Danielle Chammas, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor within the UCSF Department of Medicine’s Division of Palliative Medicine and the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She works clinically in the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Symptom Management Clinic, and she serves as the Co-Director of Patient and Caregiver Education for the MERI Center for Palliative Care Education at UCSF. She completed her medical school, General Adult Psychiatry residency, chief resident year, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship all at UCSF. In addition to providing clinical care, her professional and scholarly interests include the intersection of psychiatry and palliative care, the psychological dimensions of life-limiting illness, therapeutic communication, medical education, clinician wellness, and medical humanities. In her personal life, Dr. Chammas enjoys creating art, writing, and spending quality time with her husband and three young daughters.