Associate Clinical Director Palliative Care
Kings County Hospital Center
Dr. Maya Garala, PharmD, MD is originally from Waterloo, Canada. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy form Northeastern University and Doctor of Medicine from Medical School for International Health at Ben Gurion University. Dr. Garala is board certified Anesthesiologist and completed her Anesthesia Residency at SUNY Downstate, where she was Chief Resident. She completed an interdisciplinary Palliative Care & Hospice Medicine Fellowship at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in conjunction with Mount-Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Garala is very passionate with end-of life issues and was named “Most Impactful Voice” in 2020 by the NHPCO (National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization) for her advocacy in Washington DC.