Meet Our Team
Palliative care teams at every Inova hospital
Each Inova hospital has a team of experienced palliative care physicians and other clinicians to coordinate palliative care for either you or your loved one. Go here if you would like to find out more about palliative care at a specific Inova hospital.
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Leigh Ann Caulkins, MSW, LSW, Social Worker
- Monica Herman, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner
- Fiona Rogers, MSW, LCSW, Program Manager
- Susan Ward, MTS, BCC, Chaplain
- Mary Wheeler, MSN, RN, FNP-C, ACHPN, Nurse Practitioner
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
- Cary E. Johnson, DTh, Chaplain
- Lynne Kennedy, PhD, MSN, RN, RNFA, CHPN, CNOR, Director/Program Coordinator
- Emily Missiner, NP
- Kaitlyn O’Donnell LCSW
- Robert Tolson, Chaplain to Inova Fair Oaks and Inova Loudoun Hospitals
Inova Loudoun Hospital
- Emily Missiner, NP
- Robert Tolson, Chaplain to Inova Fair Oaks and Inova Loudoun Hospitals
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
- C. Phil Bush, Chaplain
- Matthew Irwin, MD, MSW
- Sadie Malike, NP
- Jennifer Shepherd, LCSW
System leadership
- Lynne Kennedy, PhD, MSN, RN, RNFA, CNOR, CHPN, CHTP, System Clinical Director, Palliative Care Service Line
Oncology office-based palliative care
Inova Schar Cancer Institute: Hematology Oncology
Outpatient specialty cancer care with palliative care services provided at these two locations: Fairfax (Merrifield) and Fairfax (Fair Oaks). Learn more
- Jean Paul Pinzon DO
- Christine Althoff DNP, RN, AOCNS