Chief Medical Officer
Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc
300 E. 185th St.
Cleveland
OHUSA
44119-1330
Email:
cwellman@hospicewr.org
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Charles Wellman, a board-certified internist and a fellow in the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, received his medical degree from Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. He completed a residency program in internal medicine at the University of Iowa. In his 12 year tenure as the Chief Medical Officer of Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, he is responsible for overseeing the medical care of patients enrolled in their hospice and palliative care programs. He is also chairperson of his hospice’s Ethics Committee and Palliative Care Task Force and has been a member of the ethics committee of NHPCO. He has over 27 years of experience in hospice medicine. He has published articles on pain control and lectures both locally and nationally on end-of-life care. He has previously served as a board member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and a co-chair of their Business Practice Task Force. He is currently the chair of their Leadership and Workforce Strategic Coordinating Committee. He is the recipient of the 2011 annual Josephina B. Magno Distinguished Hospice Physician Award.