Dr. Von Roenn, Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, is a medical oncologist and expert in palliative medicine. She is Medical Director of the Palliative Care and Home Hospice Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and a full member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University.

Dr. Von Roenn is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and palliative medicine. Her clinical and research interests focus on breast cancer and palliative care, particularly the impact of treatment on disease-related symptoms, and she has published extensively in these areas. She has a commitment to education and teaching in the field of palliative medicine, serving as Director of the Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training Program at Northwestern and spearheading efforts throughout Northwestern to incorporate palliative medicine into the medical school curriculum and internal medicine residency training. She maintains a strong focus on training medical oncologists to integrate palliative medicine principles and practices into oncology, serving as the Chair of the annual Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference, an editor of the Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Oncology curriculum and as a Master Facilitator with the EPEC Project.

Dr. Von Roenn serves on the editorial board of several oncology journals, is the editor of texts related to palliative medicine and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Supportive Oncology. She is a past board member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She has served on numerous committees on breast cancer and palliative care and is currently Chair of the ASCO Palliative Care Task Force.