Why Wake Forest for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Previous and current fellows give their insight on what attracted them to the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program at Wake Forest. Topics include: why fellows choose and enjoy Hospice and Palliative Medicine, why fellows choose Wake Forest for training, experiences at Wake Forest, why fellows choose to stay on as faculty at Wake Forest, research, pediatrics, and the Winston-Salem community.

Former Fellows and Current Positions

  • 2024 - Veronica Bujdos, DO - Valley Health Hospital System, Winchester, VA, Palliative Care Physician 
  • 2024 - Kimberly Chekan, DO - Atrium Health Pineville, NC, Palliative Care Physician
  • 2023 - Ben Pare, DO - Mission Hospital Emergency Medicine Physician, Asheville, NC
  • 2023 - David Nguyen, DO - Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care Physician 
  • 2022 - Rachel Angstadt, DO - Staff Physician, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Hospice and Palliative Care
  • 2022 - Emma Somers, MD - Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Hospital Medicine
  • 2021 - Julia Provchy, MD - Staff Physician, Aultman Hospital, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • 2021 - Katherine Seachrist, MD - Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Geriatric, Palliative Medicine & Hospice
  • 2020 - Tyler McQueen, MD - Staff Physician, Hosparus Health, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • 2020 - Alex Fertman, MD - Assistant Professor, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Palliative Medicine
  • 2019 - Justin Brooten, MD - Assistant Professor, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Emergency Medicine Palliative Medicine
  • 2019 - Candace Breznau, MD - Staff Physician, Chapters Health Palliative Medicine
  • 2018 - Rebecca Omlor, MD - Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Director and Assistant Professor, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Palliative Medicine
  • 2017 - Chris Bierman, MD - Hospice Physician, Atrium Health, Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County
  • 2016 - Kristina McElhinney, DO - Staff Physician, InterMed Family Medicine
  • 2015 - Judith Yasunaga, MD - Assistant Professor, Carle Urbana Main Campus, Palliative Care
  • 2014 - Shenita Spencer Moore, MD - Staff Physician, Atrium Health, Center for Supportive Care and Survivorship
  • 2012 - Mrinalini Joshi, MBBS - Staff Physician, Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region, Hospice
  • 2010 - Jennifer Davis, MD – Staff Physician, Sage Family of Companies – Elevation Hospice of Colorado
  • 2008 - Kimberly Case, MD - Staff Physician, Novant Health Charlotte, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • 2007 - John Gibson, MD - Staff Physician, Novant Health Neurology & Sleep, Neurology
  • 2004 - Christian Sinclair, MD - Former AAHPM President, Associate Professor, University of Kansas Palliative Medicine Division