Book Suggestions for Families When Someone is Seriously Ill
Find reading recommendations for families on how to understand and navigate when someone they care about is seriously ill.
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Corinne Alexander Cole, MD
Physician
Kate Brizzi, MD
Physician
Brook Calton, MD
Physician
Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD
Physician
Carine Davila, MD
Physician
Kathleen Doyle, MD
Physician
Alexis Drutchas, MD
Physician
Kirsten Engel, MD
Physician
Julia Gallagher, MD
Physician
Vicki Jackson, MD, MPH
Physician
Mihir Kamdar, MD
Physician
Khadidjatou Kane, MD
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Stephanie Kiser, MD
Physician
Eric Krakauer, MD
Physician
Karen O’Brien, MD
Physician
Laura Petrillo, MD
Physician
Christine Ritchie, MD
Physician
Leah Rosenberg, MD
Physician
Jaclyn Shameklis, MD
Physician
Jennifer Shin, MD
Physician
Mark Stoltenberg, MD
Physician
Erica Wilson, MD
Physician
Simone Rinaldi, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Director of Nursing
Heather A. Carlson, MSN, APRN, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Leslie Cartagena, MSN, FNP-C, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Theresa Evans, MSN, APRN, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Alison R. Kavanaugh, MSN, ACNP-BC, ACHPN
Lead Nurse Practitioner
Kristin Cina, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Sara D’Arpino, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Candice Ellis, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Nancy M. Mason, MSN, CNP, CPNP, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Christine E. McCarthy, MSN, BS, AGNP-BC, ACHPN, CCRN
Nurse Practitioner
Sudha Natarajan, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Janet Sweeney Rico, PhD, MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, FNAP
Nurse Practitioner
Michaela Rowland, MSN, AGPCBC-NP, AOCNP, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Martha A. Quigley, MS, GNP-BC, ACHPN
Lead Nurse Practitioner
Pamela Woo Williams, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Sarah Koontz, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Anne Carr, RN, MSN, GNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Sindhura Pulluru, MSN, AGACNP-BC
Geriatric Medicine Clinic APRN Lead
Andrea Kurkul, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Jennifer L. McGlynn, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse
Haley Shainker Redstone, MSN AGPC-NP
Nurse Practitioner
Joan Braccio, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse
Gabrielle Rex, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Todd Rinehart, LICSW, APHSW-C
Social Work and Spiritual Care Director, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine
Bethany Myers, MDiv, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C
Lead for Social Work and Spiritual Care & Bereavement Coordinator, Palliative Care
Kelsey Anderson, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Palliative Care
Han N. Cao, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Dementia Caregiver Support Program
Lily Drescher, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Mass General Brigham Mind and Memory Care program
Hayley Forbes, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Palliative Care
Annie Lebowitz, LICSW, APHSW-C
Clinical Social Worker, Home-Based Palliative Care Service
Bailey Marshall, MSW, LICSW, APHSW-C
Clinical Social Worker, Palliative Care
Sarah Mettasophia, MDiv
Chaplain, Palliative Care
Barbara Moscowitz, MSW, LICSW
Founder and Associate Director of Education and Support, Dementia Caregiver Support Program
Jacqui Mullen, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Palliative Care
Katrina Rudd, LICSW, C-ASWCM
Clinical Social Worker, Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center
Emily Sterling-Graves, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Geriatric Medicine
Warren Backman, MBBS
Physician
Esteban Franco Garcia, MD
Physician
Kathryn Hanley, MD
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Masaya Higuchi, MD
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Deborah S. Lee, MD
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Sharon Levine, MD
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Charles Pu, MD
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Matthew Russell, MD
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Find reading recommendations for families on how to understand and navigate when someone they care about is seriously ill.
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