Alumni

Headshot of Matthew Gervais, MD a hospice and palliative care resident at the UVM Medical Center.

Matthew Gervais, MD

Endicott, New York

Fellowship

University of Vermont Medical Center - Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Residency

University of Vermont Medical Center - Internal Medicine

Medical School

Penn State College of Medicine - MD

Hobbies: Theater - watching performances, acting, and designing lighting.  Reading - favorite genres being classic science fiction and fantasy.  Hiking, especially in the Fall.

Favorite Quote:If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J. R. R. Tolkien

Headshot of Elizabeth Dougherty, MD a Hospice & Palliative Care fellow at UVM Medical Center.

Elizabeth Dougherty, MD

Lowell, Massachusetts

Fellowship

University of Vermont Medical Center - Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Residency

Aurora Health Care - Family Medicine

Medical School

Chan Medical School at the University of Massachusetts - MD

Hobbies: Traveling when able, journaling, spending time with friends and family

Favorite Quote: "…for after winter comes summer, after night, the day, and after the storm, a great calm.” -Thomas à Kempis

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Erica Lash, MD

Shelburne, Vermont

Fellowship

University of Vermont Medical Center - Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Residency

Brown University - Emergency Medicine

Medical School

University of Rochester - MD

Hobbies: Anything outdoors including gardening, hiking and camping, crafting (especially quilting), and cooking/baking

Favorite Quote: "To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always."

Headshot of Kaitlin Pellicano, MD.

Kaitlin Pellicano, MD

Fellowship

University of Vermont Medical Center - Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Residency

Aurora Health Care - Family Medicine

Medical School

Ross University School of Medicine - MD

Hobbies: I enjoy being outdoors in the fall or going to the beach in the summer. I delight in hosting social gatherings and traveling the globe. I love to end my day with a walk with my dog and a glass of fine wine.

Favorite Quote: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." - Norman Vincent Peale