After his palliative care fellowship at MGH, Dr. Putnam joined the Palliative Care Program at Lombardi Cancer Center and Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. He is now an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Oncology at Gerogetown, and is actively involved in clinical palliative care and education. He lectures within the school of nursing and is involved in the education of medical students, residents and fellows on a daily basis. He is an Assistant Professor of Oncology and Medicine whose main interest is pain and symptom management in people with cancer.