AAHPM’s Emerging Leaders in Hospice and Palliative Care program recognizes rising leaders who are helping to advance the specialty and inspire the next generation of clinicians. This award honors accomplished early-career professionals for their significant contributions to hospice and palliative care, active involvement in the Academy, dedication to mentorship, and commitment to service.
The Emerging Leaders Award is offered every five years. The next call for nominations will open in 2029.
Past Emerging Leaders
2024
Listed below, in alphabetical order, is the 2019 class of Emerging Leaders of Hospice and Palliative Care.
Toluwalase Ajayi, MD FAAP FAAHPM
Prasanna Ananth, MD MPH
Jennifer M. Barker, DO FAAHPM
Kara Bischoff , MD
Keri O. Brenner, MD MPA
L. Emily Cotter, MD MPH
Dustin Dillon, MD FAAP HMDC
Laura Dingfield, MD MSEd FAAHPM
Niharika Ganta, MD MPH FAAHPM
Eric Goodlev, MD
David Harris, MD
Michael Huber, MD MS HEC-C
Katie Jones, PhD ACHPN CARN-AP
Sachin Kale, MD MBOE FAAHPM
Vishal Kapadia, DO
Christine Khandelwal, DO MHPE HMDC FAAHPM
Andrew Lawton, MD FAAHPM
Ana Luisa Leech, MD MS FAAHPM
Richard Leiter, MD MA
Elizabeth Dawn Trice Loggers, MD PhD FAAHPM
Dominic Moore, MD FAAP FAAHPM
Alexis Morvant, MD MA FAAP
Sudha Natarajan, PhD NP MSN
Katrina Nickels, MD FASAM
Rex Alvin Paulino, MD
Amy Porter, MD PhD
Leah Rosenberg, MD
Jared Rubenstein, MD
Daniel Shalev, MD
Milagros Silva, MD FAAHPM
Sarah Stayer, MD MPH
Benjamin Thompson, MD
Lauren Treat, MD
Finly Zachariah, MD FAAFP FAAHPM FAMIA
Carly Zapata, MD MPH
April Zehm, MD FAAHPM
2019
Listed below, in alphabetical order, is the 2019 class of Emerging Leaders of Hospice and Palliative Care.
Sunil Aggarwal, MD PhD FAAHPM
Claire Ankuda, MD MPH
Michael Barnett, MD MS FAAP FACP FAAHPM
Stephen Berns, MD FAAHPM
Julie Childers, MD MS FAAHPM
Dulce Cruz-Oliver, MD CMD FAAHPM
Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD FAAHPM
Erin Denney-Koelsch, MD FAAHPM
Kyle Edmonds, MD FAAHPM
Kristin Edwards, MD FAAHPM
Andrew Epstein, MD FAAHPM
Matthew Gonzales, MD FAAHPM
Nathan Gray, MD FACP
David Hui, MD MS MSc FAAHPM
Lisa Humphrey, MD FAAHPM
Caroline Hurd, MD FAAHPM
Mihir Kamdar, MD
Erica Kaye, MD MPH FAAHPM
Daniel Lam, MD
Debra Lotstein, MD MPH FAAP FAAHPM
Perla Macip-Rodriguez, MD
Kevin Madden, MD
Sonia Malhotra, MD MS FAAP FAAHPM
Emily Martin, MD MS FAAHPM
Jessica McFarlin, MD
Laura Patel, MD HMDC FAAHPM
Lindsay Ragsdale, MD FAAHPM
Alvin Reaves, MD FACP FAAHPM
Mayra Sanchez, MD FAAHPM
Bethann Scarborough, MD
Jane Schell, MD FAAHPM
Yael Schenker, MD FAAHPM
Jennifer Snaman, MD MS FAAHPM
Bethany Snider, MD HMDC FAAHPM
Jacob Strand, MD FACP FAAHPM
Shaida Talebreza, MD HMDC AGSF FAAHPM
Rachel Thienprayoon, MD MSCS FAAHPM
Elisha Waldman, MD FAAHPM
Anne Walling, MD FAAHPM
Meaghann Weaver, MD MPH
View the Emerging Leaders in HPM in this congratulatory video.
2014
Listed below, in alphabetical order, is the inaugural class of Emerging Leaders of Hospice and Palliative Care.
Rebecca Aslakson, MD PhD FAAHPM
Justin Baker, MD FAAP FAAHPM
Ankur Bharija, MD
Bethany Calkins, MD MS HMDC FAAHPM
Darren Cargill, MD HMDC FRCPC FCFP FAAHPM
Robert Crook, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM
Kimberly Curseen, MD HMDC FAAHPM
Lori Earnshaw, MD FAAHPM
Esme Finlay, MD
Amy Frieman, MD MBA FAAHPM
Laura Gelfman, MD MPH FAAHPM
Hunter Groninger, MD FACP FAAHPM
Sarah Elizabeth Harrington, MD FAAHPM
Jennifer Hwang, MD MHS FAAHPM
Christopher Jones, MD MBA HMDC FAAHPM
Jessica Kalender-Rich, MD CMD AGSF FAAHPM
Arif Kamal, MD MBA MHS FAAHPM
Amy Kelley, MD MSHS FAAHPM
Anne Kinderman, MD FAAHPM
Jeff Klick, MD
Kate Lally, MD FACP FAAHPM
Lindy Landzaat, DO FAAHPM
Thomas LeBlanc, MD MA MHS FAAHPM
Ashlie Lowery, MD
Jessica Merlin, MD MBA
Joseph Milano, MD
Kathleen Neuendorf, MD FAAHPM
Kristina Newport, MD FAAHPM
Lynn Bunch O’Neill, MD MS FAAHPM
Rupali Rajpathak, MD MS
Thomas Reid, MD MA
Eric Roeland, MD FAAHPM
Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD MSc AGSF FAAHPM
Randall Schisler, MD FAAHPM
Ruchir Shah, MD FAAHPM
Rashmi Sharma, MD MHS
Cardinale Smith, MD MSCR PhD
Keith Swetz, MD MA HMDC FACP FAAHPM
Jason Webb, MD FAAHPM
Patrick White, MD PhD HMDC FACP FAAHPM
Eric Widera, MD FAAHPM
Gordon Wood, MD MSCI FAAHPM
Holly Yang, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM
Mina Zeini, MD CMD