Shoshana Ungerleider, MD

Leading Voice in Healthcare, Practicing Internal Medicine Physician, Host of the TED Health Podcast, Science Advocate, Founder of the End Well Foundation

Topics: Healthcare & Healthcare Policy, Futurist, Education, Philanthropy, STEM, TED Speakers, Thought Leadership, Health & Well-Being, Women Leaders, Business, Technology, World Affairs

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Shoshana started the Ungerleider Palliative Care Education Fund to support innovative programs that further palliative care education at every level. The Ungerleider Fund initiated a comprehensive education program to enhance medical training around advanced illness and end-of-life care, physician communication, and wellness for healthcare providers at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center.

She funded Extremis, a short documentary about end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit by Academy Award-nominated director Dan Krauss. The film world premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016 and won Best Documentary Short. The film was nominated for a 2016 Academy Award and nominated for 2 Emmy Awards. She executive produced End Game, a short documentary on hospice and palliative care by Academy Award-winning directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year and was acquired by Netflix. The film was nominated for a 2018 Academy Award.

She founded End Well, a first-of-its-kind media platform, and an annual symposium on human-centered design and innovation to improve the end-of-life experience. As a writer and speaker, Shoshana has been featured as an expert on PBS NewsHour, CBS News, Fox News Radio as well as in Vox and STAT. She has spoken at Google, Exponential Medicine, The Schwartz Center’s Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference, The Coalition to Transform Advance Care Summit, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Columbia University, Chapman University, Sutter Health, Cambia Health, and Stanford University School of Medicine.

Shoshana was named to the 2018 40 Under 40 class by the San Francisco Business Times, Becker’s Hospital Review Rising stars: 90 healthcare leaders under 40 and listed in Huffington Post’s 99 “Limit Breaking Female Founders.” She was named 2018 Woman of the Year by Women Healthcare Executives of Northern California.

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Ending well: Redesigning the end of life experience for patients and families

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Re-imagining health care for the future: How can we apply design thinking to improve the health care experience

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The future is female: Looking ahead at the role of women in caregiving and health care

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Aging in America: What the “silver tsunami” means for health care and caregiving in the United States

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A Rx for burnout: How can we bring back joy and meaning to health care?

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