Ann Allegre, MD, FACP

Dr. Ann Allegre has been Director of Medical Programs for Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care since 1999. She served as Medical Director of the Palliative Care Consult Service for Providence Health from 2000-2006.  She was Fellowship Program Director for Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care in 2005-6. She was awarded the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine—Project on Death in America Community Leadership in Palliative Care Award in 2007. A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, she practiced internal medicine and geriatrics in Kansas City, Kansas from 1981 until 1999, and has specialized in hospice and palliative medicine since 1999.  She began serving as a hospice medical director in 1988.  She is board certified in internal medicine and in hospice and palliative medicine.  She is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine for the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and also lectures at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.  Her areas of interest include the development of palliative care services, communication with patients and families, ethics and palliative symptom management.

Allegre Receives National Prize Recognizes Excellence in End-of-Life Care

Ann Allegre, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, director of medical programs at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care in Kansas City, Missouri, received the senior physician award of $25,000. Dr. Allegre is a pioneer in hospice care and palliative medicine, coming to the field before formal training programs were available or professional literature existed.

See the complete list of recipients of the annual Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards here.