Palliative Care Social Worker
Mount Sinai Hospital
Amanda Monteiro, LMSW, is a passionate and innovative Palliative Care Social Worker at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, specializing in bridging clinical excellence with compassionate community engagement.
A champion of transformation in healthcare delivery, Amanda co-leads quality improvement (QI) strategies to increase the utilization and visibility of the Palliative Care Unit. She is also a key leader in an inter-professional working group dedicated to mitigating gaps in care for transgender and gender diverse patients facing barriers to hospice and palliative services.
Beyond her clinical role, Amanda is a recognized national thought leader and patient advocate. She has partnered with global multi-stakeholder groups to advance pediatric platform clinical trials and has been active with organizations like Blood Cancer United (formerly the Leukemia & Lymphoms Society). Her significant contributions to advocacy were recently recognized when she was named one of Cancer Health Magazine's Top 25 Patient Advocates of 2025.
What About Us? Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People
Thursday, March 5, 2026
10:30am - 11:30am PST
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose