CURRICULUM VITAE
Jonathan B. Gully MD
Jonathan B. Gully MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine Geriatric and Palliative
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine Geriatric and Palliative
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/1994 - 08/1998 Honors Degree of Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City |
08/2000 - 05/2004 M.D., University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
06/2004 - 06/2008 Resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN |
07/2008 - 06/2009 Fellowship, Palliative Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/2009 - 07/2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Neoplastic Diseases and Related Disorders, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2018 - 12/2020 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division Hematology and Oncology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/2021 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
05/2010 - 02/2013 and 06/2014 - 01/2015 - Member, Internal Medicine Resident Curriculum and CME Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
06/2010 - 03/2013 Coordinator, Palliative Medicine Resident Elective, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
06/2010 - Present Course Director, Medicine D4413, "Adult Palliative Medicine." This course is a month-long immersion M4 student elective into palliative medicine and hospice. Medical College of Wisconsin |
12/2013 - Present Course Director, Medicine D3326, "A Primer on Palliative Care." Created and pioneered a new 2-week M3 student elective for palliative care within the novel MCW Discovery Curriculum. Medical College of Wisconsin |
06/2014 - 11/2014 Coordinator, Palliative Medicine Resident Elective, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2021 - Present Medical Director, Palliative Medicine Clinic |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
09/2009 - Present Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 |
10/2009 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) | 10/2014 | 10/2024 |
American Board of Internal Medicine 08/2012 Participating MOC, LKA | None | |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
BLS | AHA | 10/27/2022 | 10/31/2024 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin License | 53292-020 | 06/25/2009 | 10/31/2017 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2000 - 2004 High Ability Tuition Waiver |
2000 - 2001 Zwick Medical Scholarship |
2002 - Present Frank D. Naegeli, M.D. Scholarship |
2008 - Present AAHPM College of Palliative Care Assembly Scholarship |
2013 - Present MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teacher 2011-2012 |
2014 - Present Best Teaching Service Award, Internal Medicine Residency |
2014 - Present MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award 2013-2014 |
2014 - Present POET award - Patient-nominated award in recognition of outstanding patient service |
2016 - Present MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award for 2015-2016 |
2019 - Present MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award for 2018-2019 |
2022 - Present Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM) |
2022 - Present MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award for 2021-2022 |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2000 - 2004 Minnesota Medical Association |
2000 - 2004 Hennepin Medical Society |
2000 - 2005 Indiana State Medical Association |
2000 - 2010 American Medical Association |
2004 - 2010 American Academy of Pediatrics |
2007 - 2013 American College of Physicians |
2007 - Present American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
2009 - 2020 Midwest Ethics Committee Network |
2015 - Present Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PC-NOW) (Founding Member) |
DATE Nu Sigma Nu Medical Fraternity |
DATE The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi |
DATE Golden Key Honors Society |
DATE Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
02/2011 - Present Journal of Palliative Medicine |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2000 - 2002 Social Chairman, Nu Sigma Nu, Minneapolis, MN |
2002 - 2003 Chairman of the Board, Nu Sigma Nu Executive Council, Minneapolis, MN |
07/2004 - 07/2006 Recruitment Committee, Medicine/Pediatrics Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine |
07/2004 - 07/2008 Wellness and Social Committee, Medicine/Pediatrics Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine |
07/2007 - 07/2008 Wellness and Social Committee, Internal Medicine Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2008 - Present AAHPM Humanities and Spirituality Special Interest Group |
2008 - Present AAHPM Ethics Special Interest Group |
2009 - 2012 AAHPM Pediatrics Special Interest Group |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||||||
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
"I'm in a World of Hurt: I Have 4 Different Pain Doctors Treating my Pain! Multidisciplinary Approaches to Cancer-Pain Management" 8th Annual Great Lakes Palliative Care Conference. Lake Geneva, - 05/02/2019 |
"When Prescribing Pain Medications Keeps You Up at Night..." 5th Annual Midwest Regional Palliative Care Conference. Lake Geneva, - 04/22/2016 |
Regional |
"Suffering Through Adolescence: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Palliative Care, " MGH Palliative Care Grand Rounds, Boston, - 04/2009 |
"Beyond the Basics: Complex Symptom Management." MCW First Annual Palliative Care Spring Conference: 'Challenging Topics in Palliative Care: Beyond the Basics, ' Milwaukee, - 04/2012 |
"Beyond the Basics: Complicated Pain Management." 2nd Annual Challenging Topics in Palliative Care: Beyond the Basics |
"Our Most Challenging Cases." Moderator, 2nd Annual Challenging Topics in Palliative Care: Beyond the Basics |
