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Leesah Al-Qawasmi, MD

  • Internal Medicine

Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor

Marianne Carter, PharmD

  • Internal Medicine

Positions Held:
  • Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Palliative Care and Pain Management

Anna Dauer, MD

  • Internal Medicine

Positions Held:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Natalie Houghton, DO


    Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor, Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
    • Associate Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

    Abigail Latimer, PhD, MSW, LCSW, APHSW-C

    • Internal Medicine

    Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor

    Hannah McAtee, MD

    • Pediatrics

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    • Assistant Professor

    Jessica McFarlin, MD

    • Neurology
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    • Associate Professor
    • Palliative and Supportive Care

    Katrina Nickels, MD, FASAM

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    • Assistant Professor

    Cecil Peppiatt, MD

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    • Associate Professor, Palliative & Supportive Care

    Lindsay Ragsdale, MD

    • Pediatrics

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    • Chief Medical Officer, Kentucky Children’s Hospital
    • Division Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care

    Sarah Schaefer, MD

    • Pediatrics

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