Patricia Bomba, M.D., FACP, is vice president and medical director of geriatrics for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. In this role, she serves as a geriatric consultant on projects and program development affecting seniors. She is a nationally recognized palliative care and end-of-life expert who designs and oversees the implementation of community projects. Prior to her work at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, she was in private practice in internal medicine and geriatrics in Rochester, New York. Dr. Bomba is New York State’s representative on the National POLST Paradigm Task Force, a multistate collaborative. In addition to serving as a New York State Delegate to the White House Conference on Aging, she served as a member of the Review Committee of the National Quality Forum’s “Framework and Preferred Practices for a Palliative and Hospice Care Quality” project and the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Primary Palliative Care Committee, and chaired the BlueCross and BlueShield Association’s National Medical Management Forum. She chairs New York’s MOLST Statewide Implementation Team, serves as eMOLST program director, and is a member of the Medical Society of the State of New York’s Ethics Committee. Dr. Bomba earned a bachelor’s degree from Immaculata College and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester and is board certified in internal medicine, with added qualifications in geriatric medicine.