Tammie Quest

Dr. Tammie E. Quest currently serves as the Chief Systems Integration Officer (CSIO) for the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC). Dr. Quest is the Montgomery Chair in Palliative Medicine and Professor in the Departments of Family and Preventive Medicine and Emergency Medicine. 

She joined the Emory University School of Medicine Faculty in 1998 and has held a number of leadership roles across Emory, the Atlanta VA and Grady Health System. Over the last 15 years in her role as the Emory Palliative Care Center Director she has made a lasting impact locally, nationally, and internationally as a pioneer in the integration of palliative care in the emergency setting and program building. She is the recipient of the Emory University School of Medicine Distinguished Service Award and recently served as president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In 2017, she was named by her peers one of the 30 most influential leaders in hospice and palliative medicine. In 2016, she was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council and continues to serve as Chair.

She is author of over 70 original articles and two textbooks in palliative care. She is the recipient of the 2019 Emory University School of Medicine Distinguished Service Award. She is the Past President of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, representing over 5,000 physicians and interprofessional providers in the advancement of education, clinical service, and research. In 2022 she was awarded the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’ Richard Payne Outstanding Achievement in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award for her dedicated work to advancing DEI in the organization through policy, strategic planning and implementation efforts.

She is the recipient of multiple federal, foundation and philanthropic grant awards to advance the science and practice of hospice and palliative medicine. A committed teacher, she speaks locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally on topics regarding palliative and end of life care (to include pain and symptom management, difficult decision making when facing serious illness and advance care planning), diversity, equity and inclusion and individual and organizational leadership.

Education:
B.S. – University of California, Berkeley
MD – University of California, San Francisco
Residency – Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California