Course Director

Donald B. Middleton, MD
Professor of Family Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Vice President for Family Practice Education
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh, PA

Faculty

Sachin Bahl, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
Vincent M. Balestrino, MD
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh, PA

Stephanie Ballard, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Family Medicine
UPMC Shadyside Family Health Center
Director, UPMC Shadyside Pharmacy Residency
Faculty, UPMC Shadyside Family Medicine Residency
Pittsburgh, PA

Christopher J. Bartels, MD
Surgical Oncology
UPMC St. Margaret
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

B. Wayne Blount, MD
JenCare Market Medical Director
Adjunct Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Richard D. Bruehlman, MD
Director of Community Preceptors
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency
Pittsburgh, PA

Elizabeth Cassidy, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Sylvia S. Choi, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
The Paul C. Gaffney Diagnostic Service
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA

Peter J. Counihan, MB, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Cardiology
UPMC St. Margaret
Heart and Vascular Institute
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Niladri Das, MD
Faculty
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program
Pittsburgh, PA

James C. Dewar, MD
Executive Vice Chair
Department of Family Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Physicians
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Jeanne M. Doperak, DO
Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine
Department of Orthopedics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Director
UPMC St. Margaret
Team Physician
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Peter G. Ellis, MD
Deputy Director, Clinical Services
Associate Chief Medical Officer
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Roberta Farrah, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Family Medicine
Faculty, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Faculty, UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine
Director, PGY2 Family Medicine Pharmacy Residency
Pittsburgh, PA

Laura Korb Ferris, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Dermatology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph M. Furman, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Kevin O. Garrett, MD, FACS
Chair of Surgery
UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Clinical Professor of General Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Mark S. Georgiadis, MD
Medical Oncologist
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
UPMC Cancer Centers
UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Suman Golla, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Office of University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh, PA

Todd D. Green, MD
Director, Food Allergy Center
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Maxim D. Hammer, MD
Department of Neurology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Kristin M. Hannibal, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of General Academic Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Clinical Director of the Primary Care Center
and the Child Development Unit
Pittsburgh, PA

Jennie Broders Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS
Director, Inpatient Pharmacotherapy Education
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency
Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center
New Kensington, PA
UPMC St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center
Lawrenceville, PA

James R. Johnston, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Academy of Master Educators
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Nephrology Training Program
Director, Clinical Services
Renal-Electrolyte Division
UPMC – Presbyterian University Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Robert G. Kaniecki, MD
Director, The Headache Center
Chief, Headache Division
Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Thomas J. Kelly, MD
Gastroenterologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh, PA

Marianne Koenig, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Family Medicine
Assistant Director, Outpatient Pharmacotherapy
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program
Pittsburgh, PA

Phillip E. Lamberty, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Oscar L. Lopez, MD
Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Chief of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Division
Department of Neurology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Michael J. Lynch, MD
Medical Director, Pittsburgh Poison Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Toxicology
Department of Emergency Medicine
Divisions of Adolescent and Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

John C. Maher, MD
Eye Physicians & Surgeons, Ltd.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
Michael A. Mathier, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Associate Director
Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute
Director, Section of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Edward J. Mayeaux, Jr., MD, DABFP, FAAFP
Chairman, Palmetto Health
USC Medical Group Department of Family Medicine
Professor and Chairman
USC Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC

Patricia McGuire, MD
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency
Director of Psychiatric Education
Psychiatrist on the Integrated Behavioral Health Program
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Nabil H. Mikhael, MD, MRCP, FASN
Partners in Nephrology and Endocrinology
Chief of Nephrology
UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Karen M. Moyer, MD
Director, Family Medicine Obstetrics
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program
Pittsburgh, PA

Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
Program Director and Academic Chairman
Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency – Allopathic
Clinical Associate Professor
FSU College of Medicine
Associate Professor
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, FL

Andrew J. Nowalk, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Pediatric Residency Program Co-Director and Advisory Dean
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA

Francis G. O’Connor, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Military and Emergency Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Bethesda, MD

Thaddeus A. Osial, Jr., MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Attending Physician, UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Margolis Rheumatology Associates
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Kevin R. Patterson, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Section of Psycho Oncology
Department of Hematology/Oncology
Clinical Director, Biobehavioral Oncology Program
Pittsburgh, PA

Mitchell J. Patti, MD
Director of Respiratory Therapy and Intensive Care Medicine
UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Aaron J. Pickering, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Infectious Disease / Antimicrobial Stewardship
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh, PA

Raymond E. Pontzer, MD, FACP
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Chief, Infectious Disease
UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Goutham Rao, MD
Jack H. Medalle Professor and Chairman
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH

Heather Sakely, PharmD
Director, Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program
Director, PGY2 Geriatric Pharmacy Residency
UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Margot L. Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FABC, CPE
Medical Director and Residency Faculty
Christiana Care Health System
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wilmington, DE

Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Maryellen A. Schroeder, MD
Director of Pediatric Education
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency
Private Practice, Penn Plum Family Medicine
Volunteer Clinician, Catholic Charities
Free Health Clinic
Pittsburgh, PA

J. Stephen Shymansky, MD
Neurologist
Monroeville, PA

Gregory Smith, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Portland, OR

Francis X. Solano, Jr., MD, FACP
President, CMI-UPMC
Vice President, Physician Services
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical Director
Donald D. Wolff Jr. Center for Quality, Safety, and Innovation, UPMC
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Patrick J. Strollo, Jr., MD
Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Matthew Synan, MD
UPMC Pulmonary Consultants
Pittsburgh, PA

Dan R. Trellis, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA

Richard P. Usatine, MD
Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Professor, Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
Founding Director, Skin Clinic
University of Texas Health Science Center at
San Antonio School of Medicine
San Antonio, TX

Susan N. Van Cleve, DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP
Associate Professor and Interim Director
DNP Program
Robert Morris University School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Moon Township, PA

Pediatric Mental Health Specialist and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatrics South
Pittsburgh, PA

Stephen A. Wilson, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Director, Medical Decision Making
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency
Director, Faculty Development Fellowship
Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Richard K. Zimmerman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FIDSA
Professor with Tenure
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Physician, East Liberty Family Health Care Center
Pittsburgh, PA

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