Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows

Redmond “Red” Finney, MD

Dr. Redmond “Red” Finney was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed medical school and internal medicine residency training at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Following residency, he completed additional training in a geriatric medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He is passionate about providing quality focused inpatient and outpatient care for patients of all ages, with a focus on the geriatric population. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, learning about urban planning and Baltimore history, and spending time with family.

Daniel Maher, MS, MD

Dr. Daniel Maher was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He attended medical school at Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and internal medicine residency training at West Virginia University. His experience as a hospitalist solidified his passion for palliative medicine and to help patients and families in some of their most vulnerable moments. When he has free time, he enjoys cooking, a good cup of coffee and spending time outdoors golfing, rock climbing or snowboarding.

Brian Pennarola, MD

Dr. Brian Pennarola was born and raised in Newtown, Connecticut, and completed medical school at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. His pediatric residency training was at Brown University, followed by a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship program through Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health. He is committed to helping improve primary palliative care in the pediatric oncology setting. His interests include spending time with family, softball and disc/frisbee golf.

Sarah Schuessler, MD

Dr. Sarah Schuessler was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and then returned to Chicago for her internal medicine and pediatrics residency training at Rush University Medical Center. She is interested in helping to develop the next generation of pediatric palliative care physicians to provide compassionate, patient-centered care. In her free time, she enjoys choral singing, jogging, baking and spending time with family.

James Ting, MD

Dr. James Ting was born and raised in New Jersey. He completed medical school and pediatrics residency training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. One of his aims in becoming a pediatric palliative care doctor is to help improve decision making for families of children with cardiac conditions. He enjoys paying board games, listening to podcasts and sampling the area’s variety of cuisines.

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