PATIENT ADVOCACY: MAXIMIZING HEALTH CARE

Gail Gazelle, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical
School. She the founder of MD Can Help, P.C., www.MDCanHelp.com, a patient advocacy practice
where she acts as a personal consultant and coach to patients and families.

Dr. Gazelle is board-certified in Internal Medicine as well as in Hospice and Palliative

Medicine. She is a fellow in the American College of Physicians as well as the American
Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She has worked as part-time hospice medical
director for over ten years. In her twenty years as a physician, Dr. Gazelle has worked closely
with internists, subspecialists, emergency room staff, hospices, and teams of surgeons. She
understands that many people’s needs are not being met by the healthcare system and she knows
how to get the system to work for people.

Dr. Gazelle is author of patient advocacy booklets “Being Treated for Cancer? A Doctor’s 137 Tips to
Keep Your Life Healthy and Manageable” and “Don’t Leave the Hospital Sicker Than You Went In! A
Doctor’s 106 Tips for a Healthy and Safe Hospital Experience”

Dr. Gazelle has been featured on the National Public Radio show “All Things Considered,” on CNN,
and on Wisconsin and Michigan Public Radio. Her work has been highlighted in such venues as
Business Week, The Baltimore Sun, and American Medical News. Her articles have been published in
such prominent medical journals as The New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society, and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Date: Friday, January 22, 2010

Time: 7:45AM - 9:00AM
Location: 1330 Centre Street, Newton Center, Boardroom
Light breakfast served

Please RSVP by 1/15/09 to Jennifer Duhaime-Baker at 617-244-4373 x 10 or via email

jenniferduhaime@briskelderlaw.com