Dr. John Goodill, M.D. – Leading Hospice & Palliative Care Specialist in Delaware, USA

Contact & Appointment Information

• ChristianaCare Palliative Medicine
• 4755 Ogletown Stanton Road, Suite 6E34
• Newark, DE 19718
• 302-733-4186

Department: Hospice and Palliative Care

About John J. Goodill, M.D.

A Lifelong Dedication to Kindness, Morals, and Better Living

Dr. John Goodill, M.D., FACP, FCCP, FAAHPM, stands out as that doctor. He leads in hospice and palliative care across Delaware. He guides patients, families, and coworkers.

Named one of America’s Top 50 Doctors, Dr. John Goodill has worked for decades. He blends top medical skills, teaching, morals, and full care. This helps people with late-stage illness. As head of Christiana Care’s Hospice and Palliative Care Section, he shapes palliative medicine. He builds programs for the body’s needs and feelings. He helps families through hard life changes.

Early Life and Medical Training

Dr. John Goodill started in medicine with a strong school base. He got his M.D. in 1982 from Hahnemann University. It’s now Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His first studies taught science skills. They also built care focused on patients. This shaped his full career.

After medical school, he did an internal medicine residency at Christiana Care. He finished in 1985. There, he learned adult care, critical care, and long-term illness handling. This start built his lasting push for patient rights, top skills, and full care.

Next, he took a two-year fellowship in lung medicine. It came through Brown University at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I. He ended it in 1987. The training covered lungs and critical care. It readied him for hard breathing problems and sick patients.

These first training years gave Dr. John Goodill deep knowledge of internal medicine and lung issues. They led to his shift into hospice and palliative care.

Clinical Career and Leadership

Dr. John Goodill joined Christiana Care in 1987. He led in lung and critical care medicine. He started alone. In 2000, he joined Pulmonary Associates. It later merged into Christiana Care Health System.

His work grew past lungs into hospice and palliative care. This matched his focus on life quality, pain control, and full care for sick patients. Now, as section chief, he heads a team. They consult on hospital cases with advanced illness, such as:

• Cancer
• Kidney failure
• Heart failure
• Dementia
• Long-term critical illness
• Failure of many organs

His team handles body pain. They also cover mind, feelings, and spirit needs. This keeps care centered on patients and families.

Building the Pain Management and Palliative Care Program

In 2004, Dr. John Goodill started Christiana Care’s Pain Management and Palliative Care Program. It grew the hospital’s skill in full, kind care for serious illnesses.

The program stresses:

• Pain relief with top symptom control
• Better talk and teamwork across fields
• Help for feelings, social ties, and spiritual needs of patients and families

The team has doctors, nurse practitioners, chaplains, social workers, and other health pros. They work together for steady, respectful, and easy care in hard times.

This program sets an example for hospital palliative care. It shows how teamwork boosts patient results and family happiness.

Board Certification and Professional Affiliations

Dr. Goodill’s skills show in his board certifications and honors. He holds certification in:

• Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Disease
• Hospice and Palliative Care

He earned fellow status in key groups, such as:

• American College of Physicians (FACP)
• American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM)

These ties highlight his drive for top skills, ongoing learning, and high standards.

Teaching and Academic Contributions

Teaching sits at the heart of Dr. Goodill’s work. He acts as a clinical instructor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He trains residents and fellows in internal medicine, lung care, and palliative medicine.

People know him for mixing medical know-how with moral and kind advice. New doctors learn medicine’s science and its human side.

Since 1996, he has chaired Christiana Care’s Ethics Committee. He advises on hard medical, moral, and end-of-life choices. His ethics role fits his patient care. It stresses patient choice, clear agreement, and joint decisions.

Special Interests and Holistic Care

Dr. John Goodill holds wide interests, such as:

• General internal medicine and teaching
• Public health and community health
• Medical morals and choice-making
• Lung problems, like cystic fibrosis and asthma

In hospice and palliative care, he uses full pain control and extra therapies. He links mind and body effects. His way sees life quality tied to pain relief, feelings, mental health, and spiritual peace.

Patient-Centered Philosophy

Dr. Goodill’s practice centers on respect, ease, and life. He says palliative care helps with illness pain and stress. It boosts life quality for patients and families.

He holds that medicine must aid patients and families. It gives clear advice, feeling support, and calm in hard times. He stresses talk, understanding, and joint choices. This builds kind, respectful, full care.

Leadership in Medical Ethics and Community Engagement

Outside of patient care, Dr. John Goodill serves the Medical Society of Delaware. He sits on the Board of Directors. He chairs its Ethics Committee.

His work covers:

• Advice on care morals issues
• Push for patient rights and job honesty
• Help in plans for better health care quality and reach

His mix of care and morals shows a full view of medicine. It joins skill with right action.

Advancing Hospice and Palliative Care

Dr. John Goodill stands out in pushing hospice and palliative care forward. He helps patients with serious illnesses get full care for body, mind, and spirit.

His palliative care team offers:

• Symptom relief for tough health issues.
• Social and emotional help for patients and families.
• Teamwork between hospital staff, main doctors, and specialists.
• Support for medical choices and care plans.

His work lifts patients’ spirits. It lowers pain. It boosts the quality of life for thousands in Delaware.

A Legacy of Compassion, Leadership, and Excellence

Dr. John Goodill, M.D., sets the best example in hospice and palliative care. His path blends doctor skills, teaching, firm leadership, and whole-person care. This shapes the lives of patients, families, and health workers.

Over many years, he has aided patients through grave illness with respect and relief. Dr. John Goodill trains doctors. He grows palliative medicine. His spot among America’s Top 50 Doctors shows his talent and steady drive to improve care across key phases of life.

Dr. Goodill’s efforts prove that a doctor’s true worth goes beyond skills. It calls for kindness, leadership, and gifts of hope, ease, and warmth to those in life’s hardest times.

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