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Richard C. Stephenson, MD
Dr. Stephenson is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Trained in both Internal Medicine and Oncology, Dr. Stephenson has been actively involved in hospice and palliative medicine for over twenty years. He joined the Hospice & Palliative CareCenter in 2000 and is currently the Senior Vice President of Medical Services, directing all the activities of the Medical Staff Services Department. Dr. Stephenson is also an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and developed the Hospice Rotation for 3rd year medical students at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Dr. Stephenson is particularly interested in pain management, the development of palliative care services, and end-of-life care education for medical students and house officers.
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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 the Hospice & Palliative CareCenter in 2006 as an Associate 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.
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G. Brent Copeland, M.D.
Dr. Copeland is a graduate of Wake Forest University for both undergraduate and medical school and is board certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Copeland worked as a clinician-educator in the Department of General Internal Medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania before pursing private practice for eleven years in his hometown of Fayetteville, NC. Dr. Copeland joined the Hospice & Palliative Care Center in October of 2007, where he serves as an Associate Medical Director. He is also a Clinical Instructor in the Department of General Internal Medicine of WFU School of Medicine. Dr. Copeland is actively involved in the care of patients at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, serves as a palliative medicine consultant, and participates regularly in the educational aspects of our organization.
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Kimberly Case, MD
Dr. Case is a graduate of Cornell University and Texas Tech University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Family Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and then went on to a fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Care. After completing her fellowship at the Hospice and Palliative CareCenter, she accepted a permanent position in 2008. Dr. Case is also an Assistant Professor in the Family Medicine Department at Wake Forest University, where she both sees patients and participates in the teaching of the residents. She is board certified in both Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care. Her special interests include pediatric palliative care and teaching.
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Jennifer Hayden, MD
Dr. Hayden received her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology at Mississippi State University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from University of Texas Medical Branch. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, which she continues to be affiliated with by volunteer clinical appointment. She is our new fellow at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home and plans to continue in palliative care upon completion of this year of training. Her passion is educating and sharing palliative medicine with residents and medical students in our large medical centers including WFU Baptist Medical Center and Forsyth Medical Center. She enjoys discussions on use of steroids in palliative care, communicating with patients and families about end of life issues, and terminal agitation.
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Freda Clark-Cowan, MSN, FNP-BC
Freda is a graduate of Western Carolina University, UNC-Greensboro, and Old Dominion University. She currently holds two post Master’s certificates in Geriatric and Family Nurse Practitioner with a Master’s degree in Clinical Nursing. Freda has been a member of the Hospice & Palliative CareCenter team since December 2004. She is also wound care certified and provides palliative wound care for hospice and palliative care patients in all settings. She serves patients as a primary care provider along with the physicians at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She also serves home care patients to meet their palliative care needs. Freda is particularly interested in palliative care services, wound management, and advancing the knowledge of palliative care in the field of nursing.
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Cynthia Leonard, MSN, APRN-BC
Cindy is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University and UNC-Greensboro with a Master’s degree in Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. She has been employed with Hospice & Palliative CareCenter since August 2006. As a nurse practitioner, she serves patients as a primary provider at the Kate B. Reynolds home to meet their medical needs and assist with palliative care efforts for the homecare patients. Cindy is interested in providing optimal pain and symptom management for the patients, advancing the knowledge of palliative care in the field of nursing, and providing research to support palliative therapies.
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Myriah Cox, NP-C
Myriah is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro with a Master’s degree in Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. She has been employed with Hospice & Palliative CareCenter since September, 2009. As a nurse practitioner, she serves patients as a primary provider at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home to meet their medical needs and assist with palliative care for the homecare patients. Myriah is interested in optimizing quality of life in palliative care and symptom management for the patients, providing palliative care to dementia patients, and advancing the knowledge of palliative care in nursing.
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