The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice

Faculty

Executive TeamTitle
Charles von Gunten, M.D., PhD Vice President, Provost
Laurel Herbst, M.D. Vice President, Medical Affairs
Helen McNeal, BBA Executive Director
Leadership TeamTitle
Gary Buckholz, M.D. Director, Fellowship Program
Noreen Carrington, MA. LMFT Director, The Center for Grief Care and Education
Frank D. Ferris, M.D. Director, International Programs
Scott A. Irwin, MD, PhD Director, Psychiatry Programs
Charles R. Lewis, M.D. Assistant Vice President, Medical Affairs
Linda Lloyd, Dr. P.H., MPH Director, Center for Research
Judi McCarter, MT, AA, BS Director, Grants Management
Chris Mizser, RN, MA Director, Center for Advanced Learning
Diane Munson, MPH Director, Grants Development
Rosene D. Pirrello, RPh Director, Pharmacy
Faculty MemberTitle
Roslyn Allina, LCSW Social Work Supervisor
Barbara L. Bailey, MSN, RN Senior Faculty, Education, Center for Palliative Studies
Kim Bower, M.D. Clinical Medical Director, Children's Team
May Bull, RN, BSN, CHPN Clinical Educator
Connie H. Carr, MSN, FNP Education/Research Nurse Practitioner
Arlene Cramer, APRN-FNP, AHPCN Nurse Practitioner
Tanya Dansky, M.D., FAAP Clinical Medical Director, Children's Team
Sarah Davis, BA U.S. Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator
Giovanni Elia, M.D. Clinical Medical Director
Jessica Empeno, MSW Manager, Intake
Liane Fry, MA, LMFT
Manager, Bereavement Program
Silvia Garcia, M.D. Clinical Medical Director
Carlene Gibbons, RN Senior Research Nurse
Maryrita Hillengas, BA Coordinator, Education Programs
Jeremy M. Hirst, MD Assistant Director, Psychiatry Programs
Doris Howell, MD Director Emerita
Steve Koh, M.D., MPH, MBA Psychiatry Consultant
Michelle Lemarie, CHTP, CIIP, CCHPN Hypnotherapy Consultant
Sarah Livermore, RN, MSN, FNP Homecare Nurse Practitioner
Connie Leslie, LCSW, ACHP-SW Clinical Supervisor, Homecare
Ben Marcantonio, MEd, MS, MFT Director, Regional Homecare
Elizabeth Menkin, M.D. Clinical Medical Director
Lori Montross, Ph.D Research Psychologist
Shannon Moore, M.D. Assistant Director, International Programs
Sharon O’Mary, MSN Director, Regional Homecare
Steven Oppenheim, M.D. Clinical Medical Director
Joseph Pirrello, LMFT Clinical Supervisor, The Center for Grief Care and Education
Julie Prazich, M.D. Clinical Medical Director
Nicole Reich, LMFT, FT
Manager of Interns, The Center for Grief Care and Education
True Ryndes, NP Founding Director
Jeffrey Stoneberg, DO Clinical Medical Director
Roger Strong, AHPCN, PhD, FPCN Manager, NP Services
Annette M. Vollrath, M.D. Clinical Medical Director
Mary Pat Warner, LMFT
Clinical Supervisor, The Center for Grief Care and Education
Holly Yang, M.D. Clinical Medical Director
Marcia Yee, M.D. Clinical Medical Director

Faculty Awards

  • 2008-09 Research Scholar, College of Palliative Care, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the American Cancer Society (Scott A. Irwin, MD)
  • 2008 Josephina B. Magno Distinguished Hospice Physician, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Laurel H. Herbst, MD)
  • 2007 Sarnat Distinguished Humanitarian Award, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center (Charles F. von Gunten, MD)
  • 2007 John Mendelsohn, MD Award for outstanding contribution to Palliative Care, Department of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center (Charles F. von Gunten, MD)
  • 2006 Excellence in Leadership Award, Capital Hospice, Fairfax, VA (Frank D. Ferris, MD)
  • 2005 Richard Weiner Award for Pain Education, American Academy of Pain Management (Charles F. von Gunten, MD)
  • 2005 National Leadership Award, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (Frank D. Ferris, MD)

Scientific journals for which faculty serve as editors or reviewers

  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Archives of Internal Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Journal of Palliative Medicine
  • American Journal of Medicine
  • Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Journal of Rural Health
  • Health Affairs
  • Lancet
  • Journal of Supportive Oncology

 

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