FACULTY & STAFF

Nellie O'Connor

Kerry O'Connor MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor (kerry.oconnor@cuanschutz.edu) is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado. She trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and then did a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative care at Johns Hopkins. She has been working for the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Service on the Anschutz Campus since 2019. She started on faculty for the MSPC in 2022, is a WellDOM Champion for the Palliative Care Division of the CU Department of Medicine Wellness Initiative, teaches EOL in the MICU communication skills for medicine interns on their ICU rotations, and is co-leader of a home-based palliative care organization in Mbale, Uganda. Her professional interests include health care provider wellbeing and mindfulness, the intersection between nature and health/wellbeing, and value-based communication skill education. She enjoys playing with her dogs Scout and Bailey, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, playing the guitar and singing, enjoying time with friends and family, photography, yoga, meditation, and home improvement projects.


Nellie O'Connor

Kerry O'Connor MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor (kerry.oconnor@cuanschutz.edu) is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado. She trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and then did a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative care at Johns Hopkins. She has been working for the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Service on the Anschutz Campus since 2019. She started on faculty for the MSPC in 2022, is a WellDOM Champion for the Palliative Care Division of the CU Department of Medicine Wellness Initiative, teaches EOL in the MICU communication skills for medicine interns on their ICU rotations, and is co-leader of a home-based palliative care organization in Mbale, Uganda. Her professional interests include health care provider wellbeing and mindfulness, the intersection between nature and health/wellbeing, and value-based communication skill education. She enjoys playing with her dogs Scout and Bailey, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, playing the guitar and singing, enjoying time with friends and family, photography, yoga, meditation, and home improvement projects.


Nellie O'Connor

Kerry O'Connor MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor (kerry.oconnor@cuanschutz.edu) is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado. She trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and then did a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative care at Johns Hopkins. She has been working for the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Service on the Anschutz Campus since 2019. She started on faculty for the MSPC in 2022, is a WellDOM Champion for the Palliative Care Division of the CU Department of Medicine Wellness Initiative, teaches EOL in the MICU communication skills for medicine interns on their ICU rotations, and is co-leader of a home-based palliative care organization in Mbale, Uganda. Her professional interests include health care provider wellbeing and mindfulness, the intersection between nature and health/wellbeing, and value-based communication skill education. She enjoys playing with her dogs Scout and Bailey, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, playing the guitar and singing, enjoying time with friends and family, photography, yoga, meditation, and home improvement projects.


Nellie O'Connor

Kerry O'Connor MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor (kerry.oconnor@cuanschutz.edu) is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado. She trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and then did a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative care at Johns Hopkins. She has been working for the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Service on the Anschutz Campus since 2019. She started on faculty for the MSPC in 2022, is a WellDOM Champion for the Palliative Care Division of the CU Department of Medicine Wellness Initiative, teaches EOL in the MICU communication skills for medicine interns on their ICU rotations, and is co-leader of a home-based palliative care organization in Mbale, Uganda. Her professional interests include health care provider wellbeing and mindfulness, the intersection between nature and health/wellbeing, and value-based communication skill education. She enjoys playing with her dogs Scout and Bailey, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, playing the guitar and singing, enjoying time with friends and family, photography, yoga, meditation, and home improvement projects.


Nellie O'Connor

Kerry O'Connor MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor (kerry.oconnor@cuanschutz.edu) is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado. She trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and then did a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative care at Johns Hopkins. She has been working for the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Service on the Anschutz Campus since 2019. She started on faculty for the MSPC in 2022, is a WellDOM Champion for the Palliative Care Division of the CU Department of Medicine Wellness Initiative, teaches EOL in the MICU communication skills for medicine interns on their ICU rotations, and is co-leader of a home-based palliative care organization in Mbale, Uganda. Her professional interests include health care provider wellbeing and mindfulness, the intersection between nature and health/wellbeing, and value-based communication skill education. She enjoys playing with her dogs Scout and Bailey, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, playing the guitar and singing, enjoying time with friends and family, photography, yoga, meditation, and home improvement projects.


Nellie O'Connor

Kerry O'Connor MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor (kerry.oconnor@cuanschutz.edu) is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado. She trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and then did a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative care at Johns Hopkins. She has been working for the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Service on the Anschutz Campus since 2019. She started on faculty for the MSPC in 2022, is a WellDOM Champion for the Palliative Care Division of the CU Department of Medicine Wellness Initiative, teaches EOL in the MICU communication skills for medicine interns on their ICU rotations, and is co-leader of a home-based palliative care organization in Mbale, Uganda. Her professional interests include health care provider wellbeing and mindfulness, the intersection between nature and health/wellbeing, and value-based communication skill education. She enjoys playing with her dogs Scout and Bailey, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, playing the guitar and singing, enjoying time with friends and family, photography, yoga, meditation, and home improvement projects.


Nellie O'Connor

Kerry O'Connor MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kerry “Nellie” O’Connor (kerry.oconnor@cuanschutz.edu) is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado. She trained in Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and then did a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative care at Johns Hopkins. She has been working for the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Service on the Anschutz Campus since 2019. She started on faculty for the MSPC in 2022, is a WellDOM Champion for the Palliative Care Division of the CU Department of Medicine Wellness Initiative, teaches EOL in the MICU communication skills for medicine interns on their ICU rotations, and is co-leader of a home-based palliative care organization in Mbale, Uganda. Her professional interests include health care provider wellbeing and mindfulness, the intersection between nature and health/wellbeing, and value-based communication skill education. She enjoys playing with her dogs Scout and Bailey, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, playing the guitar and singing, enjoying time with friends and family, photography, yoga, meditation, and home improvement projects.


Faculty Affiliations

Medicine

  • Ashley Dixon Anderson MD
  • Stacy Fischer, MD
  • Cari Levy, MD, PhD
  • Meret Marangola, DO
  • Dan Matlock, MD
  • Colleen McIlvennan, MD
  • Nellie O'Connor, MD
  • Maurice (Scotty) Scott, MD
  • Jen Seibert, MD
  • Christina Vaughan, MD
  • Jeanie Youngwerth, MD

Nursing

  • Stacy Anderson, DNP
  • Harri Brackett, RN, MS, ACHPN
  • Heather Coats, PhD, MS, APRN-BC
  • Ami De Rama, DNP

Physician Assistant

  • Amber Maniates, PA-C

Social Work

  • Melissa C Palmer, JD LCSW ACHP-SW APHSW-C

Spiritual Care

  • Kelly Arora, PhD
  • Jana Miner, MDiv

Psychology

  • Elissa Kolva, PhD

Ethics

  • Anne Dondapati Allen, PhD, MDiv

Librarian

  • Kristen DeSanto, MSLS, MS, RD, AHIP


Support Staff

Program Manager

  • Ashley Ertmer

Program Coordinator 

  • Bailee Bannon Murray

Distance Degrees and Programs

  • Graduate School

Medicine

  • Jacob Green


University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Partners

The CU Anschutz Medical Campus houses a network of collaborative faculty and staff who are housed in one or more schools, colleges, or facilities. Below is a list of our closest university partners.

External Affiliations

Our program faculty are members of a vast network of health professionals. Below is a list of networks and organizations in which our faculty belong. Our program is often represented at the conferences and other organized events hosted by these organizations. 

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