Dr. Scott is board-certified in both neurology and hospice and palliative medicine. She completed neurology residency and hospice/palliative medicine fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida in 2015. She has published articles in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, Northeast Florida Medicine, and Neurology. In 2012, she received the Mayo Clinic Above and Beyond Award. Her volunteer work includes outreach clinics, a domestic violence shelter, and a medical mission trip in the Dominican Republic.

She earned her medical degree in 2010 from Indiana University, where she previously earned a

bachelor’s degree in psychology with highest distinction. From 2002-2006, she used her psychology degree to serve people with developmental disabilities by assisting them in the acquisition and refining of behavioral, practical, and social skills so that they were able to participate more fully in the community.

Prior to joining Releafe Now, Dr. Scott spent 5 years caring for terminally ill hospice and palliative care patients in our community. In her roles as associate medical director for Community Hospice and Haven Hospice, she empowered patients to maximize their quality of life by minimizing their symptom burdens. She also taught physicians gaining specialty expertise in the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) in her role as Program Director for the HPM Fellowship at University of Central Florida from 2021-2022.

Dr. Scott is both professionally and personally familiar with the havoc wreaked by serious illness and its treatment. She is a 4-time cancer survivor with a rare genetic disease called Li-Fraumeni syndrome. She is grateful to be cancer-free currently and also for the excellent symptom management treatments she has received throughout the course of her treatments. She is excited to share with Releafe Now patients her expertise acquired both as a physician and as a patient to help others improve their quality of life.