Lombardi Cancer CenterFellowship Program In Palliative Care Medicine
Andrew Putnam, MD, Assistant Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Palliative Care Program

Facilities, Resources and Affiliated Programs

Fellows will have the opportunity to receive mentored exposure to patients cared for in the following settings. Fellows will attend multidisciplinary clinical conferences in these environments and educational sessions on a variety of topics. They will also attend, and present topics at, the regular monthly Pain and Palliative rounds at Lombardi Cancer Center.

Acute Care and Inpatient Care:
Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Cancer Center.
Palliative Care Medical Director: Andrew Putnam ,  MD.

Outpatient Palliative Care:
Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center.
Palliative Care Medical Director: Andrew Putnam ,  MD.

In-patient Hospice Care and Long-term Care:
Hospice of Northern Virginia.
Director, Cheryl Arenella MD.
Associate Medical Director, Loren Friedman, MD.

Washington Home:
Longtern Care Medical Director, Jerry Earll, MD.
Hospice Director, Matthew Kestenbaum, MD.

Home-based Hospice and Home Care Programs:

Hospice of Northern Virginia.
Director, Cheryl Arenella MD.
Associate Medical Director, Loren Friedman, MD.

Hospice Care of DC.
Medical Director, Loren Friedman, MD.

Hospice of Washington.
Medical Director, Matthew Kestenbaum, MD.

Subacute Programs:
Washington Home Sub-Acute Unit.
Medical Director, Elizabeth Cobbs, MD.

Other:
Fellows will have the opportunity to spend mentored elective or research time within other Georgetown University Medical Center Programs including, for example the Oncology, Clinical Bioethics, Psychiatry, and Clinical Pharmacology programs. We are exploring the possibility of involvement with an acute care rehabilitation program.