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Medical Director, VP of Medical Services, Hospice/Palliative Physician
Patricia Neuman, DO, joined Agrace in 2018. She is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, hospice and palliative care and is certified as a hospice medical director. Dr. Neuman was a hospice medical director in Green Bay, WI from 2011 to 2018. Prior to that, she had a clinical practice in pain and spine care.
Director of Clinical Eligibility
Education:
Experience in Hospice and Palliative Care:
Director of Supportive Care, 2021
Nurse Practitioner, Continuum Navigator, 2020
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse practitioner, 2012
Just for fun:
Loves to travel to beaches, mountains, deserts and be on the water.
Director of Supportive Care, Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Denita Ward holds her family nurse practitioner and advanced dementia care specialist certifications, as well as a master’s degree in nursing from Chamberlain University.
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Hometown: Beloit, WI
Education:
Experience in Hospice and Palliative Care:
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse practitioner, 2017
Just for fun:
Spending time with family, playing cards/board games, camping, warm weather vacation destinations, attending my children’s sporting events (currently travel softball), attending minor and major league sporting events as well as theatre and music events.
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Linda Blust, MD, joined Agrace in 2021. She is board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine and internal medicine. Dr. Blust holds an undergraduate degree from Saint Louis University and earned her medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Anthony Braus, MD, joined Agrace in 2012. He is board certified in geriatrics and psychiatry. Dr. Braus practiced hospital-based psychiatry for more than 20 years, primarily at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison. He regularly consults with staff caring for Agrace hospice and palliative care patients who have forms of dementia and other psychiatric conditions. Dr. Braus received his medical degree from Michigan State University.
Hospice Nurse Practitioner
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Just for Fun:
Enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, and reading
Hospice Nurse Practitioner
MacKenzie Clark-Seltzner joined Agrace in 2013. She had previously worked as a nurse on an inpatient cancer unit before becoming a nurse practitioner. She received a master’s degree from Marian University, Fond du Lac, Wis., and holds Advanced Certified Palliative and Hospice Nurse (ACPHN) certification. She currently works at Agrace’s Madison inpatient unit, with both residential hospice patients and those receiving short-term acute care.
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Hometown: Oregon
Education:
Experience in Hospice and Palliative Care:
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse practitioner since 2015
Just for Fun:
Love to garden, spend time with my family and train my 3 dogs and 2 donkeys
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Susan Ferguson, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, and hospice and palliative medicine. She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center and completed her internal medicine residency at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, Ore.
Prior to joining Agrace, Dr. Ferguson was a physician in pulmonary medicine at SSM Health.
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Hometown: Mount Horeb
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Just for fun:
Bicycling, motorcycling, hiking, gardening and baking; Spending time outside and with friends and family.
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Tara Groth joined the supportive care team in 2021. She holds her adult nurse practitioner certification and earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her Master of Science in Nursing degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Just for Fun:
I coach youth hockey and I have driven a Zamboni!
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Gwen Herzog joined the Supportive Care Team in 2022. Gwen was Agrace’s first supportive care nurse practitioner to serve patients in the Waukesha service area. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a master’s degree in nursing from Concordia University.
Just for Fun:
In my free time, I enjoy being outdoors, traveling with my husband, and spending time with family and friends.
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Dr. Raj Hiranandani joined Agrace as a hospice and palliative physician in 2022. He is board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine and internal medicine and holds his medical humanities certification. Dr. Hiranandani earned his medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, and completed his fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining Agrace, Dr. Hiranandani was an internal medicine physician and hospice medical director with Marshfield Clinic Health System in Park Falls, Wis.
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Education:
Master of science in nursing, Concordia University, Mequon, WI
Bachelor of science in nursing, McKendree University, Lebanon, IL
Associate degree in nursing, Carterville, IL
Certifications:
American Nurse Credentialing Center Family Nurse Practitioner
Experience:
Family nurse practitioner, Agrace: 2018 – present
Family nurse practitioner, Mercy Health System: 2015- 2018
Registered nurse, Mercy Health System: 2010 – 2014
Registered nurse, Southern Illinois Healthcare: 2004 – 2010
Just for Fun:
Enjoys reading, traveling, and volunteering at her son’s school.
