Faculty and Administration

Meet the faculty and administrative staff of the Palliative Care program.

Niharika Ganta, MD, MPH
Chief, Palliative Care Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, HUP/PPMC Palliative Care
Email: Niharika.Ganta@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Kathryn A. McGrath, MD
Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Kathryn.McGrath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Emily Chan, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Emily.Chan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Laura Dingfield, MD, MSEd
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Laura.Dingfield@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Bridget Durkin, MD, MBE
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Nicholas Woods Freedman, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Nicholas.Freedman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Roshni T. Guerry, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Roshni.Guerry@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Lindsay Haines, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Lindsay.Haines@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Pallavi Kumar, MD, MPH
Director, Oncology Palliative Care
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Pallavi.Kumar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Matthew Mendlik, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Email: Matthew.Mendlik@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Alana Sagin, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Alana.Sagin@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

 

Ann Soliman, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Ann.Soliman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Sara Ann Van Calcar, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Sara.VanCalcar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Vincent J. Vanston, MD, FAAHPM
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Email: Vincent.Vanston@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Administrative Staff

Barbara A. Carr
Program Coordinator
Email: Barbara.Carr1@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Janet Long
Administrative/Fellowship Coordinator
Email: Janet.Long@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Rachael Lutgen
Program Administrator
Email: Rachael.Lutgen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu