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Chair

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Robert M. Friedlander, MD

Chair, Walter E. Dandy Distinguished Professor

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Professors

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C. Edward Dixon, PhD

Neurotrauma Chair Professor

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Paul A. Gardner, MD

Peter J. Jannetta Professor

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Peter C. Gerszten, MD

Peter E. Sheptak Professor

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Jorge A. González-Martínez, MD, PhD

Stuart Niles Rowe Professor

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Costas G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD

L. Dade Lunsford Professor

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D. Kojo Hamilton, MD

Professor

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L. Dade Lunsford, MD

Lars Leksell & Distinguished Professor

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John J. Moossy, MD

Professor

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Ajay Niranjan, MD

Professor

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David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD

Professor

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Ian F. Pollack, MD

A. Leland Albright Distinguished Professor

ian.pollack@chp.edu

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Mingui Sun, PhD

Professor

drsun@pitt.edu

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Parthasarathy D. Thirumala, MD

Professor

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Associate Professors

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Kalil G. Abdullah, MD

Associate Professor

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Taylor J. Abel, MD

Associate Professor

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Nitin Agarwal, MD

Associate Professor

nitin.agarwal@upmc.edu

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Sameer Agnihotri, PhD

Associate Professor

sameer.agnihotri@chp.edu

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Jeffrey Balzer, PhD

Associate Professor

balzerjr@upmc.edu

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Diane L. Carlisle, PhD

Associate Professor

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Donald J. Crammond, PhD

Associate Professor

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Avniel Singh Ghuman, PhD

Associate Professor

ghumana@upmc.edu

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Bradley Gross, MD

Associate Professor

grossb2@upmc.edu

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Baoli Hu, PhD

Associate Professor

baolihu@pitt.edu

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Ava Puccio, RN, PhD

Associate Professor

puccioam@upmc.edu

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Fang-Cheng Yeh, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

frank.yeh@pitt.edu

412-533-2221

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Georgios A. Zenonos, MD

Associate Professor

zenonosg2@upmc.edu

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Pascal O. Zinn, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

zinnpo@upmc.edu

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Assistant Professors

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Edward Andrews, MD

Assistant Professor

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Katherine M. Anetakis, MD

Assistant Professor

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James Cushing Bayley, MD

Assistant Professor

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Thomas J. Buell, MD

Assistant Professor

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Marco Capogrosso, PhD

Assistant Professor

mcapo@pitt.edu

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Shaun W. Carlson, PhD

Assistant Professor

carlsons@pitt.edu

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David T. Fernandes Cabral, MD

Assistant Professor

fernandescabraldt@upmc.edu

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Luke C. Henry, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Zhimin Huang, PhD

Assistant Professor

huangz@pitt.edu

412-383-3128

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Robert Kellogg, MD

Assistant Professor

kelloggrg2@upmc.edu

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Gary Kohanbash, PhD

Assistant Professor

Gary.Kohanbash@pitt.edu

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Michael J. Lang, MD

Assistant Professor

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Antony MichealRaj, PhD

Assistant Professor

micheala@pitt.edu

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Martin G. Piazza, MD

Assistant Professor

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Natalie Sherry, PsyD, ABPP-CN

Assistant Professor

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Clinical Professors

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Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor

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Joseph C. Maroon, MD

Clinical Professor

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Daniel A. Wecht, MD, MSc

Clinical Professor

hoffmandc@upmc.edu

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David S. Zorub, MS, MD

Clinical Professor

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Clinical Associate Professors

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Or Cohen-Inbar, MD, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

coheninbaro@upmc.edu

240-964-8944

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Vincent J. Miele, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

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412-748-7640

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Michael J. Rutigliano, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

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Clinical Assistant Professors

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Robert L. Bailey, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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J. Brad Bellotte, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

bellottejb@upmc.edu

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Lindsay Bhandari, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

bhandarilm@upmc.edu

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Bryan Bolinger, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

bolingerbd2@upmc.edu

717-988-9370

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John A. Braca III, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

bracaja@upmc.edu

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Kathryn Hoes, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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David L. Kaufmann, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

kaufmanndl@upmc.edu

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Benjamin B. Lee, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

leebb@upmc.edu

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Vinayak Narayan, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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717-409-9528

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Charles E. Romero, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Jeremy G. Stone, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Fadi Sweiss, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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570-321-2820

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Bart Thaci, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Sheela Vivekanandan, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

vivekanandans@upmc.edu

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Research Associate Professors

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Yue-Fang Chang, PhD

Research Associate Professor

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Research Assistant Professors

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Shawn R. Eagle, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

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Esther Jane, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Esther.Jane@chp.edu

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Pravat Kumar Mandal, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

mandalpk@pitt.edu

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Residents

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Hussein Abdallah, MD

PGY-2 Resident

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Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, MD

PGY-7 Resident

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Prateek Agarwal, MD

PGY-5 Resident

agarwalp3@upmc.edu

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Ali Alattar, MD

Chief Resident

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Sharath Anand, MD

PGY-4 Resident

anands2@upmc.edu

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Stephanie Casillo, MD

PGY-2 Resident

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Hansen Deng, MD

Chief Resident

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Andrew Faramand, MD

PGY-4 Resident

faramanda@upmc.edu

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Ricardo Fernández-de Thomas, MD

PGY-7 Resident

thomasf4@upmc.edu

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Daryl Pinion Fields II, MD, PhD

