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Allegheny Division Leadership

Division Board

Kapil Chopra, MD, Medical Advisory Committee Chairman
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Bridget M. Chufo, PhD, RN
Healthy Performance

Joseph Coniker
Marketsphere Consulting

Megan Dapp
Bravo Communications

Michael de Vera, MD
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

James Delaney, PhD, Vice Chairman of Finance

Kathy K. Downey, MS, CRNP
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Robert "Bo" Garritano

David Geller, MD
UPMC Liver Cancer Center

Terry Gerigk Wolf
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Joanne Grieme, Board Chair
AirGroup America, Inc.

Naomi Herman, MSW
Pittsburgh Coalition for Dynamic Psychotherapy

Abhinav Humar, MD
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Jim Lokay
KDKA-TV

Kelly Martin

Deb Maurer, RN, MBA
UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Dino Persio, Esq.
Smorto, Persio, Webb & McGill

Deborah Redmond, MBA, MHA, RPT
UPMC

Mary Rodgers Schubert, MPM, RN
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Tracie A. Sabatine, RN, BSN, CCTC, Board Vice Chairman
UPMC Cardiovascular Institute

Rupam Sharan, MD
Excela Health

Amy Smith, RN, CCT
UPMC, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Kim Sperring
Allegheny General Hospital

Henkie Tan, MD, PhD, FACS
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Ngoc Thai, MD, PhD
Allegheny General Hospital

Kusum Tom, MD
Allegheny General Hospital

Hope Vaccaro, Vice Chairman of Administration
PNC Bank

Honorary Division Board

John Fung, MD

Thomas Shaw-Stiffel, MD

Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD

Medical Advisory Committee

Dr. Geoffry Block
Block Medical

Dr. Kapil Chopra, Medical Advisory Committee Chairman
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Dr. Anthony Colatrella
Pittsburgh Gastroenterology Associates

Dr. Michael De Vera
UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Dr. David Geller
UPMC Liver Cancer Center

Dr. Frank Kim
Three Rivers Endoscopy, Center for Digestive Health & Nutrition

Dr. Richard Kim
Three Rivers Endoscopy, Center for Digestive Health & Nurtition

Dr. Koyaata Kondaveeti
West Penn Allegheny Health System

Dr. Paul Lebovitz
Allegheny Center for Digestive Health

Dr. Frank Lotrich
UPMC Western Psychiatric

Dr. Jeffrey Marsalese
Marsalese Chiropractic, Nutrition & Wellness Center

Dr. George Mazariegos
Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation

Dr. Morry Moskovitz
Valley Endoscopy

Dr. Jose Oliva
Allegheny Center for Digestive Health

Dr. Kim Pierce
Sewickley Valley Hospital

Dr. Rupam Sharan
Excela Health

Dr. Ben Shneider
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Dr. Robert Squires
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Dr. Henkie Tan
UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Dr. Ngoc Thai
Allegheny General Hospital

Dr. Alexandra Yan Zhang
Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Susan Zickmund
Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion

Associate Medical Advisory Committee

Stacey Acevedo, RN, CCTC
UPMC-Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Denise Carlton, RN, BSN, MSLBE
Vertex

Trudy Cross, RN
VA Hospital of Pittsburgh

Kathy Downey, MS, CRNP
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Sarah Foti, MPAS, PA-C
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Mimi Funovits, RN, BS, CCTC
UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Patricia Gironda, CRNP
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Kimberly Haberman, RN, BSN, CCTC
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Martha Loeffert
Allegheny Center for Digestive Health

Nancy Mantz, CRNP
UPMC, Pitt Treatment Evaluation Unit

Kelly Martin, CRNP
Southwest Gastroenterology Associates

Kate McParlane, MSN, CRNP
Three Rivers Endoscopy

Ann Mitchell, PhD, RN
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Deb Opacic
Allegheny Center for Digestive Health

Mark Paynter, RN, BSN
UPMC-Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Jacquie Poydence, RN, BSN
Allegheny General Hospital, Transplant Services

Lynette Rosser

Amy Smith, RN, CCTC
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pharmaceutical Council

Craig Akers
MedEx

Janet Brown
Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group

Sara Causey
MedMark-Walgreens

Doug Doehring
Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group

Staci Gregor
Schering-Plough

Ali Issa
Astellas

Erik Lund
GlaxoSmithKline

Nick Mamula
CVS Caremark-Pharmacare

Jeff Moore
Axcan Pharmaceuticals

Tracey Rezak
Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Serena Stanek, Pharmaceutical Council Co-Chair
Schering-Plough

Page updated: February 9th, 2010