Faculty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

  • Sarah Matthews, M.D. Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
  • Amanda Taylor, D.O. Associate Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
  • Raja Malhi, M.D.,Raja Malhi, M.D. Physician, Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Drew Barnes, M.D. Physician. Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Micheal Brett Ricci, M.D. Physician. Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Christopher Carpenter, M.D. Physician. Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Julie Kieliszak, MS, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN Nurse Practitioner, Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Casey Sullivan, D.Min. Chaplain, Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Jaynnette Tirado, LCSW Social Worker, Supportive and Palliative Care

Faculty Bios:

Sarah Matthews, M.D.
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Family Health Centers of San Diego, Family Medicine
Fellowship: University of California San Diego & Scripps Health, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Amanda Taylor, D.O.
Undergraduate: Hope College
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: ChristianaCare, Family Medicine
Fellowship: Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Raja KS Malhi, M.D.
Medical School:  Dayanand Medical College
Residency training program:  Mercy St. Vincent, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Drew Barnes, M.D.
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Residency: Einstein Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Micheal Brett Ricci, M.D.
Undergraduate: Lehigh University
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Residency: Jefferson Einstein Montgomery, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Jefferson Einstein Montgomery, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Christopher Carpenter, M.D.
Undergraduate: Mississippi State University
Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University, Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Julie Kieliszak, MS, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University, College of Nursing
Graduate: University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Nursing
Training: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, UMCC Shock Trauma Hospital

Casey Sullivan, D.Min.
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Seminary: Duke Divinity School
Graduate School: Wesley Theological Seminary
Residency: ChristianaCare Spiritual Care and Chaplain Services – Intensive Care, Behavioral Health, Supportive and Palliative Care
Fellowship: ChristianaCare Spiritual Care and Chaplain Services – Supportive and Palliative Care

Jaynnette Tirado, LCSW
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Social Work, Delaware State University
Graduate: Master of Social Work, Delaware State University