Chief Resident

fieldsdp@upmc.edu

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Joseph Garcia, MD

PGY-3 Resident

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Jeffery Head, MD

PGY-5 Resident

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Joseph Scott Hudson, MD

Chief Resident

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Sakibul Huq, MD

PGY-4 Resident

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Rachel C. Jacobs, MD

PGY-5 Resident

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Albin John, MD

PGY-2 Resident

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Andrew Legarreta, MD

Chief Resident

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Arka N. Mallela, MD

PGY-7 Resident

mallelaan@upmc.edu

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David J. McCarthy, MD

PGY-5 Resident

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Gautam M. Nayar, MD

PGY-7 Resident

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Jordan Petitt, MD

PGY-1 Resident

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Madi Remick, MD

PGY-1 Resident

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Jessica Ryvlin, MD

PGY-1 Resident

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Anthony Schulien, MD

PGY-4 Resident

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Nikhil Sharma, MD

PGY-1 Resident

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William Shuman, MD

PGY-3 Resident

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Oliver Y. Tang, MD

PGY-2 Resident

tango@upmc.edu

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Gina Watanabe, MD

PGY-1 Resident

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Advanced Practice Providers

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Michelle Acosta, DPAS, PA-C

Director of Advanced Practice

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Alicia Olson Bergell, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Senior

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Sarah LaRue Bulloch, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Lauren Carroll, PA-C

Expert Physician Assistant

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Shannon Casey, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

caseysl2@upmc.edu

412-647-0981

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Kayla Churman, PA-C

Physician Assistant

churmank2@upmc.edu

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Annette Clements, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

clemax@upmc.edu

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Theodora Constantine, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

constantinet@upmc.edu

412-864-3421

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Alissa Conway, PA-C

Physician Assistant

conwaya3@upmc.edu

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Amanda Costanza, PA-C

Physician Assistant

costanzaa2@upmc.edu

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Abigail Crum, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

crumag@upmc.edu

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Kassandra Deane, PA-C

Physician Assistant

deanek@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Jada M. Dooley, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

dooleyjm@upmc.edu

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Jenna Doty, PA-C

Physician Assistant

dotyj2@upmc.edu

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Amanda Driscoll, PA-C

Physician Assistant

driscolla5@upmc.edu

412-692-5887

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Mackenzie Ebersole, PA-C

Physician Assistant

ebersolem3@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Julia Freyer, PA-C

Physician Assistant

freyerj2@upmc.edu

412-692-6347

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Amanda Gans, PA-C

Physician Assistant

gansa2@upmc.edu

412-471-4772

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Nicole Gray, PA-C

Physician Assistant

berardinellin@upmc.edu

412-864-2954

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Nicholas Grice, PA-C

Physician Assistant

gricen@upmc.edu

412-864-2954

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Samantha Gulick, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Gulicks2@upmc.edu

412-692-9966

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Chrisanne Hennicke, PA-C

Physician Assistant

henncx@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Danielle Hudak, PA-C

Physician Assistant

hudakd2@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Cecilia Jewell, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Jewellc5@upmc.edu

412-802-3350

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Stephanie Johnson, CRNP

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

johnsons81@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Kelly Jones, PA-C

Physician Assistant

412-647-7931

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Elizabeth Mae Kirk, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Senior

Kirkem@upmc.edu

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Sarah Kwiatkowski, FNP-C

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

kwiatkowskise@upmc.edu

412-232-5522

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Lucille Lewis, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

lewislr6@upmc.edu

412-864-2753

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Sara Lucas, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

lucassm4@upmc.edu

412-297-2201

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Kathleen Mannion, PA-C

Physician Assistant

mannionk@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Hope Maromonte, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

georgehk@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Samantha McKown, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Kristin Mellon, PA-C

Physician Assistant

mellonk2@upmc.edu

412-864-3422

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Kelsey Michenko, PA-C

Physician Assistant

michenkokj@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Isabel Palamone, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Isabelpalamone@outlook.com

412-350-8507

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Alexis Papay, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Papaya2@upmc.edu

412-471-4772

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Anne Parisi, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

parisiae@upmc.edu

412-232-8268

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Hailey Patsy, PA-C

Physician Assistant

patsyh2@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Hannah Pierre, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

hannah.pierre@chp.edu

412-692-5882

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Camryn Reynolds, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Reynoldscq@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Suzie Semroc, PA-C

Physician Assistant

semrocsg@upmc.edu

412-471-4772

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Kristina Setzenfand, CRNP

Acute care nurse practitioner

setzenfandk@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Gina Shaffer, PA-C

Physician Assistant

shafferg3@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Edward Shaffer, PA-C

Physician Assistant

shafferem@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Kaila Simcoviak, PA-C

Physician Assistant

simcoviakk2@upmc.edu

412-802-3350

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Brianna Stuparitz, PA-C

Physician Assistant

stuparitzbr@upmc.edu

412-647-8656

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Jessica Sullivan, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Senior

nguyenj7@upmc.edu

412-802-3350

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Sarah Tappe, CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

rothsa2@upmc.edu

412-802-3350

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Brooke Testa, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Testab@upmc.edu

412-471-4772

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Erin Thomson, PA-C

Physician Assistant

paschelee2@upmc.edu

412-864-3425

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Svetlana Trofimova, PA-C

Physician Assistant

trofimovasv@upmc.edu

412-647-7696

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Jenna Turnley, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Jenna.turnley@chp.edu

412-692-5887

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Louisa Urgo Shin, PA-C

Physician Assistant

urgoshinl@upmc.edu

412-647-9120

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Casey Weibel, PA-C

Physician Assistant

weibelc@upmc.edu

724-496-5598

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Hallie Williams, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Senior

gilberth2@upmc.edu

724-732-8121

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Nathan Winterburn, PA-C

Physician Assistant

winterburnnd@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Jennifer Wojcik, CRNP-BC

Certified Nurse Practitioner

blumlingjl@upmc.edu

412-647-4223

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Rachel Wrigley, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Senior

rogersr4@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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Dominque Young, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Youngds2@upmc.edu

412-647-3685

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