Maine Medical Center
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Faculty

Our fellowship program benefits from a diverse interdisciplinary faculty who are committed to the education of our fellows.

Rebecca Hutchinson, MD, MPH

Program Director, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
H&PM Fellowship Research Director
Division Director, Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Attending Physician, Division of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center
VitalTalk and Serious Illness Care Faculty
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Maine Medical Center, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine


Rebecca Kalman, MD

Associate Program Director, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Attending Physician, Division of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: Maine Medical Center, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Board Certified: Anesthesiology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine


Rhianon Liu, MD

Associate Program Director, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Attending Physician, Division of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center

Residency: Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, Family Medicine
Fellowships: Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, Integrative Medicine, 2020
University of California Hospital and Medical Center, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2022
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Board Certifications: Family Medicine, Integrative Medicine & Lifestyle Medicine


Lewis Brian Richards, MD

Associate Program Director, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Attending Physician, Division of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Chicago Medical School, N. Chicago, IL
Residency: Maine Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Maine Medical Center, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine


KJ Williams, MD

Hospice & Palliative Medicine Director - VA Maine HCS, H&PM Fellowship Site Director
Vital Talk Faculty
University of Wisconsin
Residency: St. Luke’s Family Practice
Fellowship: Marshfield Clinic
Board Certified: Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine


Isabella Stumpf, DO

VitalTalk and Serious Illness Care Faculty
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine
Residency: Maine Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Maine Medical Center, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine


Lalaine Lanto, MD, HMDC

Hospice & Palliative Medicine Attending Physician, VA Maine HCS
Fatima College of Medicine, Philippines
Residency: Maine Dartmouth. Family Medicine
Fellowship: Eastern Maine Medical Center, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Board Certified: Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Hospice Medical Director Certified


Allison Caldwell, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Albany Medical College
Residency: Brown University, Pediatrics
Fellowship: University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Board Certified: Pediatrics, Hospice and Palliative Medicine


Avital Fischer, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Residency: Duke University, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Duke University, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Medical School: Boston University Medical Center
Board Certification: Pediatrics


Fernando Moreno Jr., MD

Medical Director, Hospice of Southern Maine
Attending Physician, Division of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Brown University School of Medicine
Residency: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Family Medicine
Fellowship: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Hospice and Palliative
Board Certified: Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine


Myrna Koonce, MST

Chaplain


Other Faculty Members Include:

  • Advanced Practice Providers
  • Social Workers
  • Chaplains