Erin Denney-Koelsch, MD
Dr. Denney-Koelsch received her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry where she also completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Jane Schell, MD, MHS
Jane Schell MD, MHS, is an assistant professor in nephrology and palliative care at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Health System.
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Marian Hodges, MD, MPH
In a multifaceted professional life, Dr. Hodges teaches ethics and palliative care at Providence Center for Health Care Ethics, cares for geriatric patients, and coordinates postgraduate resident education in geriatric medicine.
Paul E. Tatum III, MD, MSPH, CMD, FAAHPM, AGSF
A self-described “country doctor” known for his humility, he practices as a primary care physician, hospice physician, and an inpatient palliative care consultant.
Ross Albert, MD, PHD
Dr. Albert has understood the importance of compassion and empathy in care at the end of life since his residency serving a diverse patient population near Philadelphia. Colleagues describe him as a physician who “cares for the whole family while treating the one patient who is in crisis,” and as a leader and an advocate “spreading the philosophy of palliative care both within and without the hospital.”
Rashmi Sharma, MD, MHS
Dr. Sharma is passionate about caring for diverse patient populations and helping patients to receive care concordant with their values and goals while supporting families in a culturally sensitive way. As a medical educator, she teaches about end-of-life communication skills and cross-cultural issues at the end of life.
Keith M. Swetz, MD, MA, FACP, FAAHPM
Dr. Swetz, who has a master’s degree in bioethics and health policy from Loyola University Chicago, has a strong interest in ethical decision-making, particularly as it relates to advanced medical technologies. He has written more than 75 peer-reviewed manuscripts and given more than 150 educational presentations related to these topics.
Bruce E. Condit, MD, FHM
The 2015 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards in the mid-career category honor Bruce E. Condit, MD, FHM, medical director of palliative care and an attending physician at the Central Maine Medical Center and medical director of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, an outpatient hospice team, both in Lewiston . The selection committee commended him for “creating something from nothing” by bringing palliative care to urban and rural Maine.
David N. Korones, MD
Dr. Korones “has a lot of experience and knowledge at technical levels in oncology, but what really singles him out is his ability to engage with patients and their families and help them make good medical decisions in challenging circumstances,” wrote Timothy E. Quill, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, the Georgia and Thomas Gosnell Distinguished Professor in Palliative Care and Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Medical Humanities at the University of Rochester, in support of his nomination.