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We are excited to share that Dr. Spandana Rayala has been appointed Associate Director of our Sunflower Children’s Network.

“I am excited to be the new Associate Director of the Sunflower Children’s Network and the Assistant Program Director Fellowships. At the same time, I am very aware of the high standards of the organization in terms of equity, encouragement, and empowerment that inspired me in the first place,” Dr. Rayala says.

Dr. Rayala is a palliative care consultant at Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital and Bayt Abdullah Children's Hospice. She is from Hyderabad, India and did her pediatric palliative care fellowship at MNJ Institute supported by TWCC. Dr. Rayala worked as a pediatric palliative care consultant at MNJ Institute and with the Pain Relief and Palliative Care Society (PRPCS) supporting hospital, neonatal ICU, hospice, and home-based palliative and end-of-life care.

After her fellowship she remained involved with TWCC as the Education Lead for the Sunflower Children’s Network helping develop online education curriculum, supporting ECHO sessions, and mentoring the hybrid fellowships offered in collaboration with the PRPCS  and the Hyderabad Centre for Palliative Care.

 Welcome to your new role. We are excited for your leadership and vision.

Read our Q&A with Dr. Rayala.