Elisha Waldman, MD, FAAHPM, spent a significant portion of his career practicing both pediatric oncology and palliative care in Jerusalem, and has worked with refugee populations in the Middle East and elsewhere. Dr Waldman is active in the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, where he sits on a number of committees. He is currently the Chief of the Division of Palliative Care at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, where he lives with his wife and children. He has published in a number of medical journals as well as national media outlets. He is the author of the nonfiction book This Narrow Space about his experiences working in the Middle East. His writing has appeared in the Hill, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time and elsewhere.

Marcia Glass, MD, earned her medical degree at Georgetown University and completed her residency training at Tulane University. She has worked extensively abroad, including stints with Doctors without Borders, Partners in Health, the Liberian government, UCSF, and Columbia University. She received a Yale Johnson and Johnson fellowship and a Fulbright. She is currently program director for the palliative-care fellowship at Tulane. Dr. Glass has published in several medical journals and online publications, including the Washington Post, The Journal of Hospital Medicine, and The Lancet.

Tammam Aloudat, MD
Deputy Medical Director
Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Geneva, Switzerland

Justin N. Baker, MD, FAAHPM
Chief, Division of Quality of Life and Palliative Care
Attending Physician, QoLA (Quality of Life for All) Team
Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN, USA

Susan Barbour, RN, MS, FNP, CWON, ACHPN
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care
University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center
San Francisco, CA, USA

Kevin Bezanson, MD, CCFP(PC), DTMH, MPH
Assistant Professor
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Lakehead & Laurentian Universities
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Special Pathogens Unit
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory
Boston, MA, USA

Lynn Black, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician, Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Chief Medical Officer
International Medical & Surgical Response Team
US National Disaster Medical System
Boston, MA, USA

Peter Yuichi Clark, PhD, MDiv, BCC
Director of Spiritual Care Services for UCSF Health
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
Professor of Pastoral Care
American Baptist Seminary of the West at the Graduate Theological Union
Berkeley, CA, USA

Sarah L. Comolli, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Adult Inpatient Pharmacy Services
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC, USA

Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician, Division of Palliative Care & Geriatrics
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA

Megan Doherty, MD, FRCPC (Pediatrics)
Fellowship in Palliative Medicine
University of Ottawa
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sandra L. Freiwald, MD, FACS
Southern California Permanente Medical Group-San Diego
Department of General Surgery
San Marcos, CA, USA

Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD, FAAP
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota,
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Catherine Habashy, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Attending Physician, Division of Hospitalist Medicine
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC, USA

Mara Haseltine, MD, FAAD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Tulane University School of Medicine
Department of Dermatology
New Orleans, LA, USA

Joshua Hauser, MD, FAAHPM
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Chicago, IL, USA

Gary Hsin, MD, FAAHPM
Director, Hospice & Palliative Care Center
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA, USA

Jessi Humphreys, MD
Assistant Professor of Palliative Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

Michaela Ibach, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Division of Hospital Medicine, Section of Pediatric Palliative Care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN, USA

Sanja Janjanin, MD
Advisor for Anaesthesia & Critical Care
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva, Switzerland

Denah M. Joseph, BCC, MFT
Associate Chief for Wellness
University of California at San Francisco
Division of Palliative Medicine
Chaplain, UCSF Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic
San Francisco, CA, USA

Farzana Khan, MBBS, MPH, MA
President & CEO
Fasiuddin Khan Research Foundation
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Carrie Kovarik, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases
Departments of Dermatology and Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Eric L. Krakauer, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and of Global Health & Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Global Palliative Care Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA
Honorary Chair, Department of Palliative Care
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Mhoira E.F. Leng, FRCP (Edinburgh and Glasgow)
Palliative Care Specialist Physician
Senior Advisor
Makerere University Palliative Care Unit
Chair of the Palliative Care Education and Research Consortium, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Medical Director
Cairdeas International Palliative Care Trust, Scotland
Senior Advisor, Global Health Academy
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Joan Marston, RN, B Soc Sc (Hons), MA
Co-founder and co-chair
Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid Situations and Emergencies (PalCHASE), hosted by the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
Houston, TX, USA
Vice-chair
Palliative Treatment for Children (Patch), South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa

Stephanie Rogers, MD, MS, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Delirium Reduction Campaign
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

Sujatha Sankaran, MD
Associate Professor of Hospital Medicine
University of California at San Francisco
Division of Hospital Medicine
San Francisco, CA, USA

Lisa Schwartz, BA, MA, PhD
Professor, Arnold L. Johnson Chair in Health Care Ethics
McMaster University
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI)
Hamilton, ON, Canada

Sriram Shamasunder, MD
Associate Professor of Hospital Medicine
University of California at San Francisco
Division of Hospital Medicine
San Francisco, CA, USA

Brett Sutton, MBBS, MPHTM, FAFPHM, FRSPH, FACTM, MFTM
Co-founder and co-chair
Palliative Care in Humanitarian Aid Situations and Emergencies (PalCHASE), hosted by the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
Houston, TX, USA
Chief Health Officer and Chief Human Biosecurity Officer
Victoria, Australia

Meaghann S. Weaver, MD, MPH, FAAP
Chief, Division of Pediatric Palliative Care
Children's Hospital and Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

David M. Williscroft, MD
Associate Clinical Professor in Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care
University of British Columbia
Attending Emergency Physician
Lions Gate Hospital
Consultant Palliative Medicine Physician
St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Natasha Yacoub, LLM (Public International Law), LLB, BA (Hons)
Senior Legal Officer, Legal Protection Unit
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Regional Representation
Canberra, Australia