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| David Mandelbaum |
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – David M.
Mandelbaum, MD, and Lynn Marie Robbin, MSN, have been appointed medical
director and director, respectively, for Palliative Care Services at Franciscan
St. Francis Health.
They lead a team of providers whose
interdisciplinary care relieves suffering and improves quality of life for patients
and their families. Palliative medicine assists patients who are experiencing
serious, often life-limiting illnesses, while providing support for their loved
ones.
Long associated with Franciscan St. Francis, Dr. Mandelbaum
also serves as medical co-director for Franciscan VNS Hospice, director of the
Office of Medical Staff Engagement, and as the physician leader of the hospital’s transition to an
electronic medical records system.
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| Lynn Robbin |
A native of New York
City, he has served as President and Vice President of the Franciscan St.
Francis Health Medical Staff and chaired the Department of Surgery. He was a
practicing general surgeon with Franciscan Physician Network Indy Southside
Surgical from 1986 to 2009.
Dr. Mandelbaum
received his undergraduate degree in biological sciences from Indiana
University, where he later earned his medical degree. He completed an
internship, residency and fellowship in surgery at The Ohio State University
Hospitals.
He is a Fellow of the
American College of Surgeons and is a member of the American Academy of Hospice
and Palliative Medicine, the American Academy of Home Care Medicine, the American
College of Physician Executives, American Medical Association, Indiana State
Medical Association and Indianapolis Medical Society.
A nurse practitioner,
Robbin, who has been affiliated with Franciscan St. Francis since 2007, was manager
of the Palliative Care Department where she was responsible for the inpatient
acute care unit and daily operations. She also has served in nursing leadership
and related clinical and research roles with Central Indiana Cancer Centers,
Indianapolis-area hospitals and Riverview Hospital.
A New Palestine
resident, Robbin received an undergraduate degree in education from Indiana
University.
She held various
elementary teaching positions before receiving an associate of science in
nursing from IU, where she graduated with honors. In 2005, Robbin earned a
master of science in nursing from IU.
Robbin is a member of
Sigma Theta Tau International (honor society of nursing), Coalition of Advanced
Practice Nurses of Indiana, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
