Dr. Ursula K. Braun is an Associate Professor in Medicine-Geriatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA, and the Director of Palliative Care at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. She is board-certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and palliative medicine. Her professional interests are decision-making for end-of-life care, surrogate decision-making, racial/ethnic disparities in end-of-life care, and dementia.
Dr. Leanne K. Jackson is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center where she runs the outpatient palliative care clinic. She is a clinician-educator at Baylor College of Medicine. Her interests lie within symptom burden and outcomes due to cancer therapy, advance care planning, as well as the use of Telemedicine to broaden access of Palliative Medicine to vulnerable/frail veterans.
Dr. Mary Acelle Garcia is an Assistant Professor in the Medicine-Geriatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. She is a practicing palliative medicine physician at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA. She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and completed two fellowships (geriatrics and palliative medicine) after her internal medicine residency training. Her interests include dementia, end-of-life care, advance care planning and symptom management related to cancer.
Dr. Syed N Imam is currently affiliated with the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA. He is an Associate Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine. From 1997 to 2000, he was a Resident at the Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. He holds a TX State Medical License. In 2001, he completed Fellowship of Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) from Loyola University Medical Center.
