Bronson doctors battle ‘heartbreaking’ conditions to extend extraordinary compassion to patients Updated Dec 28, 2020; Posted Dec 28, 2020 Bronson physicians (from left) Dr. David Liscow, Dr. Maddur Badarinath, Dr. Tamayi Bwititi and Dr. Ernest "Skip" Spirito are recipients of the 2020 Compassionate Physician Award. (Photos provided by Bronson) Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI -- Caring for patients nearing the end of their life takes an extraordinary amount of compassion. Doing so during a global pandemic requires even more. Bronson physician Dr. Ernest “Skip” Spirito said the required isolation of patients -- whether battling COVID-19 or cancer -- makes his job in palliative care that much more challenging.