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Western Pennsylvania Chapter Leadership

Board of Directors

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

Bridget M. Chufo, PhD, RN
Healthy Performance

Joseph Coniker
Marketsphere Consulting

Michael de Vera, MD
UPMC

James Delaney, PhD, Treasurer
The Bank of New York Mellon

Kathy K. Downey, MS, CRNP
VA Hospital

David Geller, MD
UPMC

Joanne Grieme
AirGroup America, Inc.

Erin Hart
American HealthCare Group

Naomi Herman, MSW, President

Christopher Kaiser
Johnson Controls

Paul J. Lebovitz, MD
West Penn Allegheny Health System

Jim Lokay
KDKA-TV

Jose G. Oliva, MD
Allegheny General Hospital

Shelley Polechko

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

Michael Roeschenthaler, Esq.
McGuire Woods

Jill Rys, PA-C
Bayfront Digestive Disease

Tracie A. Sabatine, RN, BSN, CCTC, Secretary
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

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

Hope Vaccaro
The Bank of New York Mellon

Arthur West, Esquire
West & Associates

Honorary Board

John Fung, MD

Thomas Shaw-Stiffel, MD

Thomas E. Starzl, MD

Medical Advisory Committee

Dr. Geoffry Block
Block Medical

Kapil Chopra, MAC Chairman
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Dr. Anthony Colatrella
Pittsburgh Gastroenterology Associates

Dr. Michael DeVera
UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Dr. David Geller
UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Dr. Frank Kim
Center of Digestive Health & Nutrition

Dr. Richard Kim
Center of 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. Morry Moskovitz
Valley Endoscopy

Dr. Jose Oliva
Allegheny Center for Digestive Health

Dr. Rupam Sharan
Excela Health

Dr. Ben Shneider
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Dr. Robert Squires
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Dr. Henkie Tan
UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute

Dr. Richard Wenschler
UPMC Health Systems Digestive Diseases & Sciences

Alexandra Yan Zhang, MD
Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC

Dr. Susan Zickmund
Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion

Associate Medical Advisory Committee

Kelly Cato
AMAC Co-Chair

Kathy Downey
Board Liasion

Sarah Foti
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Patricia Gironda
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Kimberly Haberman
UPMC, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Martha Loeffert
Allegheny Center for Digestive Health

Nancy Mantz
UPMC, Pitt Treatment Evaluation Unit

Kate McParlane
AMAC Co-Chair

Ann Mitchell
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Deb Opacic
Allegheny Center for Digestive Health

Lynette Rosser
UPMC, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Amy Smith
UPMC, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pharmaceutical Council

Craig Akers
MedEx

Janet Brown
Roche

Sara Causey
Walgreens

Kapil Chopra, MD, Pharmaceutical Council Chair
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Gary Conte
Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals

Doug Doehring
Roche

Cathy Freeling, Liasion
UPMC Center for Liver Disease

Ron Hamm
Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals

Marvin Lalli, Pharmaceutical Council Advisory Member
Roche

Nick Mamula
Pharmacare

John Michael
Roche

Louis Montefiori, Pharmaceutical Council Advisory Member
Bristol-Meyers Squibb

Jeff Moore, Pharmaceutical Council Advisory Member
Axcan Pharmaceuticals

Tom Nies
GlaxoSmithKline

Jose Oliva, MD, Pharmaceutical Council Chair
Allegheny General Hospital

Serena Stanek, Pharmaceutical Council Co-Chair
Schering-Plough

Page updated: July 9th, 2007