Our Interprofessional Team

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 Interprofessional Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
  • Lisa A. Stephens, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, Associate Program Director of the Interprofessional Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program and Lead Nurse Practitioner
  • Jonathan Jolin, MD, Associate Physician Program Director of the Interprofessional Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/VA Palliative Care Clinician

Fellowship coordinators

  • Anne Hill, Program Coordinator, Office of APPs
  • Heather Almstrom, Graduate Medical Education (GME) Fellowship Program Coordinator

Physicians

  • Christopher Ahern, DO, Co-lead for Narrative Medicine
  • 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
  • Serena H. Chao, MD, Preceptor for Long Term Geriatrics
  • Amelia M. Cullinan, MD, Interim Palliative Medicine Section Chief, Palliative Grand Rounds Fellow Talk Mentor
  • Sarah Durante, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Palliative Care Physician
  • Bradley Eckert, MD, MS, Outpatient Palliative Care Physician, Medical Director of the JBC
  • 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
  • Stuart D. Lewis, MD, Preceptor for Long Term Geriatrics
  • Rachel Lovins, MD, Medical Director for Bayada Hospice
  • Meredith A. MacMartin, MD, Palliative Medicine Researcher and Inpatient Palliative Medicine Physician
  • Cristine Maloney, MD, Medical Director for Dartmouth Health Home Care and Hospice
  • Jeffrey C. Munson, MD, MSCE, Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • Hannah Reuman, MD, Adult and Pediatric Palliative Care Consultant
  • Charles Wang, MD, Associate Director, Palliative Care Rotational Learners
  • Shana Wierchowski, MD, Medical Director, Inpatient Palliative Medicine Services
  • Matthew M. Wilson, MD, Medical Director, Outpatient Palliative Medicine Service
  • Rebecca Wood, MD, Medical Director of Kendal at Hanover
  • Kimberly Youngren, MD, Interventional Pain Content Expert

Advanced practice providers

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

Patient programs

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, LICSW, EOLD-C/End-of-Life Doula, Inpatient Clinical Social Worker
  • Sarah Ruiz, 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
  • Robin L. White, Administrative Assistant, Section of Palliative Medicine