Palliative Care Team

A dedicated team of individuals facilitate and support fellows' learning and growth throughout the fellowship. Continue reading to learn more about some of our key faculty members.

Themos Politis, MD

Program Director
Attending Physician - Inpatient Consults & Outpatient Clinic
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, Summa Health; Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Tamara Chandler, MD

Associate Program Director
Attending Physician - Inpatient Consults
Residency: Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Medical Center

Dixa Dhital, MD

Attending Physician - Hospice
Residency: Internal Medicine, St. Elizabeth Hospital
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Justin Ferrel, MD

Attending Physician - Inpatient Consults & Outpatient Clinic
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Luke Hashiguchi, MD

Core Faculty
Attending Physician - Hospice
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Danielle Ingram, MD

Attending Physician - Inpatient Consults
Clinical Physician - Pain Stewardship
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Jordan Lockhart, MD

Core Faculty
Attending Physician - Inpatient Consults & Palliative Gynecologic Oncology
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Pramila Parajuli, MD

Attending Physician - Inpatient Consults at Barberton
Residency: Internal Medicine, Huron Road Hospital
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Mira Patel, DO

Attending Physician - Palliative Oncology
Residency: Internal Medicine, St. Bernard's in Jonesboro, AR
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI

Melissa Soltis, MD

System Medical Director of the Complex Care Institute
Residency: Internal Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Kyle Yoder, DO

Medical Director of Hospice & Palliative Care
Attending Physician - Inpatient Consults
Residency: Family Medicine, Summa HealthResidency: Family Medicine, Summa Health
Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Summa Health

Learn more about the members of our interdisciplinary team.

Chaplains

Shannon Blower, Chaplain & Director of Pastoral Care Services
Gary Foreman, Chaplain
Tiffany Little, Chaplain
Bonnie Montgomery, Chaplain
Mirit Balkan, Chaplain

Nurse Practitioners

Stephanie Beeson, APRN-CNP
Alexis Donay, APRN-CNP
Erica Hoiles, APRN-CNP
Erika McIntyre, APRN-CNP
Rachel Rubenstein, APRN-CNP
Ashley Wyatt, APRN-CNP

Pharmacists

Christopher Kingsland, PharmD, BCGP
Pamela Moore, PharmD, BCPS

Physician Assistants

Andie Coyle, PA
Skyler Demiter, PA

Social Workers

Briana Berger, LISW
Lillian Brown, LISW

Administration

Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator
Jessi Repko, MA

Hospice & Palliative Medicine M3 & M4 Clerkship Coordinator
Jessi Repko, MA

Didactic Curriculum