Karen L. Cross, MD, FAAHPM

Dr. Cross is a graduate of University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Dr. Cross, board certified in both Internal Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine, has been actively involved in hospice and palliative medicine for the past twenty years, first in Nevada, and now in Winston-Salem. She joined Hospice & Palliative CareCenter in 2006 as a Medical Director. Dr. Cross has served on the board of directors of the American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine for 8 years and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Cross is interested in pain and symptom management for hospice and palliative care patients and is currently working to develop a palliative care program with Wake Forest University Health Sciences ALS Clinic.