Care Steering Committee

Sira Berte, MBA

Education Program Manager, HMS Center for Palliative Care