Helping People with HIV Age Well
MGH’s Age Positively Program, a partnership between the Geriatric Medicine and Infectious Diseases divisions, provides care and resources to enhance the care and well-being of people with HIV as they age.
Palliative care at Massachusetts General Hospital provides specialized, multidisciplinary medical care for people with serious illnesses.
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Our staff are dedicated and experienced clinicians and clinical educators in the field of palliative care.

Corinne Alexander Cole, MD
Physician

Kate Brizzi, MD
Physician

Brook Calton, MD
Physician

Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD
Physician

Carine Davila, MD
Physician

Kathleen Doyle, MD
Physician

Alexis Drutchas, MD
Physician

Kirsten Engel, MD
Physician

Julia Gallagher, MD
Physician

Vicki Jackson, MD, MPH
Physician

Mihir Kamdar, MD
Physician

Khadidjatou Kane, MD
Physician

Stephanie Kiser, MD
Physician

Eric Krakauer, MD
Physician

Karen O’Brien, MD
Physician

Laura Petrillo, MD
Physician

Christine Ritchie, MD
Physician

Leah Rosenberg, MD
Physician

Jaclyn Shameklis, MD
Physician

Jennifer Shin, MD
Physician

Mark Stoltenberg, MD
Physician

Erica Wilson, MD
Physician

Simone Rinaldi, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Director of Nursing

Heather A. Carlson, MSN, APRN, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Leslie Cartagena, MSN, FNP-C, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Theresa Evans, MSN, APRN, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Alison R. Kavanaugh, MSN, ACNP-BC, ACHPN
Lead Nurse Practitioner

Kristin Cina, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Sara D’Arpino, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner

Candice Ellis, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Nancy M. Mason, MSN, CNP, CPNP, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Christine E. McCarthy, MSN, BS, AGNP-BC, ACHPN, CCRN
Nurse Practitioner

Sudha Natarajan, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Janet Sweeney Rico, PhD, MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, FNAP
Nurse Practitioner

Michaela Rowland, MSN, AGPCBC-NP, AOCNP, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Martha A. Quigley, MS, GNP-BC, ACHPN
Lead Nurse Practitioner

Pamela Woo Williams, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Sarah Koontz, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Anne Carr, RN, MSN, GNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner

Sindhura Pulluru, MSN, AGACNP-BC
Geriatric Medicine Clinic APRN Lead

Andrea Kurkul, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer L. McGlynn, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse

Haley Shainker Redstone, MSN AGPC-NP
Nurse Practitioner

Joan Braccio, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse

Gabrielle Rex, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner

Todd Rinehart, LICSW, ACHP-SW-C
Social Work Director, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine

Sarah Byrne-Martelli, DMin, BCC
Chaplain & Bereavement Coordinator – Inpatient Palliative Care Service

Andrea Corriveau, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker

Kyle Kozelka, LICSW
Palliative Care Social Work Lead

Annie Lebowitz, LICSW, APHSW-C
Clinical Social Worker – Home-Based Palliative Care Service

Bethany Myers, MDiv, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Palliative Care

Katie Rimer, MDiv
Chaplain

Kelsey Anderson-Gandhi, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Memory Care Initiative

Barbara Moscowitz, MSW, LICSW
Founder and Dementia Care and Education Specialist, Dementia Caregiver Support Program

Katrina Rudd, LICSW, C-ASWCM
Clinical Social Worker, Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center

Chris Wight, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Dementia Caregiver Support Program

Emily Sterling-Graves, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Geriatric Medicine



Warren Backman, MBBS
Physician

Esteban Franco Garcia, MD
Physician

Kathryn Hanley, MD
Physician

Masaya Higuchi, MD
Physician

Deborah S. Lee, MD
Physician

Sharon Levine, MD
Physician

Charles Pu, MD
Physician

Matthew Russell, MD
Physician
MGH’s Age Positively Program, a partnership between the Geriatric Medicine and Infectious Diseases divisions, provides care and resources to enhance the care and well-being of people with HIV as they age.
Barbara Moscowitz, MSW, LICSW, discusses the differences in memory issues, how to proceed with an evaluation, and how people with dementia and their caregivers can adapt.
Scientists have developed a 10-question social frailty index that can identify at-risk individuals who could benefit from measures that address the social issues affecting their health.
Guardianship basics
The holidays can present new and unexpected challenges for caregivers. We will discuss caregiving strategies for managing changes and experiencing joy during the holiday season.
As part of the icare in Action Program – formerly the Excellence in Action program – the MGH Office of Patient Experience seeks to recognize and reward staff members and/or teams who have been featured in patient letters, emails and notes of commendation.