Our Team

The Supportive Care team is an interdisciplinary group of specially trained professionals who provide physical, emotional and spiritual care to patients to assist the patient’s physician.

The Supportive Care team includes:

Mery Lossada, MD, Hospice of Marion County Chief Medical Officer

Specialty: Neurology and Psychiatry
Board Certifications: Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Neurology and Psychiatry
Joined Hospice of Marion County in 2007

Dantuluri P. Raju, MD, Medical Director

Specialty: Gerontology, Family Practice Board
Certifications: Geriatric Practice; Board of Family Practice, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Also serves as medical director for Timber Ridge Rehabilitation Center, Ocala, FL

Lori Williams, APRN-A-GNP-C

Certified in Adult Gerontology Primary Care

Karen Messier, APRN-A-GNP-C

Certified in Adult Gerontology Primary Care

Rebecca Blackson, APRN-FNP-BC

Board Certified in Family Practice

Julie Paridiso, APRN-A-GNP-C

Certified in Adult Gerontology Primary Care

Social Workers and Chaplains

Available upon request.

Our Team

The Supportive Care team is an interdisciplinary group of specially trained professionals who provide physical, emotional and spiritual care to patients to assist the patient’s physician.

The Supportive Care team includes:

Mery Lossada, MD, Hospice of Marion County Chief Medical Officer

Dantuluri P. Raju, MD, Medical Director

Lori Williams, APRN-A-GNP-C

Karen Messier, APRN-A-GNP-C

Rebecca Blackson, APRN-FNP-BC

Julie Paridiso, APRN-A-GNP-C

Social Workers and Chaplains

Carewell Supportive Care

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