The Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine program at Naples Comprehensive Health is a 1-year ACGME-accredited fellowship program. We train two physicians each year in a growing academic community hospital with a complete and dedicated palliative care interdisciplinary team.
The fellowship offers education in all aspects of palliative care including clinical, didactic and research components, and both primary and specialty palliative care approaches. Working within the interprofessional team develops a team-based approach to patient care and support while providing hands on education to fellows on various team member roles.
Ryan Perdzock, M.D.
Information for Applicants
The goal of our fellowship is the development of outstanding physician leaders in the field of hospice and palliative care. Our fellows will excel in all areas of palliative care including in-depth goals of care conversations, advanced pain and symptom management, and spiritual and emotional support for both the patient and their families.
The primary training site is Naples Comprehensive Health, located in Naples, Florida, where the fellows will be active members of the inpatient and outpatient palliative care teams. Secondary sites include hospice organizations that serve patients in the home, hospital, inpatient hospice or in long-term care facilities.
The fellows will be exposed to a diverse population with many complex, advanced and life-limiting serious illnesses.
Hospice and Palliative Faculty
Ryan Perdzock, M.D.
Julieta Gilson, M.D.
Rebecca Smith, M.D.
Contact Us
For inquiries or assistance regarding our Cardiology Fellowship at NCH, please call our Program Coordinator Gina DeSanctis below or contact GME directly at GME@nchmd.org. Reach out today to take the first step towards excelling at NCH.
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