Danbury-based Regional Hospice has named Dr. Heather Sung to the role of medical director. She succeeds Dr. Robert Kloss, who has held the medical director position for the past 40 years and will continue to serve in an honorary position with the organization.
Dr. Sung is board certified in both internal medicine and palliative and hospice medicine. Prior to joining Danbury Hospital in 2002, she practiced at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and was an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and was part of the Clinical Faculty of the Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency. She became the clinical leader for Palliative Care at Norwalk Hospital in 2016 and also taught the palliative medicine curriculum for Sacred Heart University”™s Physician Assistant School.
“Dr. Kloss has been instrumental in bringing the Regional Hospice vision to life and we are fortunate to have him continue with us in this honorary position,” said President and CEO Cynthia Emiry Roy. “Heather Sung has been an amazing advocate of Regional Hospice over the years and an innovative leader in palliative/end-of-life care for years. She is the perfect addition to our talented hospice care team and will further strengthen our longstanding reputation as the highest quality, most compassionate hospice care provider in Connecticut.”
