Kelstan Ellis is a palliative care physician and bioethicist at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC) and the medical director of pediatric palliative care at the University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS). She completed her pediatrics residency and palliative care fellowship at the University of Kansas. Her clinical interests include the intersection of ethics and palliative care, perinatal palliative care, and palliative care for children with medical complexities. Ellis serves on the ethics committee at both CMKC and TUKHS, serving as the chair of the pediatric ethics subcommittee at the latter.