People

Katrina Gipson, MD, MPH

President

Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Gipson received a BS in biomedical engineering with a concentration in biotechnology from Yale University and an MD from Case Western Reserve University with Honors with Distinction in Research. During medical school, she received an MPH in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan. She completed postgraduate training in emergency medicine (EM) at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and a Health Policy Fellowship at George Washington University. Dr. Gipson views her path through EM through the lens of diversity, inclusion, and health equity as forms of justice. She is committed to educational and workforce diversity and inclusivity and works to ensure that learners deliver care with cultural humility in an inclusive environment.

Andrea Sharp

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Mayo Clinic

sharp.andrea@mayo.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills  
   
3. Quality improvement  
4. ED Embedded Palliative
5. Systems/pathways of care
   

Speaking Categories:

1. ED Embedded Palliative
   

Areas You’ve Received Funding: None

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Daniel Markwalter

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow (2021-2022)

University of North Carolina

daniel.markwalter@unchealth.unc.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: No

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills  
   
3. Quality improvement  
4. Symptom management
5. Systems/pathways of care
   

Speaking Categories:

1. Education
2. Systems/pathways of care

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Communication skills and Systems/pathways of care

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Chris Richardson

Assistant Professor/Department of Emergency Medicine and Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Mount Sinai Health System

christopher.richardson@mountsinai.org

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills  
3. Research
4. Quality improvement  
5. Symptom management
6. Systems/pathways of care
   

Speaking Categories:

1. Communication skills
2. Symptom management

Areas You’ve Received Funding: None

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Rita Manfredi

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

George Washington University

philritas@mindspring.com

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills  
3. Research
4. Quality improvement
   

Speaking Categories:

1. Education
2. Communication  skills
3. Symptom management

Areas You’ve Received Funding: None

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Rebecca Goett, MD

Assistant Professor & Asst. Residency Director

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Rebecca.Goett@rutgers.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills  
3. Symptom management
4. Quality improvement
   

Speaking Categories:

1. Education
2. Communication skills

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Education and Communication skills

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Jefferson Svengsouk

Professor of Emergency Medicine

University of Rochester Medical Center

jefferson.svengsouk@rochester.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills  
3. Symptom management
4. Quality improvement
   

Speaking Categories: see Expertise, above

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Symptom management

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Tammie Quest

Director at Emory Palliative Care Center/Professor

Emory University School of Medicine

tquest@emory.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills
3. Systems/pathways of care 
4. Symptom management
5. Quality improvement
6. Research

Speaking Categories: see Expertise, above

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Education, Communication skills, Quality improvement, Symptom management, Systems/pathways of care, Research

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Marie-Carmelle Elie

Chair Department of Emergency Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham

elie@uab.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills
3. Systems/pathways of care 
4. Symptom management
5. Research

Speaking Categories: 

1. Hospice
2. Communication skills

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Research

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Carrie Harvey

Assistant Professor/ Assistant Residency Program Director

University of Michigan

hcarrie@med.umich.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: No

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills
3. Systems/pathways of care 

Speaking Categories: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills

Areas You’ve Received Funding: None

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Eric Isaacs

Clinical Professor/Attending Emergency Physician

UCSF/Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Eric.Isaacs@ucsf.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: No

Areas of Expertise: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills
3. Quality improvement

Speaking Categories: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Education and Communication skills

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Christian Jacobus

Medical Director

Blanchard Valley Health System--Bridge Home Health and Hospice

chj@mindspring.com

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: None 

Speaking Categories: 

1.  Communication skills
2. Symptom management

Areas You’ve Received Funding: None

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: No

Naomi George

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Division of Critical Care

University of New Mexico

nageorge@salud.unm.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: No

Areas of Expertise:

1. Education 
2. Communication skills
3. Quality improvement
4. Systems/pathways of care

Speaking Categories: see Expertise, above 

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Health services
Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Brian Gacioch

Clinical Instructor in Emergency Medicine

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

brian.gacioch@gmail.com

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise:

1. Education 
2. Communication skills
3. Symptom management

Speaking Categories: see Expertise, above 

Areas You’ve Received Funding: None
Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Justin Brooten

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Wake Forest School of Medicine

jbrooten@wakehealth.edu

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise:

1. Education 
2. Communication skills
3. Quality improvement
4. Systems/pathways of care
5. Symptom management
6. Observation medicine
7. Research

Speaking Categories: see Expertise, above 

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Systems/pathways of care and Research

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Michael Ray Garcia

Clinical Instructor

Univesity of Pittsburg Medical Center

michaelraygarcia@gmail.com

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise: None

Speaking Categories: None 

Areas You’ve Received Funding: None

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Kei Ouchi

Assistant professor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

kouchi@partners.org

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: No

Areas of Expertise:

1. Education 
2. Communication skills
3. Quality improvement
4. Systems/pathways of care
5. Symptom management
6. Observation medicine
7. Research

Speaking Categories: 

1. Education
2. Communication skills
3. Research

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Communication skills and Research

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Dac Teoli

Attending Physician

Mayo Clinic

dacteoli@gmail.com

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: Yes

Areas of Expertise:

1. Education 
2. Communication skills
3. Quality improvement
4. Systems/pathways of care
5. Symptom management

Speaking Categories: see Expertise, above

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Communication skills

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

True McMahan

Medical Director

Memorial Care Hospice Vituity Partnership

true.mcmahan@vituity.com

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: No

Areas of Expertise:

1. Education 
2. Communication skills
3. Quality improvement
4. Systems/pathways of care

Speaking Categories: see Expertise, above

Areas You’ve Received Funding: Education

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes

Elizabeth Clayborne

Adjunct Assistant Professor

University of Maryland

elizabeth.p.clayborne@gmail.com

Link to Bio

Palliative Medicine boarded?: No

Areas of Expertise:

1. Education 
2. Communication skills
3. Quality improvement
4. Systems/pathways of care

Speaking Categories: see Expertise, above

Areas You’ve Received Funding: None

Willing to collaborator or be a Co-I?: Yes