Dr. Rodgers is the George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine at University of Michigan Medical School, as well as the founding director of the U-M Palliative Care Program. Dr. Rodgers is a leading national expert in payment and care delivery innovation in palliative care. His work has influenced important policy changes that have improved access to care by patients with serious illness and their caregivers.