Triple boarded in critical care, anesthesia, and hospice and palliative medicine and with a PhD in clinical research, Rebecca A Aslakson MD PhD FCCM FAAHPM is devoted to an academic career improving the delivery of effective and equitable palliative care, particularly to surgical and critical care populations. She has led multiple studies integrating palliative care into ICU and/or surgical care settings and supported through over $5 million in awards from diverse funders, such as the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The National Palliative Care Research Center, and the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research. She has over 80 peer-reviewed publications and has received national and international awards including: the 2014 American Society of Anesthesiologists Presidential Scholar Award; the 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Early Investigator Award; being named a 2016 AAHPM “40 under 40” inspirational leader in palliative care; and the 2019 Grenvik Family Award for Ethics from the Society of Critical Care Medicine. She is the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and across the six-hospital University of Vermont Health Network. She lives in South Burlington, VT with her husband, their two sons, and their two beloved little rescue dogs.