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About the
Authors
Lance L. Davis, MD,
MPH Albert H.
Keller, DMin
Lance is a native
North Carolinian who currently lives and works in Charleston,
SC. He attended the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill for a BS in Biology, a Master's in Public Health
and his Medical Doctorate. His residency training is in Family
Medicine through the Medical University of South Carolina. He
is board certified in Family Medicine and has extensive
experience in Emergency Medicine. Holding the rank of
Lieutenant Commander, Lance also serves in the US Naval Reserve
Medical Corps, and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he
served with the US Marine Corps. His interest in care of the
dying began in medical school and was honed in residency when he
began to have responsibility for the care of seriously ill
patients. He was mentored by the co-author, Bert Keller, DMin,
and is a member of Circular Congregational Church. He has
helped guide countless patients and families through the dying
process and has taught medical students and resident physicians to
do the same. He sits on several advisory committees for
end-of-life care organizations. Lance enjoys athletics, outdoor
activities, Spanish language and culture, singing and
guitar. Click here for verification
of Dr. Davis'
license. Bert was born and grew up
in Birmingham, Alabama. He went to Davidson College in North
Carolina and Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, spent a year
studying theology in France and earned a Masters Degree in
Ethics at Yale. His Doctor of Ministry degree is from Princeton
Theological Seminary. After teaching for three years in the Congo,
Bert came to Charleston, SC, to do campus ministry. From that
responsibility he moved into the two positions he continues to hold:
Associate Professor of Family Medicine (Ethics) at the Medical
University of South Carolina, and Pastor of Circular Congregational
Church (UCC), Charleston. His teaching and research interests are
largely in spirituality, the conversation between science and
theology, and bioethics. As an outgrowth of both teaching doctors
and pastoring an active congregation, he was instrumental in
organizing the first hospice organization in the Charleston area
(1980) and helping train hospice volunteers. He and his
wife Lucille, an actress and high school theater teacher, have
three sons.
