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Director

Christopher Pietras, MD

Christopher Pietras, MD

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care
Internal Medicine

Physicians

Shannon Bell, DO

Shannon Bell, DO

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Medicine

David Chen, MD

David Chen, MD

Specialty: Surgery
Palliative Care

Shelley Choi, MD

Shelley Choi, MD

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Peifeng Hu, MD, PhD

Peifeng Hu, MD, PhD

Specialty: Geriatric Medicine
Palliative Care

Research interests: psychosocial factors and biomarkers of aging

Jessica Kaltman, MD, MS

Jessica Kaltman, MD, MS

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Daniel Karlin, MD

Daniel Karlin, MD

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care
Internal Medicine
Pediatric Medicine

Medical Education

Teresa Khoo, MD

Teresa Khoo, MD

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Emily Martin, MD

Emily Martin, MD

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care
Internal Medicine

Peter Phung, MD, MBA

Peter Phung, MD, MBA

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care
Internal Medicine

Quality Improvement in Palliative Care
3 Wishes Project

Katelyn Stepanyan, MD

Katelyn Stepanyan, MD

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care
Internal Medicine

Medical Education

Thomas Strouse, MD

Thomas Strouse, MD

Specialty: Psychiatry
Hospice and Palliative Care

David Wallenstein, MD

David Wallenstein, MD

Specialty: Family Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Care
Internal Medicine

Timothy Weiss, MD

Timothy Weiss, MD

Specialty: Family Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Care

Angela Yeh, DO

Angela Yeh, DO

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care
Geriatric Medicine

Social Workers

Delia Cortez, LCSW

Delia Cortez, LCSW

Social Worker

Codie Lieto, LCSW

Codie Lieto, LCSW

Specialty: Social Work
Palliative Care

Lindsay Minter, LCSW

Lindsay Minter, LCSW

Specialty: Social Work
Palliative Care

Chaplains

Arielphilip Flores, M.Div, BCC

Arielphilip Flores, M.Div, BCC

Specialty: Palliative Care

Rabbi Dena Trugman, MA, PBCC

Rabbi Dena Trugman, MA, PBCC

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Jeannette Meyer, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, PCCN, ACHPN

Jeannette Meyer, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, PCCN, ACHPN

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care

Nurse Practitioners

Sarah D'Ambruoso, NP

Sarah D'Ambruoso, NP

Specialty: Palliative Care in Oncology and Geriatrics
Clinic-based/embedded Palliative Care

Clinical and Research Interests:
Integration of palliative care into routine oncologic care, early advance care planning/goals discussions, teamwork/team science, including development of shared mental models across multidisciplinary teams, rational use of opioids in palliative oncology

Virginia Galan-Burns, NP

Virginia Galan-Burns, NP

Specialty: Geriatric Medicine
Palliative Care

Alissa Ulanday, NP

Alissa Ulanday, NP

Specialty: Hospice and Palliative Care

Support Staff

Apple Alo

Apple Alo

Outpatient Scheduler

Robin Catino

Robin Catino

Fellowship Program Coordinator

Jessica Leyva

Jessica Leyva

Outpatient Scheduler

Diana Ramirez

Diana Ramirez

Administrative Assistant

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