Dr. Lara Dhingra is the Director of Health Disparities and Outcomes Research at the MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care and an Associate Professor of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Dhingra is a clinical psychologist with expertise in palliative care, hospice, disparities, and health services research. Her career has focused on improving the quality of life of individuals with serious chronic illness and on health disparities research.