New chief of palliative care at Exeter Health Resources – News … – Seacoastonline.com

EXETER Suzana Makowski, MD, MMM has joined Exeter Health Resources as the chief of palliative care services. In this role, she will oversee the provision of palliative care throughout Exeter Health Resources, across the continuum of care including patients admitted to Exeter Hospital, in the hospitals clinics especially the Center for Cancer Care, and patients at home or in the community receiving services from Rockingham Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice.

Palliative care is a medical specialty with expertise in helping patients be as well as possible while living with serious illness. Dr. Makowski will work with the palliative care team to address the complex physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients going through a serious illness, while supporting the needs of their family and close friends. The team includes physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses, chaplains, and social workers.

Dr. Makowski completed her undergraduate studies at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and post-baccalaureate certificate at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA. She received her MD at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, and her masters in Medical Management at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, California. She completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a fellowship in hospice & palliative medicine at San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care in San Diego, California.

Dr. Makowski also has additional experience and training in leadership and management. She has a Green Belt in Lean Quality Improvement, is a Certified Physician Executive with a Masters in Medical Management, and was honored with the prestigious Leonard Tow Award, from the Gold Humanism Honor Society, for both clinical excellence and outstanding compassion in the delivery of care and for showing respect for patients, their families, and healthcare colleagues.

Healing can occur at all stages of life, even when there is no cure, said Dr. Makowski. I see my role as one that helps patients and their families live as well as possible for as long as possible, crafting healthcare around what matters most to the person, while carefully tending to their symptoms and medical history.

For more information about Exeter Hospital or Rockingham Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, visit exeterhospital.com or rockinghamvna.org.

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