Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Faculty
Sorin Buga, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Program Director, COH Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Eric Mecusker, D.O.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Assistant Program Director, COH Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Heather Bitar, D.O.
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Christine Jun, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Navneet Kaur, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Stefanie Mooney, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Acting Chief of Division of Supportive Medicine
Quality Chair and ConnectHope Liaison, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Mayuko Sakae, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Joseph Vega, D.O.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Jee Won Cheong, D.O.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
William Dale, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.C.O.
Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Director, Older Adults Specialized Interdisciplinary Services (OASIS)
Director, Specialized Oncology Care & Research in Elders (SOCARE)
Director, Center for Cancer and Aging
Samina Qamar, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Chandana Banerjee, M.D., M.P.A.
Associate Professor, Division of Supportive Medicine, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Designated Institutional Official, Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship
Brad Restivo, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine
Current Fellows
Program Graduates
2019-2020
Eric Mecusker, DO: City of Hope®, Duarte, CA
Anne Marie Roberti, MD: St. Charles Health, Bend, OR
2020-2021
Hassan Qureshi, MD: St. Paul’s PACE, San Diego, CA
Sarah Hernandez, MD: Kaiser Permanente, Fontana CA
2021-2022
Lynne Holsclaw, MD: Kaiser Permanente, Riverside, CA
Charles Pohl, MD: Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
2022-2023
Joan Chung, MD: Kaiser Permanente, San Marcos, CA
2023-2024
Virpal Gill, MD: Supportive Care Services,
Houman Badrzadeh, DO: COMMIT Med/Independent Corp
2024-2025
Demi Wolford, MD: Vitas, San Diego, CA
Rafik Mughnetsyan, DO: Cedars Sinai, Pasadena, CA