"Navigating the Crossroads of Medical Technology and the Human Condition." Symposium for Senior Physicians |
"Sharing Cases." Group moderator |
VA-Sponsored Hospice Veteran Partnership Meeting of VA Palliative Care Coordinators and local Milwaukee Hospice Agencies. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Milwaukee, - 11/09/17 |
"Truth Telling: Challenges for Mental Health Professionals in a Changing Environment." 1st Annual Psycho Ethics Conference, Milwaukee, - 09/14/18 |
VA-Sponsored Hospice Veteran Partnership Meeting of VA Palliative Care Coordinators and local Milwaukee Hospice Agencies. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Milwaukee, - 11/15/2018 |
"Nutritional Challenges at End of Life." Wisconsin Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WiSPEN) Annual Fall Symposium, Aurora Medical Center, Summit, - 09/24/2019 |
"Aging in America: Coping with Loss, Dying, and Death in Later Life." Hospice Foundation of America's Annual National Living with Grief Program, Milwaukee, - 11/15/2019 |
"Approach to the Dying Patient and Inpatient Hospice Care." 2022 WAPA Spring Conference, Madison, WI |
Local |
"Can You Spell Aricept Backwards?" IU Geriatrics Conference, Indianapolis, - 11/2006 |
"Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis" Medicine Morning Report, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, - 02/2007 |
"Hypernatremia" Pediatric Morning Report, Riley Hospital, Indianapolis, - 03/2007 |
"Complex Pulmonary Complications in an ICU Patient" Medicine Morning Report, University Hospital, Indianapolis, - 08/2007 |
"Primary Amyloidosis" Chairman's Conference, Department of Medicine, Indianapolis, - 09/2007 |
"Life after Adolescence: Exploring the Developmental Stages of Adulthood." Shari Croen Memorial Palliative Care Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, - 09/2009 |
"Bad News Sim, " Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Star Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, - 09/16/2010 |
"Difficult Conversations in Geriatrics." Department of Family and Community Medicine Cure Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, - 01/18/2012 |
Some Thoughts about Pain and Pain Management, Combined Department of Medicine Fellows Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, - 03/09/2013 |
Geriatrics SIG End of Life Panel; invited to participate in an interactive discussion re: end-of-life issues with medical students. Medical College of Wisconsin, - 01/13/2014 |
"Navigating the Crossroads of Medical Technology and the Human Condition." Palliative Care CME, St. Joseph Hospital, West Bend, - 11/07/14 |
"What is Hospice and Palliative Care?" Washington County Separated, Divorced and Widowed Men and Women. West Bend, - 06/05/2015 |
"What is Palliative Care?" Palliative Care Panel. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, - 02/22/2017 |
"Difficulties Surrounding Opioid Prescribing." Schwartz Center Rounds. Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, - 03/14/2017 |
"Chart Confidential: Patient Care in an Age of Transparency." Bioethics and Medical Humanities Grand Rounds. Milwaukee Mental Health Complex, Milwaukee, - 11/14/18 |
"Was St. John Depressed?" Critically Appraised Topic, Noon Conference, Indianapolis, - 12/2006 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Regional |
"Crossroads: Creating an Urban Environment." Western Regional Honors Conference, Boise, - 04/1996 |
"Messing with Nature: Potential Benefits and Ethical Dilemmas" Western Regional Honors Conference, Oakland, - 04/1995 |
Local |
"MCW Palliative Care Toolbox: a pocket resource for clinical care and medical education." Mobile App Challenge Pitch Event, Medical College of Wisconsin, - 03/18/2014 |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
09/2009 - 10/2012 Small-group facilitator, Ethics and Palliative Medicine M-2 Course |
09/2009 - Present Preceptor, Palliative Medicine Inpatient Elective Course |
07/2010 - Present Course Director, M4 Student Palliative Medicine Elective |
10/2010 - 06/2015 Facilitator, Team Based Learning (TBL) M4 Ambulatory Module |
01/2011 - Present Small-group facilitator, Healer's Art M1 medical student elective |
02/2011 - 03/2014 Annual ACP Student Networking Reception |
03/2012 - 05/2015 Lecturer, Art through the Humanities elective for M4 Students, From Aubade to Elegy: A Reflection of Death and Life |
01/2014 - 06/2015 Small-group facilitator, Discovery Curriculum Foundational Capstone Ethics Course (M2 students) |
07/2014 - Present Course Director, M3 Palliative Medicine Elective in the MCW Discovery Curriculum |
07/2015 - 07/2018 Small-group facilitator, Palliative Care Session 311-M4D901 Ambulatory Medicine. This is an interactive teaching module for M4 medical student session focused on communication skills including breaking bad news and goal setting. |
01/2019 - Present Lecturer, M1 Foundations of Human Behavior, Course for first-year medical students. |
01/2022 - Present 4th Annual MCW SHS Conference |
Resident and Fellow Education |
08/2009 - Present Faculty mentor, Biweekly Palliative Care Journal Club |
09/2009 - Present Attending Preceptor for Palliative Medicine Consult inpatient teaching service and outpatient clinic, for students, IM residents, and fellows in pain, SICU, hematology/oncology, and palliative medicine |
10/2009 - Present Faculty mentor, Resident Noon Report (one to two sessions per month) in Internal Medicine Residency Program |
10/2009 - 05/2011 Preceptor, Medical students on ambulatory rotation in Palliative Medicine Clinic |
01/2010 - 07/2016 Small Group Lecturer, Core Skills IM 201 Lecture: Goals Setting Discussions |
01/2010 - 07/2016 Small Group Lecturer, Core Skills IM 101: Breaking Bad News |
