Dr. Emily Hill

Dr. Hill is interested in the health of individuals and the systems that deliver healthcare.

Emily Hill, DO

Curious about systems and individuals. Problem solver. Advocacy.

Board-certified family medicine physician with a background in economics and political science. She believes in making thoughtful, knowledgeable, evidence-based healthcare accessible and available for everyone. She values advocating publicly and politically for those in need.

Co-founder of Vela Medicine, a telehealth clinic serving patients in Maine, focused on midlife and menopause.

  • Vela Medicine, Co-Founder

    Physician, Palliative Care and Hospitalist Medicine

    Groundswell Collective, Founding Member

    Maine’s Rural Healthcare is at Risk, Op-Ed, Bangor Daily News, January 2026

    I’m Alarmed at the Future of Healthcare in Maine, Op-Ed, Portland Press Herald, January 2025

    • Palliative medicine

    • Women’s health

    • Healthcare delivery systems/rural health delivery

    • Political advocacy

  • 2025-26 Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow, MaineHealth, Portland, ME

    2022-25 Central Maine Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency, Chief Resident, Lewiston, ME

    2024-2025 Mabel Wadsworth Center Longitudinal Fellow, Bangor, ME

    2024 Groundswell Collective, Founding Member

    2021 University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathy

    2017 City University of New York Hunter College, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

    2010 Clark University, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, phi beta kappa

  • Raised in northeastern Maine, Emily earned a BA in economics and political science, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Clark University in Worcester, MA. In her undergraduate studies, she focused on global and women’s health. Before going to medical school, Dr. Hill spent time in New York City where she worked as a paralegal and a professional baker before enrolling in a post-bacc program at Hunter College. She moved with her family back to Maine to complete medical school and training.

    She went on to complete a family medicine residency at a community hospital that uniquely serves both a rural and urban, underserved demographic. She was fortunate to gain experience in women’s health—including menopause management and family planning—as well as mental health and addiction medicine. She went on to complete a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine. She now works as a palliative care and hospitalist medicine physician in Maine, and advocates to improve the lives of Mainers. She is grateful for the privilege to care for the people of Maine.