Leadership

Rodney O. Tucker, MD, MMM
Associate Professor
Interim Director UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care

Associate Quality Officer for Patient Experience - UAB Medicine

Jackie Westbrook, RN, MSN, CHPN
Nurse Manager, UAB Palliative and Comfort Care Unit
 

Collaborating Physicians  

Cindy Baker, MD

Assist. Prof., Med. Dir., Alacare Hospice

Michael Barnett MD

Assistant Professor

Donna Bearden, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Kellie Flood, MD

Associate Professor

Heather L. Herrington, MD

Assistant Professor

Tracey Humbert, MD
Assistant Professor 

Laurel Kilpatrick, MD

Assistant Professor

Eddie Mathews, MD

UAB Hospitalist/Assistant Professor

Jason McKeown, MD

Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Jessica S. Merlin, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor

Ashley Nichols, MD

            Assistant Professor             
Medical Dir. UAB Palliative and Comfort Care Unit

Colin Wozencraft, MD

Assistant Professor 

Interdisciplinary Team Members

Amanda Baker, CRNP

Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Lynn Gray

Care Manager Palliative Care

Kay Knowlton, PhD

Counseling

Marcia Lowe

Hospital Unit Educator

Becky Miller, PharmD

Pharmacy

Jackie Palmore, RN, BSN, CHPN
Palliative Care Care Coordinator

                                      
                                      Amy McAfee

                           Palliative Care Social Work

Melvin R. Rodgers, II, DMin, BCC, AAPC

Pastoral Care Liaison

Diane C. Tucker, PhD

Psychology

Wendy Walters, LCSW, OSW-C,
Family Support Coordinator UAB Hospital