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Leadership Team

Division and Center Leadership

Tammie Quest, MD

Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine
Director, Emory Palliative Care Center
Chief of Palliative Care, Atlanta VA Medical Center

Tammie Quest

Lynn O'Neill, MD, MS

Associate Director, Emory Palliative Care Center
Director, Emory Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Lynn O'Neill

Michael Schmitt, PT, DPT, MS

Administrator, Palliative Care Center

Michael Schmitt

Dio Kavalieratos, PhD

Director of Research and Quality, Division of Palliative Medicine

Dio Kavalieratos, PhD

Site Directors

Kimberly Curseen, MD

Director, Outpatient Palliative & Supportive Care, Emory Clinic

Kimberly Curseen

Paul DeSandre, DO

Chief of Palliative Care, Grady Health System

Paul DeSandre

Christine Koniaris, MD

Site Director, Emory Johns Creek Hospital

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Joanne Kuntz, MD

Site Director, Emory University Hospital Midtown

Joanne Kuntz, MD

Lauren Marcewicz, MD

Physician Program Lead, Palliative Care, Atlanta VA Medical Center

Lauren Marcewicz

Jabeen Taj, MD

Site Director, Emory University Hospital
Director, Cardiac Palliative Care

Jabeen Taj, MD

Courtney Cawthon, MPH, MSN, AGACNP

Lead Advanced Practice Provider for Palliative Care, Emory Healthcare

Cawthon