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Executive Team

erin kross

Erin K. Kross, MD

Director

Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine

Leadership team 

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Jori Bogetz, MD

Director of Pediatric Quality Improvement

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Dr. Claire Creutzfeldt

Claire J. Creutzfeldt, MD

Director of Neuropalliative Care

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Dr. Danae Dotolo

Danae Dotolo, PhD, MSW, MA

Co-Director of Research

Research Consultant, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

ruth engelberg

Ruth Engelberg, PhD 

Director of Research

Research Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine 

Associate Director, End-of-Life Care Research Program

james jim fausto

James A. Fausto, MD, MHA 

Director of Clinical Operations

Medical Director of Palliative Care, UW Medicine

Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine

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susan merel

Susan E. Merel, MD

Director of Education

Associate Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine 

Associate Clerkship Director, UW Medicine Student Programs 

e blair mills

E. Blair Mills, MHA

Palliative Care Administrator

claire perry

Claire Perry, MSW, LICSW

Program Manager

rashmi sharma

Rashmi K. Sharma, MD, MHS

Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

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Amy Trowbridge, MD 

Director of Pediatric Education

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Co-Director, Palliative Care Training Center

Core Faculty and Staff

nauzley abedini

Nauzley Abedini, MD, MS

 Gerontology & Geriatricslearn more
tony back

Tony Back, MD

CPCCE Senior Advisor

Oncology

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jeff beck

Jeffrey Beck, MD

Pediatrics

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melissa bender

Melissa Bender, MD 

Family Medicine

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gwen bernacki

Gwen Bernacki, MD, MHSA

Cardiology 

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Erin Blakeney, PhD, RN, MA

Nursing

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crystal brown

Crystal Brown, MD, MA

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

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lyndia brumback

Lyndia Brumback, PhD, MS 

Biostatistics 

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laura buck

Laura Buck, MD 

General Internal Medicine 

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claire creutzfeldt

Claire Creutzfeldt, MD 

Neurology 

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dana dieringer

Dana Dieringer, MD 

Psychiatry 

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cynthia dougherty

Cynthia Dougherty, PhD, ARNP 

Nursing 

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laura feemster

Laura Feemster, MD, MS 

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

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lindsay gibbon

Lindsay Gibbon, MD

Director of Serious Illness Communication, Internal Medicine Residency Program

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margaret heitkemper

Margaret Heitkemper, PhD, RN

Nursing

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caroline hurd

Caroline Hurd, MD

Gerontology & Geriatrics

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ann long jennerich

Ann Long Jennerich, MD, MS

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

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nita khandelwal

Nita Khandelwal, MD, MSc

Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

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james kirkpatrick

James Kirkpatrick, MD

Cardiology

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carol kummet

Carol Kummet, LICSW, MTS

Social Work

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nancy lau

Nancy Lau, PhD, MA

Psychiatry

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robert lee

Robert Lee, MD

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

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bill lober

Bill Lober, MD, MS

Nursing

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elizabeth logger

Elizabeth Loggers, MD, PhD

Oncology

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lu marchand

Lucille Marchand, MD, BSN

Family Medicine

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cara mcdermott

Cara McDermott, PharmD, PhD, MS, AB

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine 

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matthew modes

Matthew Modes, MD, MPP 

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cedars-Sinai

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ann o hare

Ann O'Hare, MD, MA

Nephrology

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grady paden

Grady Paden, MD 

General Internal Medicine 

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kathleen ramos

Kathleen Ramos, MD 

Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine 

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tatiana sadak

Tatiana Sadak, PhD, ARNP

Public Health

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kathryn schlenker

Kathryn Schlenker, DO

General Internal Medicine

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rashmi sharma

Rashmi Sharma, PhD, MPH 

General Internal Medicine 

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helene starks

Helene Starks, PhD, MPH 

Bioethics 

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angela steineck

Angela Steineck, MD, MS

Pediatrics

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jill steiner

Jill Steiner, MD, MA

Cardiology

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karen syrjala

Karen Syrjala, PhD, MA 

Psychology 

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molly taylor

Molly Taylor, MD

Pediatrics

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elizabeth vig

Elizabeth Vig, MD, MPH 

Gerontology and Geriatrics 

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bryan weiner

Bryan Weiner, PhD, MA 

Global Health 

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susan wong

Susan Wong, MD, MS

Nephrology

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joyce yi frazier

Joyce Yi-Frazier, PhD 

Pediatrics

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