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Leadership & Faculty


Cleanne Cass, DO, FAAHPM
Cleanne Cass, DO, FAAHPM
Program Director

Kimberly Kremer, MS
Kimberly Kremer, MS
Program Administrator

Hospice & Palliative Medicine Faculty

Lisa Balster, MA, MBA, LSW, FT
Lisa Balster, MA, MBA, LSW, FT

Susan Berner, MD
Susan Berner, MD

Sandra Burcham, MS, LISW
Sandra Burcham, MS, LISW

Alejandro Calvo, MD
Alejandro Calvo, MD

Ed Ellis, MDiv
Ed Ellis, MDiv

Jennifer Hester, CNS
Jennifer Hester, CNS

Damanjeet Kahlon, MD
Damanjeet Kahlon, MD
Dr. Daman Kahlon has been practicing and training fellows in palliative care and hospice medicine at the Dayton VA for twelve years. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine from Wright State University in 2008 and earned board certification in palliative care in 2012.


Sara Kleinschmidt, MD
Sara Kleinschmidt, MD

Cheryl Kuck, MD, FAAP
Cheryl Kuck, MD, FAAP

Hiep Luu, DO
Hiep Luu, DO

Ranapreet Patel, MD
Ranapreet Patel, MD


Gayle Simmons, MDiv
Gayle Simmons, MDiv