02/2010 - 05/2013 Presented at Academic Half-Day Lecture for the Internal Medicine Residency Program (12/8/10; Ethics at EOL 4/20/11; Supervised Kerry Case, MD in Complex Pain Management 5/2010; Supervised Alexis Williams, MD in Medicare Hospice Benefit, 5/2013; Ethics at End of Life, 2/2013) |
07/2010 - Present Palliative Medicine Fellowship Lectures, Introduction to Palliative Care; Cancer Pain Assessment; and Cancer Pain Treatment, Reflective Writing |
09/2011 - Present Palliative Medicine Communication Workshop; HPM fellowship Lecture series, two sessions per year |
01/18/2012 - Present Department of Family and Community Medicine CURE Conference; "Difficult Conversations in Geriatrics." |
03/09/2013 - Present Some Thoughts about Pain and Pain Management, Combined Department of Medicine Fellows Lecture |
07/2015 - 00/2016 Large-group lecturer, Intern Orientation Lecture: Code Status Discussions |
07/2016 - 07/2020 Small-group lecturer and facilitator, Core Skills IM 101 Lecture: Difficult Conversations. |
07/2021 - Present Communication Skills Workshop, Department of Emergency Medicine |
03/2022 - Present End-of-Life Care for Cardiology, Division of AHF and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
Sarah Strauder, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, A student in medical school, she completed PMR at MCW before pursuing Fellowship in HPM at UW. |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
2009 - 2010 Kerry Case, MD, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2009 - 2010 Kathleen Neuendorf, MD, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2010 - 2011 Liza Thiel, MD, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2011 - 2012 Sarah Nickoloff, MD, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2013 Alexis Williams, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2014 Kerry Lu, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2014 - 2015 Sam Maiser, MD, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2015 - 2016 M. Atwood, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2015 - 2016 Renee Foutz, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - 2017 Alex Bear, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - 2018 Blumenfeld FK, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2018 - 2019 Elizabeth Bukowy, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2019 - 2020 Ryan Jozwiak, MD, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - 2021 Lara India, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - 2021 Lee Ann Lau, MD, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - 2022 Divya Patel, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2022 - 2023 Jennifer Turpen, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2022 - 2023 Jordan Bauman, Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Faculty |
2010 - 2017 Liza Thiel, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2010 - 2011 Wendy Peltier, MD, HPM Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2010 - 2011 Robert Heib, MD, HPM Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2010 - 2011 Sean Tutton, MD, HPM Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2011 - 2012 Sarah Nickoloff, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2014 - 2019 Elizabeth Bukowy, MD, Resident and Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2015 - 2016 M. Atwood, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2015 - Present Renee Foutz, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - Present Paul Stellmacher, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - 2018 Chris Lawton, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - Present Alex Bear, MD, Medical Student, Resident, and Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2019 - Present Adrienne Klement, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present Lee Ann Lau, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present Lara India, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2022 - Present Jordan Bauman, Medical College of Wisconsin |
EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Undergraduate Students |
Blaque Robinson, Medical College of Wisconsin, 7/2013 -7/2013, College student interested in medicine. Provided mentorship and supervised the development of a QI project to explore physician comfort and preferences related to palliative sedation |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
Faculty |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Clinical Programs |
2010 - 2013 Coordinated inpatient palliative medicine physician scheduling for Froedtert Hospital and VA Hospital services |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
2016 - Present Member, Wauwatosa STEM Technology Committee, Wauwatosa School District, The committee identifies, evaluates, and recommends new technology for inclusion into the elementary STEM curriculum. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Braun TF, Poulson S, Gully JB, Empey JC, Van Way S, Putnam A, Blair DF: Function of proline residues of MotA in torque generation by the flagellar motor of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 1999; 181(11):3542-51. |
2. Weis J, Gully JB, Marks S: The interplay of Factitious Disorder and Palliative Care Encounters: A Case Series. J Palliat Med. 2016 Feb;19(2):238-43. |
3. Maiser S, Estrada-Stephen K, Sahr N, Gully J, Marks S: A Survey of Hospice and Palliative Care Clinician's Experiences and Attitudes Regarding the Use of Palliative Sedation. J Palliat Med. 2017 2017 Sep;20(9):915-921. |
Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. Gully, J. Palliative Care Questions. In: McLaughlin, S, editor. Breast-Education Self-Assessment Program (BESAP III) [Internet]. Columbia, MD: American Society of Breast Surgeons; c2020. Available from: https://www.breastsurgeons.org/education/besap |









