Hello! We're EpioneMD

We’re dedicated to helping you get more personalized healthcare

We’re so glad you’re here and that you’re looking for the healthcare you deserve!

We’ve worked at academic institutions, in community hospitals, in outpatient clinics, and in homecare. We’ve seen how easy it is to get lost in our healthcare system, to feel overwhelmed when you’re sick, and to struggle to advocate for yourself and the people you love.

We were inspired by the idea that medical care should be less confusing and more personal. That’s why we created EpioneMD Aging & Illness Coaching, to put the personal back in healthcare.

We believe that the best medical care is rooted in a conversation about what matters to you, your values, and your goals. That’s because personalized healthcare means integrating medical expertise with your own values and wishes. When your family, your friends, and your medical team know what’s important to you and what your health goals are, we can work together to take better care of you.

We also know you’re so much more than your age or an illness. That means we take a holistic approach to tend to you and your caregivers, emotionally and spiritually.

Aging & Illness coaching is about empowering you with the tools and resources to better navigate the healthcare system and help you get the medical care you want. We look forward to working with you!

Warmly,

Ashwini & Caitlin

Co-Founders of EpioneMD

PS: We get asked about our name a lot. Epione is the Greek goddess of soothing pain. We hope we’ll soothe the frustration you may feel when trying to get the medical care you want or when caring for the person you love.

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Ashwini Bapat

MD, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Coach

Ashwini Bapat is a Palliative Care physician and writer. She received her medical degree at Tufts University and completed her internal medicine residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She found her calling in palliative care and completed her fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She has worked at academic centers including Yale-New Haven Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, and was an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

As a writer, she is inspired and awed by human resilience and the mysteries intrinsic to life and death. Her narratives have been featured in WBUR, Harvard Health Blog, KevinMD, Doximity, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Academic Medicine, and the Society of General Internal Medicine. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

Caitlin Baran

MD, Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer

Coach

Caitlin Baran is a Palliative Care physician. She received her medical degree from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and then began radiology residency at Oregon Health Sciences University. Early in her training, she saw the impact Palliative Care had on the lives of her patients and she changed course to pursue a career in palliative medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Vermont Medical Center and completed her fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine at the Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care program. She has worked at academic centers including Massachusetts General Hospital and was an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

She serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Palliative Medicine. Caitlin is humbled to practice Palliative Care, a field of medicine designed to understand who people are and align healthcare choices with their values.

Lisa Catalano

LICSW ACHPSW

Coach

Lisa Catalano is an independently licensed clinical social worker who works with adults of all ages facing serious or progressive illness. She has worked in a medical setting for most of her career and has over 16 years of experience guiding and supporting patients and families as they navigate the complexity of medical decision making. She is a graduate of the Boston College School of Social Work and is a certified Hospice and Palliative Care specialist. Her focus is to help clients define their own journey and be a source of support throughout the process.

Sarah Byrne-Martelli

DMin, BCC-PCHAC

Coach

Sarah Byrne-Martelli, DMin BCC, has served as a BCCI Board Certified Chaplain in Acute Care, Hospice, and Palliative Care since 2003. Sarah provides spiritual counseling for patients and families of all belief systems, as they navigate the experiences of serious illness, grief, and health care decision-making.

Sarah serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Professional Chaplains and the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion. She is also the author of Memory Eternal: Living with Grief as Orthodox Christians. She holds a Doctor of Ministry from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School.