Dr. Donald Sullivan

Dr. Donald Sullivan is a Senior Professor at Oregon Health & Science University, where he specializes in lung cancer, palliative care, and end-of-life care. His research focuses on improving decision-making for critically ill patients, integrating palliative care into primary and pulmonary–critical care settings, and addressing antimicrobial use in serious illness. His recent work includes a randomized trial on a scalable tool for surrogate decision-makers, a "PalliPulm" framework for pulmonary–critical care education, and global health imperatives for palliative care integration. He has been awarded $1.78 million for developing a low-literacy conversation tool to enhance lung cancer decision-making, and he collaborates internationally on critical care and palliative medicine initiatives.