Our Team

Faculty

  • Ivy Akid, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Lauren Elizabeth Berninger, DO MBE

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Ian Borison, DO

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Melanie L. Brown, MD MSE

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

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Ilene Stephanie Browner, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Oncology

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care, Medical Oncology

  • Dulce Cruz-Oliver, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Danielle Doberman, MD MPH

    • Program Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Jennifer Esther Eitingon, MD

    • Instructor in Medicine

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Anna Gersten, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Pulmonology

  • Christine Gourin, MD

    • Vice Chair, Safety, Quality and Service, Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    • Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology

  • Nathan Gray, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Palliative Medicine

  • Mark T. Hughes, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Joann Hunsberger, MD MS

    • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

    Expertise: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology

  • Augustin J. Joseph, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Lindsey Alana MacNabb, MD

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Avani Prabhakar, MBBS MPH

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Tom J. Smith, MD

    • The Harry J. Duffey Family Professor of Palliative Medicine
    • Professor of Oncology

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care, Medical Oncology

  • Corey Tapper, MD MS

    • Associate Program Director for Wellness, Osler Medical Residency
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Balakrishna Vemula, MD

    • Instructor in Medicine

    Expertise: Emergency Medicine

  • Zhu Wang, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care

Advanced Practice Practitioners

Michelle Churchill, MSN, CRNP, ACHPN

Clinical Director of Programs

Michelle Churchill

Marc Epstein, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN

Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Marc Epstein

Marshall Gold, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC

Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Marshall Gold, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC

Melissa Henderson, PA-C, MSPAS

Physician Assistant

Melissa Henderson

Susan Miller, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

Susan Miller

Jill “Jae” Patton, MSN, CRNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Jill “Jae” Patton, MSN, CRNP

Kim Savage, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN

Nurse Practitioner

Kim Savage

Kristen Tweedy, NP-C, ACHPN

Nurse Practitioner

Kristen Tweedy

Nurse Coordinators

Marylou Zyra, RN, BSN

Nurse Coordinator

Marylou Zyra, RN, BSN

Clinical Social Workers

Amy LaMoure, LCSW-C

Lead Clinical Social Worker

Amy LaMoure

Allyson Mitchell, LCSW-C

Clinical Social Worker

Allyson Smith

Melissa Rizzolo, MSW, LCSW-C

Clinical Social Worker

Melissa Rizzolo

Clinical Pharmacy Specialists

Tiffany Michalowski, PharmD, BCGP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Tiffany Michalowski

Suzanne Nesbit, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Suzanne Nesbit

Julie Waldfogel, PharmD, BCGP, CPE

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Julie Waldfogel, PharmD, BCGP, CPE

Chaplaincy

Administration

Jamison Kies

Senior Administrative Manager

Jamison Kies

Yolanda Pitts-Johnson, MS

Project Administrator

Yolanda Pitts-Johnson

Dianne McCann, BA

Senior Medical Office Coordinator

Dianne McCann