Medical Fellowship Program

Past and Current Fellows

The physicians who have trained in the Trustbridge Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship since 2010, and where their careers have taken them.

A Trustbridge hospice and palliative medicine fellow in conversation with a colleague

The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship is proud to recognize the generous support of the Trustbridge Hospice Foundation, Inc., whose funding makes our fellowship possible. Through this investment in graduate medical education, the Foundation helps us prepare the next generation of compassionate, highly skilled hospice and palliative medicine physicians. Our past and current fellows reflect the lasting impact of this commitment to education, our communities, and the patients and families we are privileged to serve.

Portrait of Eryka Gayle, MD

Eryka Gayle, MD

2022-2023 Academic Year

Broward Health Coral Springs & Cleveland Clinic Weston

Portrait of Asia McIntosh, MD

Asia McIntosh, MD

2022-2023 Academic Year

Baptist Health Palliative Care Partners

Portrait of Malika Jafferjee, DO

Malika Jafferjee, DO

2021-2022 Academic Year

Associate Medical Director – PRN
mjafferjee@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Ilana Falitz, MD

Ilana Falitz, MD

2020-2021 Academic Year

Associate Medical Director – Per Diem
ifalitz@empathhealth.org
West Palm Beach VAMC

Portrait of Zaida Albarracin, MD

Zaida Albarracin, MD

2020-2021 Academic Year

Internist @ San Diego VA Medical Center

Portrait of Sohail Shariff, MD

Sohail Shariff, MD

2019-2020 Academic Year

Private Practice in Toronto, Canada

Portrait of Hila Miskin, DO

Hila Miskin, DO

2019-2020 Academic Year

Associate Medical Director – PRN
hmiskin@empathhealth.org
West Palm Beach VAMC

Portrait of Vanessa Perez, MD

Vanessa Perez, MD

2019-2020 Academic Year

Associate Medical Director
vperezcardona@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Jessica Eichler, MD

Jessica Eichler, MD

2018-2019 Academic Year

Associate Medical Director
jeichler@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Ximena Morales, MD

Ximena Morales, MD

2018-2019 Academic Year

Director, Supportive and Palliative Care @ Baptist Health

Portrait of Faneece Embry, MD

Faneece Embry, MD

2017-2018 Academic Year

Associate Medical Director & FAU HPM Fellowship PD
fembry@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Ekta Solanki, DO

Ekta Solanki, DO

2017-2018 Academic Year

Medical Director
esolanki@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Vishesh Pathak, DO

Vishesh Pathak, DO

2016-2017 Academic Year

Medical Education Director & HPM Fellowship PD
vpathak@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Carlos Villalba, FACP, MD

Carlos Villalba, FACP, MD

2016-2017 Academic Year

Medical Director @ VITAS Health

Portrait of Hernan Orsorno, MD

Hernan Orsorno, MD

2015-2016 Academic Year

Associate Medical Director
hosorno@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Aileen Chen, PhD, MD

Aileen Chen, PhD, MD

2014-2015 Academic Year

CTI Associate Medical Director
achen@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Jesus Loquias, MD

Jesus Loquias, MD

2014-2015 Academic Year

Geriatrics @ Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center & MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital

Portrait of Amy Farbman, DO

Amy Farbman, DO

2013-2014 Academic Year

CTI Associate Medical Director
afarbman@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Cyrus Meshkin, MD

Cyrus Meshkin, MD

2013-2014 Academic Year

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Portrait of Elizabeth Gundersen, FHM, MD

Elizabeth Gundersen, FHM, MD

2012-2013 Academic Year

UCHealth University of Colorado
Elizabeth.gundersen@cuanschutz.edu

Portrait of Richard Teitzman, DO

Richard Teitzman, DO

2011-2012 Academic Year

Medical Director TRBR
rteitzman@empathhealth.org

Portrait of Sufana Alkhunaizi, MD

Sufana Alkhunaizi, MD

2011-2012 Academic Year

VITAS Palm Beach

Portrait of Ellen Babinski, DO

Ellen Babinski, DO

2010-2011 Academic Year

Lighthouse Health Group