palliative, geriatrician, DIO, GME & medical educator, team advocate, mom, wife, daughter, dance lover, author of Exit Strategies. thoughts are my own.
Exciting news! My book Exit Strategies is now on Amazon, available for pre-order!! Would love your help to spread the word! Pre-ordering before Nov 13 launch date is super important, because order volume advises Amazon how many copies to print!
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Happy and bittersweet: Dept of Medicine Residents and Clinical Fellows Graduation @NYPQ! Years of hard work, commitment, scholarship, mentoring, learning! Best wishes to another diaspora from NYP Queens to the world! So proud of you!
Wow time flies! So proud. In 2015, Fernando and I wrote the ACGME app & started our Palliative Medicine Fellowship at NYPQ. 2026 marks 10th Anniversary of Fellowship Graduates!
So proud of the diversity, depth, breadth, leadership, and other achievements of our graduates!
Very excited about the 25th Anniversary celebration of NYPQ’s Lang Center for Research and Education! And our annual Lang Research Day for Residents and Fellows! Excellent oral presentations and over 120 posters!
Amazing #URochester Centennial Reunion! Great seeing mentors & colleagues including Dr Barbara Schuster, Dr Rudy Napodano, Dr Bob McCann, Dr Josh Chodosh, Dr Ellen Singer!
Love working @NYPQ with diverse patients, amazing colleagues and teams, attending Jr Grand Rounds by Medicine residents, and much more! Five Star hospital in CMS rankings and committed to high quality care!
#EAPC2026 is a Palliative Care Family! The 20th World Congress started with #LOVE and closed with #CONNECTION#NETWORKING! Loved the Prague Cello Quartet and Czech folk dance performances! See you in Glasgow 2027 and Lyon 2028! Thanks to the Amazing EAPC organizers!
Excellent session on peer review process and responding to reviewer comments #EAPC2026. Lower your defenses. Appreciate peer reviewer comments & assume good intentions. Create a Table of Response. Be patient and trust the system.
#EAPC2026 kickoff phenomenal! Address by Prague Minister of Health, Profound question about What is Living Well, Packed O2 Arena, moving performance by Prague Cello Quartet!
Getting ready for #EAPC2026 in Prague! Hope people will check out my book Exit Strategies available on Amazon, to make space for open conversations about end of life care preparation!
So proud of all my teams doing amazing work, be it Goals of Care Comm training @SGIM #SGIM26, #GME @NYPQ, or MAID survey of educational needs! Carpe Diem!
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