Core Faculty

David Gruenewald, MD, FACP
Medical Director, Palliative Care & Hospice Service, VA Puget Sound HCS
Co-Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program

Lianne Hirano, MD
Geriatrics, Harborview Medical Center
Associate Medical Director, Harborview Palliative Care Service
Program Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program

Dr. Paula McPoland
Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Associate Director, Pediatric Palliative Fellowship Track

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Grady Paden, MD, FACP, HMDC, FAAHPM
Internal Medicine, Palliative Care, VA Puget Sound HCS
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Elizabeth Vig, MD, MPH
Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Chair, Ethics Consultation Service, VA Puget Sound HCS
Curriculum Experts
- Katherine GrayBuck, MDiv
- Phil Myers, MN, ARNP
- Kira Schrieber, MSW
Fellows rotate with teams on the following services:
- Harborview Inpatient Palliative Care
- Providence Hospice of Seattle
- Seattle Children’s Palliative Care
- UW Inpatient Palliative Care
- VA Puget Sound Palliative Care