We are fortunate to have strong institutional support and have a spectrum of associated interprofessional faculty and staff that help enrich the fellowship experience by mentoring electives, participating in didactic sessions, and helping our fellows learn interprofessional collaborative competences.
Program leadership
- Maxwell T. Vergo, MD, FAAHPM, Director of Palliative Medicine Education, Program Director of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
- Lisa A. Stephens, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, Associate Program Director of the Interprofessional Fellowship Program and Lead Nurse Practitioner
- Jonathan Jolin, MD, Associate Physician Program Director, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/VA Palliative Care Clinician
Fellowship coordinators
- Christine Dyke, Education Coordinator, Office of APPs
- Anne Hill, Program Coordinator, Office of APPs
- Emily Rondeau, Graduate Medical Education (GME) Fellowship Program Coordinator
Physicians
- Christopher Ahern, DO
- Amber E. Barnato, MD, MPH, MS, Director, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Susan J and Richard M Levy 1960 Distinguished Professor in Health Care Delivery at The Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Palliative Care Physician
- Amelia M. Cullinan, MD, Interim Section Chief, Palliative Medicine
- Sarah Durante, MD, R/HPM faculty
- Bradley Eckert, MD, MS, Outpatient Palliative Care Physician
- Nathan Goldstein, MD, Past AAHPM President, Department of Medicine Chair
- Kathryn B. Kirkland, MD, Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine; Director, Palliative Medicine, Dorothy and John J. Byrne, Jr Distinguished Professor of Medicine
- Robin Larson, MD, MPH, Co-Director, Dartmouth's Serious Illness Symptom Management Program and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Palliative Care Regional ECHO series
- Rachel Lovins, MD, Medical Director for Bayada Hospice
- Meredith A. MacMartin, MD, Medical Director, Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care
- Cristine Maloney, MD, Medical Director for Visiting Nurse and Hospice for New Hampshire and Vermont
- Jeffrey C. Munson, MD, MSCE, Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Hannah Reuman, MD, Adult and Pediatric Palliative Care Consultant
- Charles Whang, MD, Associate Director, Palliative Care Rotation & Learners
- Shana Wierchowski, MD, Medical Director, Inpatient Palliative Medicine Services
- Matthew M. Wilson, MD, Medical Director, Outpatient Palliative Medicine Service and VA Palliative Care Clinician
- Rebecca Wood, MD, Medical Director of Kendal at Hanover
- Kimberly Youngren, MD, Interventional Pain Content Expert
Advanced practice providers
- Kathleen Broglio, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, CARN-AP, FPCN, FAANP, FAAHPM, Lead Faculty and Co-Director, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Palliative Care Regional ECHO series; Co-Director, Dartmouth's Serious Illness Symptom Management Program
- Nadine Carter, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, ACHPN, Endocrinology and Palliative Care Consultant
- Stephanie Krasinski, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, Manchester and Nashua Outpatient Palliative Care
- Maggie Moore, MSN, APRN, WHNP-BC, ACPHN, Palliative Care Consultant
Nursing
- Sheila Bessette, RN, Outpatient Nurse Clinician
- Jennifer Ebbitt, BSN RN, CHPN, CHPPN, JBC Nurse Navigator, Pediatric Palliative Care Special Interest
- Melissa D. Garland, MSN, RN, CHPN, Unit Nurse Manager
- Alaina R. Legere, BSN, RN, CHPN, Inpatient Nurse Clinician
- Marilyn Tucker, RN, MSN, Outpatient Nurse Clinician
Patient programs
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Creative Arts Program
- Kristen R. Johnson, MS, CCLS, FT, GC-C, Palliative Care Program Manager (Bereavement and Volunteer Programs)
- Karen Robbins, Healing Arts Program Coordinator for Palliative Care
Pharmacists
- Ashley E. Johnson, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist Lead, Hospice, Pain and Palliative Care, PGY-1 Acute Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Social workers
- Sage Landry, MSW, EOLD-C/End-of-Life Doula, Inpatient Clinical Social Worker
- Sarah Ruiz, MSW, LICSW, Inpatient Clinical Social Worker
- Alexandra C. ’Sasha’ Steinbaugh, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C, Outpatient Clinical Social Worker and Lead Social Worker
Administration
- Tyler Dillehay, Practice Manager
- Ray Garcia, Administrative Assistant, Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care
- Lynnelle A. Sargent, Outpatient Scheduling Secretary
- Robin L. White, Administrative Assistant, Section of Palliative Medicine