Visionaries

AAHPM asked 2024 Emering Leaders what inspired them to pursue leadership roles and what is most rewarding about their experiences.  Prasanna Ananth, MD MPH is one of the exceptional individuals who has been named a 2024 AAHPM Emerging Leader in Hospice and Palliative Care. Who has most influenced your work and how have they shaped … Read more2024 AAHPM Emerging Leader Prasanna Ananth, MD MPH

AAHPM reached out to the 2024 Visionaries to gain insight into what motivated them to pursue leadership positions and what they find more fulfilling in their experiences. Rabia Atayee, PharmD BCPS FAAHPM has been recognized as one of the exceptional individuals chosen as a 2024 AAHPM Visionary in Hospice and Palliative Care. Who has most … Read more2024 AAHPM Visionary Rabia Atayee, PharmD BCPS FAAHPM

James A. Tulsky, MD FACP FAAHPM Chair, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, MA  Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? I am deeply indebted to many amazing teachers from whom I’ve learned over the years, and if … Read moreAAHPM Visionary James A. Tulsky, MD FACP FAAHPM

Joan M. Teno, MD MS Professor of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington, WA Who has most influenced your work and what impact has she had? Two persons strongly shaped the last three decades of my research.  Dame Cicely Saunders stated at the 30th anniversary of the founding of St. Christopher’s … Read moreAAHPM Visionary Joan M. Teno, MD MS

Thomas J. Smith, MD FACP FASCO FAAHPM Professor of Oncology; Harry J. Duffey Family Professor of Palliative Medicine; Director of Palliative Medicine, John Hopkins Medical Institute, MD  Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? Dr. Galen Wampler, my first oncology attending. He insisted that oncologists should be like … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Thomas J. Smith, MD FACP FASCO FAAHPM

Christian T. Sinclair, MD FAAHPM Outpatient Palliative Oncology Lead, Division of Palliative Medicine, The University of Kansas Health System, KS Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? There have been a lot of key figures who have given me personal advice, and wonderful mentorship, but if I think … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Christian T. Sinclair, MD FAAHPM

Scott T. Shreve, DO National Director of Hospice and Palliative Care, The Department of Veteran Affairs; Clinical Associate Professor, Penn State College of Medicine, PA. Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? “Would you help us build a hospice program here at Lebanon?” “There’s no funding for the … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Scott T. Shreve, DO

M.R. Rajagopal, MD Director, Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Science and Founder and Chairman, Pallium India, India  Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? The one person who influenced me and my work most is Mahatma Gandhi. I came across his autobiography, “My experiments with truth” as a school … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: M.R. Rajagopal, MD

Christina M. Puchalski, MD MS FACP FAAHPM Director, George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health; Professor of Medicine and Health Science, George Washington University, Washington D.C. Who has most influenced your work and what impact has he or she had? Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, a former AAHPM visionary, who is a colleague, friend … Read moreAAHPM Visionary: Christina M. Puchalski, MD MS FACP FAAHPM