Paul Montgomery, PhD

Director of Community Relations
Massachusetts General Hospital
Palliative Care Service, Founders 600
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-1880
Fax: 617-724-8693

Educational and professional experience:

Spring Hill College, Mobile AL, BS (Physics), 1965
MIT, Cambridge MA, Ph.D., 1971
Weston College School of Theology, 1970-72, ethics & counseling
Boston University School of Social Work, Adult Education Certificate, 1974
Geriatrics Team, Cambridge-Somerville Mental Health Center, 1973-76
Director of Training & Consultation, Cambridge-Somerville MHC, 1976-79
Hospice Manager & Volunteer Supervisor, Emerson Hospital, Concord, 1979-99
Hospice Manager, Cranberry Hospice, Plymouth MA, 1999-2001
Dir. Of Community Relations, MGH Palliative Care Service, 2001-present

Current teaching and research interests:

I continue to teach and consult in hospice and palliative care seminars. I am interested in group decision-making, in how to maximize the effectiveness of interdisciplinary team meetings, and in the training of advance care planning facilitators. I am no longer interested in my MIT thesis topic, "Thermal fluctuations on the interface between two fluids, using optical heterodyne spectroscopy." I am presently involved in data management for several MGH Palliative Care research projects, one focused on the Use of Limitations of Life-Sustaining Treatment orders, and one titled Merging the Palliative Care and Medical Intensive Care Cultures.

If you have additional questions, please contact us via e-mail at: pallcare@partners.org .