Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program

Fellowship students discussing.

 In 2010, Columbia received approval from the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to formally establish the HPM Fellowship Program. The goals of the intensive one-year fellowship program are to: bolster the number of well-trained hospice and palliative medicine practitioners; improve the quality of care provided to a growing population of patients and their families coping with chronic illness or end of life care; and infuse the palliative medicine philosophy throughout CUMC’s clinical programs. In 2019, together with the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care at Weill Cornell Medicine, we established a Bi-Campus (Columbia and Cornell) HPM Fellowship Program.

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HPM Fellows 2022-23

  • Nadav Klein, MD

    • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Clinical Fellow
    Medical School

    The Ohio State University College of Medicine

    Psychiatry Residency

    The Ohio State University Medical Center

    Fellowship

    New York-Presbyterian Bi-campus (Columbia/Cornell)

    Goals as Palliative Care Provider

    Dr. Klein's goal is to enhance the quality of life of both the individuals who he cares for and their families. He is dedicated to improving communication, symptom, and pain management. He aims to honor personal values, and promote clarity about emotional experiences while recognizing the uncertainty that often comes with grappling with serious medical illness.

  • Gianna Ramos, MD, MSW, MPH

    • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Clinical Fellow
    Medical School

    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

    Residency

    General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University

    Goals as Palliative Care Provider

    I hope to be able to better understand the interface between surgery and palliative care. I want to work to improve access to palliative care for underserved surgical patients and explore how I, as both a surgeon and palliative care physician, will be able to improve outcomes for my patients by utilizing both of my skill sets.

  • Adam Z. Tepler, MD

    • Bi-Campus Hospice and Palliative Medicine Clinical Fellow
    Medical School

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Internal Medicine Residency

    Montefiore Medical Center

    Boards/Certifications

    Internal Medicine - 10/2020

    Goals as Palliative Care Provider

    My overall goal as a palliative care fellow is to learn how to most effectively diminish suffering, through a holistic and patient-centered approach. I hope to help patients and their loved ones navigate life-altering diagnoses and chronic disease in the most dignified and human way possible.

  • Lauren Wagner, MD

    • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow
    Medical School

    Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio

    Residency

    Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center

    Goals as Palliative Care Provider

    I'm interested in learning how to better serve our patients to make hospital and chronic diseases slightly less scary for patients and their families.

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