Gary Doolittle, MD, is the medical liaison for the University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth, one of the most active telemedicine programs in the United States, and has been a part of KUCTT since its inception. Over twenty years, Dr. Doolittle has conducted more than 1,800 telemedicine visits and has been instrumental in expanding the center's telehealth services to include patient support groups, tumor boards and education events for healthcare providers and patients. He launched one of the first telehospice projects in the country, using home-based telemedicine units to improve care at the end of life.
Dr. Doolittle is the principle investigator for several grants funded through the Technologies Opportunities Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. He has written numerous publications concerning cost tracking and patient acceptance of telemedicine, telemedicine delivery, teleoncology and telehospice.
Dr. Doolittle is a professor in the department of internal medicine, division of hematology/oncology, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with hematology and oncology subspecialty boards and has earned certification by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
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