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Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
Physician, Host of TED Health & Academy Award-Nominated Film Producer & Activist
Shoshana Ungerleider, MD is a board-certified, practicing internal medicine physician, producer and host of the TED Health and Before We Go podcasts, founder of End Well, science advocate and a leading voice in healthcare. She is widely recognized as an expert at helping people confront their mortality and navigate life's challenging transitions.
She works as an internist at Crossover Health in San Francisco. Dr. Ungerleider received her medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR and completed residency at California Pacific Medical Center where she serves on the Executive Board of the Foundation Board of Trustees. She is also a limited partner in Trucks Venture Capital Fund.
Dr. Ungerleider is the founder and President of the Board of End Well, a nonprofit focused on transforming the end of life into a human-centered experience. In recent years, she was involved with two Academy Award-nominated Netflix short documentaries about the end-of-life experience: "Extremis" and "End Game." Her most recent project is a biographical documentary film about the life of Robin Williams, "Robin's Wish."
Also a podcast host, Dr. Ungerleider also appears regularly on national cable news outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, CBS News and Fox News. With articles featured in Newsweek, TIME, Scientific American, Slate, The Hill, The San Francisco Chronicle, STAT, Vox, and Forbes, she provides education and insight for both medical and general audiences. As a speaker, Dr. Ungerleider has graced the stage at SXSW, Aspen Ideas Festival, HLTH, Google, The Milken Institute, Exponential Medicine, Center to Transform Advance Care, Columbia University, University of Washington, Sutter Health, Stanford University School of Medicine and many others.
Accolades for Dr. Ungerleider include being named to the following lists: San Francisco Business Times' 40 Under 40; Becker's Hospital Review Rising Stars: 90 Healthcare Leaders Under 40; and Huffington Post’s 99 Limit Breaking Female Founders. She was honored as the 2018 Woman of the Year by Women Healthcare Executives of Northern California and as a 2020 Changemaker by Hospice News.
Videos
Speech Topics
It's Not About Living Longer, It's About Living Better:
How to improve healthspan and wellbeing as we age
A Rx for Burnout
How can we bring back joy and meaning to health care?
Aging in America
What the “silver tsunami” means for health care and caregiving in the United States
The Future is Female
Looking ahead at the role of women in caregiving and health care
Re-imagining Healthcare for the Future
How can we apply design thinking to improve the health care experience
Ending Well
Redesigning the end of life experience for patients and families
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