Michael J. Kingan, DNP, has returned to the UM Shore Regional Health community as a provider with University of Maryland Community Medical Group – Palliative Care in September, 2018. He came to the Shore Regional Palliative Care Program from MedStar Total Elder Care in Columbia, Maryland.
Kingan earned his bachelor’s in nursing from State University of New York at Brockport and his master’s and doctoral nursing degrees as well as certification as an Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
In addition to his prior positions (2013-2015) at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown and Shore Wellness Partners, Kingan has held nursing positions with Genesis Physician Services in Salisbury, Md., and Medstar Washington Hospital, in Washington, D.C.. With Lakshmi Vaidyanathan, MD, medical director, Sharon Stagg, DNP and other members of the palliative care team, Kingan sees patients in UM SRH hospitals and in outpatient settings.