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Lauren Elizabeth Berninger, DO MBE
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care
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Melanie L. Brown, MD MSE
- Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care
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Ilene Stephanie Browner, MD
- Assistant Professor of Oncology
Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care, Medical Oncology
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Dulce Cruz-Oliver, MD
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise: Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care
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Danielle Doberman, MD MPH
- Program Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise: Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care
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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
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Mark T. Hughes, MD
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise: Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care
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Joann Hunsberger, MD MS
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Expertise: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
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Tom J. Smith, MD
- The Harry J. Duffey Family Professor of Palliative Medicine
- Professor of Oncology
Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care, Medical Oncology
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Corey Tapper, MD MS
- Associate Program Director for Wellness, Osler Medical Residency
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise: Hospice and Palliative Care
Our Team
Faculty
Advanced Practice Practitioners
Michelle Churchill, MSN, CRNP, ACHPN
Clinical Director of Programs
![Michelle Churchill](/-/media/palliative-care/michelle-churchill.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1805&hash=531E76BFBF84F74131E4BA8615232509)
Marc Epstein, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
![Marc Epstein](/-/media/palliative-care/marc-epstein.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1803&hash=780D7CCF1C26746B7E33B46727371873)
Marshall Gold, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
![Marshall Gold, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC](/-/media/palliative-care/marshall-gold.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1805&hash=39FC4CA406623582A24E2096362CFB7D)
Melissa Henderson, PA-C, MSPAS
Physician Assistant
![Melissa Henderson](/-/media/palliative-care/melissa-henderson.jpg?h=3600&iar=0&w=2880&sc_lang=en&hash=CEED588C21ABD14491B99505402AFDAD)
Susan Miller, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
![Susan Miller](/-/media/palliative-care/miller-susan-2-(002).jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1808&hash=A623BCFEB922A20CE3D8BD97FC79A2E1)
Jill “Jae” Patton, MSN, CRNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
![Jill “Jae” Patton, MSN, CRNP](/-/media/palliative-care/jae-patton.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1803&hash=FCE30EC88D8A1818481E1ABAF98498FE)
Kim Savage, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
![Kim Savage](/-/media/palliative-care/kim-savage.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1788&sc_lang=en&hash=86DA27033135F3B62A440543C486E073)
Kristen Tweedy, NP-C, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
![Kristen Tweedy](/-/media/palliative-care/tweedy-kristen-1.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1803&hash=FE2D7C44DDF346BDD3B618683E7207A9)
Nurse Coordinators
Caitlin McGeehan, RN, BSN, CCRN
Nurse Coordinator
![Caitlin McGeehan, RN, BSN, CCRN](/-/media/palliative-care/mcgeehan-caitlin-2.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1803&hash=E8230591464B3ECFB4AECC8890E34729)
Marylou Zyra, RN, BSN
Nurse Coordinator
![Marylou Zyra, RN, BSN](/-/media/palliative-care/marylou-zyra.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1803&hash=712378AB03591D527AC372F33E1729F3)
Clinical Social Workers
Amy LaMoure, LCSW-C
Lead Clinical Social Worker
![Amy LaMoure](/-/media/palliative-care/amy-lamoure.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1797&sc_lang=en&hash=FF201C80CC1A206C82935174AE6F2432)
Allyson Mitchell, LCSW-C
Clinical Social Worker
![Allyson Smith](/-/media/palliative-care/allyson-smith.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1795&sc_lang=en&hash=5287D9D299F6A4624E662715C0AFB436)
Melissa Rizzolo, MSW, LCSW-C
Clinical Social Worker
![Melissa Rizzolo](/-/media/palliative-care/rizzolo-melissa-(003).jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1787&hash=0AA2273966761ADDD717E26044656E11)
Clinical Pharmacy Specialists
Tiffany Michalowski, PharmD, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
![Tiffany Michalowski](/-/media/palliative-care/michalowski-tiffany-1-(002).jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1791&hash=F2FDDF4C7FC0A4D20E72D807D46825FD)
Suzanne Nesbit, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
![Suzanne Nesbit](/-/media/palliative-care/nesbit_suzanne.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1804&hash=4A21923D4DF59765FB939FA44B4D34BD)
Julie Waldfogel, PharmD, BCGP, CPE
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
![Julie Waldfogel, PharmD, BCGP, CPE](/-/media/palliative-care/waldfogel-julie-1.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1805&hash=BBD83FD9B7C2110DAAB6E42EE1DF1C95)
Chaplaincy
Angela D. Palle, MDIV, MBA, MA
Chaplain
![Angela Palle](/-/media/palliative-care/palle-angela.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1818&hash=70CDA93C48079F01A17581FA543486A4)
Administration
Jamison Kies
Senior Administrative Manager
![Jamison Kies](/-/media/palliative-care/jamison-kies.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1803&hash=64948B91B7DB666447A3E3BB5C386BB5)
Yolanda Pitts-Johnson, MS
Project Administrator
![Yolanda Pitts-Johnson](/-/media/palliative-care/yolanda-pitts-johnson.jpg?h=2484&iar=0&w=1799&sc_lang=en&hash=6F97C4C6EBFCEFA036644D2BDE9BAB06)
Dianne McCann, BA
Senior Medical Office Coordinator
![Dianne McCann](/-/media/palliative-care/dianne-mccann.jpg?h=2520&iar=0&w=1797&sc_lang=en&hash=34A3E8DCFBBE36F0E28126DA1F9F93D1)