Elizabeth Balsam Hart, MD

Elizabeth Balsam Hart, MD is a family physician with board certification in Geriatrics and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Her clinical practice focuses on the care of people living in nursing homes, and for those living with dementia or nearing the end of life. She participated in the early planning of the Maine Humanities Council’s Literature & Medicine program and served as a facilitator for groups in Maine for over 10 years, including the group at the VA Medical Center at Togus. A graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges and Dartmouth Medical School with a background in medical humanities and medical ethics, she completed residency and her geriatric fellowship at Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency. She has recently completed a Practice Change Fellowship, a geriatric leadership program supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies and the John A Hartford Foundation. In a collaborative partnership with the Maine Hospice Council and the Maine Office of Elder Services she leads an advance care planning initiative “Cultivating Meaningful Conversations to Guide Care.”