fellowship program
Fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine began in West Michigan in 2009 as a collaborative, community effort to expand the availability of palliative specialists and access to the highest quality end of life care. Multiple hospitals, hospices, and other health care resources worked together to create this program. It is currently under the sponsorship of Mercy Health Grand Rapids Graduate Medical Education Department. Dr. Mulder has served as Program Director since its inception.
We have been exceptionally blessed by the high caliber of fellows that have trained in this program. Here is a list of fellows who have graduated from our program, and their most recent place of service:
We have been exceptionally blessed by the high caliber of fellows that have trained in this program. Here is a list of fellows who have graduated from our program, and their most recent place of service:
FELLOWS
2011 – 12
Tod Wyn, MD
Hospice of Holland
Holland, MI
Hospice of Holland
Holland, MI
2012 – 13
Meredith Austin, DO
Trinity Health,
Ypsilanti, MI
Trinity Health,
Ypsilanti, MI
2013 – 14
Tim Fife, DO
Hospice of Michigan,
Grand Rapids, MI
Hospice of Michigan,
Grand Rapids, MI
Katrina Sink, MD
Naples Family Practice; Andwell Hospice,
Lewiston, ME
2014 – 15
Stu VanderHeide, MD
Hospice of Michigan
Hospice of Michigan
2015 – 16
Joel Phillips, DO
Trinity Health,
Grand Rapids, MI
Trinity Health,
Grand Rapids, MI
Gina South, MD
Pediatric Associates of Livingston,
Brighton, MI
2016 – 17
Prasanth Pillai, DO
Corewell Health Lakeland,
St. Joseph, MI
Corewell Health Lakeland,
St. Joseph, MI
Gretchen Roe, MD
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI
Jennifer Ruprich, DO
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital,
Grand Rapids, MI
Emily Smith, DO
McLaren Primary Care,
Okemos, MI
Todd Welton, DO
Bronson Hospital,
Kalamazoo, MI
2017 – 18
Kari Kendall, MD
Open Door Health Services,
Muncie, IN
Open Door Health Services,
Muncie, IN
Abimbola Olayinka, MD
University of Iowa,
Des Moines, IA
Justin Voorhees, MD
Hospice of Lenawee County,
Adrian, MI
2018 – 19
Michael Cooper, DO
ChristianaCare,
Wilmington, DE
ChristianaCare,
Wilmington, DE
Franchesca Garcia-Robles, MD
Central Michigan University
Health Partners,
Saginaw, MI
James Griffith, MD
Corewell Health,
Grand Rapids, MI
2019 – 20
Kayla Andres, MD
Corewell Health,
Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health,
Grand Rapids, MI
Michael Dozeman, MD
Faith Hospice,
Grand Rapids, MI
Naomi Kaplan, MD
Mary Free Bed,
Grand Rapids, MI
Andrea Wolf, DO
Synchrony Health,
Ada, MI
2020-21
Caitlin Fulton, DO
Harbor Hospice,
Muskegon, MI
Fadi Abu-Farsakh, MD
King Hussein Cancer Center
Amman, Jordan
2021-22
Ken Hanson
MyMichigan Health HPM,
Midland, MI
Brett LeVesseur
Trinity Health
Grand Rapids, MI
Erin Young
Faith Hospice
Grand Rapids, MI
2022-23
David Ashen-Garry
Miller Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Miller Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gerrit Rauch, DO
Corewell Health,
Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health,
Grand Rapids, MI
Anya Ring, DO
Aurora Health Care,
Cheboygan, WI
Aurora Health Care,
Cheboygan, WI
Timothy Swords, DO
Aurora Health Care,
Milwaukee, WI
Aurora Health Care,
Milwaukee, WI
2023-24
Melissa Duimstra, DO
Harbor Hospice,
Muskegon, MI
Harbor Hospice,
Muskegon, MI
Alexis Gunderson, MD
Intermountain Health,
Salt Lake City, UT
Intermountain Health,
Salt Lake City, UT
Matthew Misner, DO
Center for Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
Center for Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
Ryan Stringer, MD
Trinity Health Grand Rapids,
Muskegon, MI
Trinity Health Grand Rapids,
Muskegon, MI
2024-25
Kara Archambault, DO
Community Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
Community Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
Purvi Desai, DO
Community Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
Community Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
David King, MD
Community Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
Community Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
Matt Misner, DO
Community Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
Community Hospice Care,
Mishawaka, IN
For more information about fellowship opportunities, call 616-235-5106.
The time I spent as a hospice and palliative care fellow was probably the most meaningful year of my career. The fellowship has blessed my life in ways I never thought possible. I am not only a better physician because of it, but I feel that I am a better human. Having this training particularly at Trillium Woods allowed me to answer my true calling.
Former Trillium Institute Fellow