Hospice Nurse Practitioner
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
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Hospice/Palliative Physician
Bernard Micke, MD, joined Agrace in 1996. Dr. Micke practiced family medicine in Madison for several decades before coming to Agrace, where he helped our organization grow and gain the respect of patients, families and medical professionals in the communities Agrace serves. He serves on the Meriter Hospital Ethics Committee and is a graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Hospice Nurse Practitioner
Education:
• Master of science in nursing, Saint Anthony College of Nursing, Rockford, IL
• Bachelor of science in nursing, Rockford University, Rockford, IL
• Associates of arts, Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL
Certifications:
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Experience:
• Hospice/palliative nurse practitioner, Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care: 2020 – Present
• Family nurse practitioner/health clinician, SignifyHealth: 2019 – 2021
• Director of nursing, Woods Crossing SNF/CBRF: 2018 – 2019
• Agency nurse, PRN Healthcare Services: 2017 -2020
• Health and wellness coordinator, Inclusa: 2016 – 2019
• Nurse, Mercy Health: 2015 – 2016
• Rockford Memorial Hospital: 2002 – 2015
• Volunteer emergency medical technician (EMT), Durand Fire Department: 2005 – present
Just for Fun:
Enjoys attending her children’s volleyball, softball, basketball, and track and field sporting events. Loves hockey, being outdoors, kayaking on the local rivers, hiking, and traveling.
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Hometown: Madison, WI
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Experience in Hospice and Palliative Care:
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse practitioner-2016
Hospice Nurse Practitioner
Hometown: Madison WI
Education:
Experience in Hospice and Palliative Care:
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse practitioner-2013
Just for fun:
High intensity interval training, Cricut crafting, crocheting, board games, spending time with my family and dogs
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Lori Richer, MD, joined Agrace in 2021. She is board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine and is certified as a hospice medical director. Dr. Richer was a hospice and palliative care medical director in New Hampshire from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, she was a family medicine/geriatric medicine medical director in New Hampshire.
Director, Hospice Memory Care Suites
Dr. Kenneth Robbins, MD, MPH, of Madison, is board-certified in internal medicine and psychiatry. Before joining Agrace, he was medical director of the Stoughton Hospital Geropsychiatry Unit and medical director for Rock County’s Mental Health System. He has been on the clinical faculty of the University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry since 1985. Robbins is a member of the Dane County Medical Society, Wisconsin State Medical Society and Wisconsin Psychiatric Association. A graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Robbins also and holds a master’s of public health.
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Holly Schaefer, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist and hospice and palliative medicine physician. She joined Agrace in 2018, after completing a hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at UW Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Schaefer graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and completed a psychiatry residency at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts. Dr. Schaefer is a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, an adjunct clinical faculty member for the UW Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship, and a member of Agrace’s Ethics Committee.
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Marilyn Sincaban, MD, joined the medical services team of Agrace in 2022. She is board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine. She earned her medical degree at Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines, and completed her internal medicine residency and a fellowship in geriatric medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Prior to joining Agrace, Dr. Sincaban was a medical director with VITAS Healthcare, a national provider of end-of-life care. There, she helped assess whether prospective patients met Medicare’s hospice eligibility criteria and advised on the level of hospice care needed to meet each patient’s goals.
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Geoffrey Smith, DO, joined Agrace in 2017. He is board certified in family medicine and is a certified hospice medical director as well as a certified wound specialist. Dr. Smith practiced medicine with Fort Health Care in Johnson Creek and Fort Atkinson, Wis., from 1989 to 2017, working in family medicine. Most recently, he worked at the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Clinic in Fort Atkinson and the Johnson Creek Wound and Edema Clinic. He was also a medical director for Rainbow Hospice for 23 years. A graduate of Drake University, he received his medical degree from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa.
Hospice/Palliative Physician
Karuna Spiegelman, MD, joined Agrace in 2017. She is board certified in internal medicine and integrative holistic medicine, and completed a fellowship in hospice and palliative care in Pennsylvania in 2016. Dr. Spiegleman has been a hospitalist with Meriter UnityPoint Health in Madison for more than 10 years, and served on Meriter Hospital’s Medical Ethics Advisory Committee for nine years. In addition to English, she also speaks French, Russian and French Creole. She is proficient in Hindi and has a basic knowledge of medical Spanish.
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Title: APNP
Hometown: Hancock, WI
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Just for Fun:
I enjoy spending time time with my family and fur baby. I dabble in quilting and refurbishing furniture. We also enjoy camping and hope to see most of the national parks.
Hospice/Palliative Physician
David Watts, MD, joined Agrace in 2016. He is board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine, and was a faculty physician in the UW Division of Geriatrics in Madison from 1984 to 2016. Dr. Watts was named one of Madison’s “Top Docs” six times, and was named a “Patient Experience Champion” with UW Health in 2015. He received his medical degree from the University of Washington.
Hospice/Palliative Nurse Practitioner
Hometown: Waupun, WI
Education:
• BSN Nursing – UW Madison, 2014
• DNP – UW Madison, 2021
• Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber – 2021
• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner – 2021
• Critical Care Nurse Certification – 2016
• Registered Nurse – 2014
Experience in Hospice and Palliative Care:
Supportive Care Nurse Practitioner 2021 – present
Just for fun:
Walking with my husband and corgi, boating and water skiing, reading, spending time with family and friends and traveling.
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