Baylor College of Medicine (Houston) Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Multidisciplinary)

Fellowship · Houston, TX

Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine · Director Jaime Jump

Jaime Jump, DO
Program Director
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Pediatric Intensive Care/Pediatric Palliative Care, Palliative care in the PICU setting, debriefing and physician wellness, medical education, nonconventional modes of mechanical ventilation, Debriefing and physician wellness, primary pediatric palliative care education, quality improvement in pediatric palliative and critical care settings
Amanda Padilla, MD
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine
Care of the medically complex child, advance care planning, pain and symptom management, Primary palliative care education, quality improvement in primary care for children with medical complexity
Tammy Kang, MD
Division Head; Section Chief
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine
Alexie Cintron, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Astrid Grouls, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Charu Agrawal, MD
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Professional Interests, Log In
Claire Crawford, PhD
Faculty
Faculty at Baylor College of Medicine
Daniel Mahoney, MD
Associate Professor
Pediatric medicine physician, Co-Chair at Baylor College of Medicine
Shared medical decision making, ethics, Medical humanities, decision-making
Elizabeth Kvale, MD
Section Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Hospice and palliative medicine physician at Baylor College of Medicine
Research, Symptom Science, Health Services
Faith Kinnear, MSN
Assistant Professor
Advanced practice registered nurse in hospice and palliative medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Gina Santucci, MSN
Assistant Professor
Family nurse practitioner in hospice and palliative medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Hayley Walker, MD
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Heather Munoz, MD
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor in Medicine at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
Ihab Hajjar, MD
Professor of Neurology and Medicine
Geriatrician, Professor of Neurology and Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Isela Prado
Instructor - Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioner in hospice and palliative medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Jacqueline Lee
Assistant Professor
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Jason Bowman, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics, Health Services Research
Jeffrey Klick, MD
Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Senior Faculty at Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical ethics, symptom management, PPC as a system-based practice, Clinical standards of practice, operational benchmarks, goal-concordant care, more effective ways to assess and provide PPC
Jessica Casas, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Hospice/palliative care physician, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Complex pain and symptom management, communication science, Global oncology palliative care, Quality improvement science, health information technology
Jill Jarrell, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Quality Improvement & Research, Healthcare Advocacy, Medical Education, Outpatient and community based pediatric palliative care, children with medical complexity, adolescent and young adult palliative care
Joseph-Michael Fields, MD
2026-2027
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, Baylor College of Medicine
Katie Tankersley
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced practice registered nurse in palliative care at Baylor College of Medicine
Katy Hicks, MD
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Kim Sawyer, MD, MA
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Medical education, clinical ethics, communication, shared decision-making, Pediatric Palliative Care, Medical Ethics

Jaime Jump, DO
Program Director
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Pediatric Intensive Care/Pediatric Palliative Care, Palliative care in the PICU setting, debriefing and physician wellness, medical education, nonconventional modes of mechanical ventilation, Debriefing and physician wellness, primary pediatric palliative care education, quality improvement in pediatric palliative and critical care settings
Amanda Padilla, MD
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine
Care of the medically complex child, advance care planning, pain and symptom management, Primary palliative care education, quality improvement in primary care for children with medical complexity
Tammy Kang, MD
Division Head; Section Chief
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine
Alexie Cintron, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Astrid Grouls, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Charu Agrawal, MD
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Professional Interests, Log In
Claire Crawford, PhD
Faculty
Faculty at Baylor College of Medicine
Daniel Mahoney, MD
Associate Professor
Pediatric medicine physician, Co-Chair at Baylor College of Medicine
Shared medical decision making, ethics, Medical humanities, decision-making
Elizabeth Kvale, MD
Section Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Hospice and palliative medicine physician at Baylor College of Medicine
Research, Symptom Science, Health Services
Faith Kinnear, MSN
Assistant Professor
Advanced practice registered nurse in hospice and palliative medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Gina Santucci, MSN
Assistant Professor
Family nurse practitioner in hospice and palliative medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Hayley Walker, MD
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Heather Munoz, MD
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor in Medicine at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
Ihab Hajjar, MD
Professor of Neurology and Medicine
Geriatrician, Professor of Neurology and Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Isela Prado
Instructor - Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioner in hospice and palliative medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Jacqueline Lee
Assistant Professor
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Jason Bowman, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics, Health Services Research
Jeffrey Klick, MD
Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Senior Faculty at Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical ethics, symptom management, PPC as a system-based practice, Clinical standards of practice, operational benchmarks, goal-concordant care, more effective ways to assess and provide PPC
Jessica Casas, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Hospice/palliative care physician, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Complex pain and symptom management, communication science, Global oncology palliative care, Quality improvement science, health information technology
Jill Jarrell, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Quality Improvement & Research, Healthcare Advocacy, Medical Education, Outpatient and community based pediatric palliative care, children with medical complexity, adolescent and young adult palliative care
Joseph-Michael Fields, MD
2026-2027
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, Baylor College of Medicine
Katie Tankersley
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced practice registered nurse in palliative care at Baylor College of Medicine
Katy Hicks, MD
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Kim Sawyer, MD, MA
Assistant Professor
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
Medical education, clinical ethics, communication, shared decision-making, Pediatric Palliative Care, Medical Ethics