Our Team

Director, Pediatric Palliative Care

Renee Boss, MD

  • Associate Professor, Rembrandt Foundation Professor of Pediatric Palliative Care
  • Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care, Neonatology

Faculty

  • Melanie Brown Brown, MD

    • Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care
    • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Expertise: Integrative Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Joann Hunsberger, MD MS

    • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

    Expertise: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology

  • Alison H. Miles, DO

    • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

    Expertise: Anesthesiology

  • Sara Maria Munoz-Blanco, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Expertise: Neonatology

Staff

Katherine Ford
katherine ford

Emily Johnson, M.S.N., RN, CPNP, PC/AC

Nurse Practitioner
Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Pediatric Palliative Care, Pediatric Critical Care Nursing, Communication
emily johnson

Kat Kowalski, M.Div., BCC

NICU Chaplain and Perinatal Palliative Care Specialist
Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Perinatal Palliative Care, Spiritual Care
kat kowalski

Matt Norvell, M.Div., M.S., BCC

Pediatric Chaplain and Department Clinical Manager
matt norvell

Kelly Vasquenza, RN, CPNP

Pediatric Acute Pain Management Specialist
Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Pediatric Oncology Acute and Chronic Pain, Pediatric Palliative Care, Pediatric Mental Health
Kelly Vasquenza

Cora Welsh, M.A., CCLS

Pediatric Palliative Care Program Manager
Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Pediatric Palliative Care, Child Life, Bereavement Support, Adolescents
cora welsh