Division of Palliative Care - Faculty and Staff

Bethany Eiseler, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Division of Palliative Care
Associate Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Fellowship

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix 
Hospice and Palliative Fellowship: Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix

Alyssa Bixby, DNP

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Adult Gerontology Primary Care, Arizona State University
Areas of Interest: Complex symptom management and improving quality of life through palliative care.

Tatiana Jaacks, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS): Franklin Pierce University
Areas of Interest: Palliative care, with a special interest in pediatric palliative medicine.

Janette "Dee" Pitman,
MSN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner 

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN): Indiana Wesleyan University
Areas of Interest: Delivering compassionate, patient-centered palliative care informed by over 30 years of diverse nursing experience across acute and critical care settings.

Tamara Anoony, MA

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)

Master of Business Administration in Health Care (MBA): Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH): Northern Arizona University.

Denise Bernal

Senior Administrative Assistant

Associate’s Degree in Business: University of Phoenix
Areas of Interest: Healthcare administration, supporting palliative and geriatric care teams, and advancing patient care excellence through administrative support.

Krysta Rader, LMSW

Medical Social Worker

Master of Social Work (MSW): Arizona State University 
Areas of Interest: Quality of life across the age and illness continuum, fostering healthy conversations about grief and loss at all ages, supporting patients and their surrounding systems with quality health information to enable confidence in decision making.