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Advisory Team

The Concurrent Care for Children’s clinical advisory board members:

Christy Torkildson RN, PHN, PhD, FPCN
Program Coordinator, Nurse
Pediatric Palliative Care Program
Banner Health

Lori Wiener, Ph.D., DCSW, LCSW-C
Pediatric Oncology Branch
Co-Director, Behavioral Health Core
Head, Psychosocial Support and Research Program
Senior Associate Scientist
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute

Maureen Lyon, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
American Board of Professional Psychology
Clinical Health Psychologist
Center for Translational Research
Children’s National Health System

Christine Fortney, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
The Ohio State University

Melanie Anspacher, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist 
PANDA Palliative Care
Children’s National Health System