Presby-Magee | Hospitalist Program

UPMC Presbyterian / UPMC Magee-Womens

Quick Facts

UPMC Presbyterian Hospital

Has a Level I (highest level) Trauma Center, designed to treat the most serious life-threatening injuries – and the area’s only Trauma in Pregnancy Center
Over 750 medical/surgical beds, 150 critical care beds, and more than 32,000 inpatient admissions per year
Major training site for all University of Pittsburgh residency and fellowship programs
Has performed more than 20,000 total transplants and 2,000 lung transplants, the most of any lung transplant program in the U.S.
Home of Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., the “father of transplantation”
Second center in the world to surpass 3,000 cardiothoracic transplants
One of 41 nationally certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

State-of-the-art Emergency Department delivers extensive medical services to men and women 24/7
Offers expertise in women’s health across the lifespan and an array of services for men
Treats more than 1,500 seriously or critically ill babies each year; the highest-volume neonatal intensive care unit in Pennsylvania and one of the largest in the country
Collaborates with Magee-Womens Research Institute, the largest research institute in the U.S. devoted exclusively to women’s health research
One of the busiest clinical sites in the country for women’s cancer
Offers additional care services for all patient populations such as genetics and genomics, imaging, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, lupus, gastro-enterology, colorectal surgery, pulmonology, and urology. In addition, Magee is home to robust MS Clinic, Infusion Center and Vein Center.

Allison DeKosky, MD

Interim Medical Director, Presbyterian Hospital Medicine
Assistant Professor

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E. Raymund Ramirez, MD

Interim Associate Medical Director, Presbyterian Hospital Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor

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Ricardo Bedoya, MD

Senior Hospitalist, UPMC Magee Hospital Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Layana Biglow, MD

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Neha Etherington, MD

Jonathan Jindia, MD

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

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Kareem Lezama, MD

Ashish Patel, MD

Krupa Patel, MD

Siddique Qurashi, MD

Tabinda Saleem, MD

Amjad Sattout, MD

Andrew Wickerham, MD, MPH, MBA

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Dylan Yang, MD

Faculty, Non-ACGME Fellow

Advanced Practice Providers

Alexis Allan, PA-C

PA Specialist
412-692-4882

Kyle Abram, CRNP

CRNP Specialist
412-692-4882

Christine Grom, PA-C

PA Specialist
412-692-4882

Christine Grom is a Physician Assistant in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine. She earned a bachelor’s in Health Sciences and a master’s in Physician Assistant Studies from Duquesne University in 2016 and 2017, respectively. After graduation, she worked as a Hospitalist PA for Excela Health in Pennsylvania before joining UPMC’s hospitalist team in 2020. Christine’s philosophy of care centers on multidisciplinary collaboration, interpersonal communication, and empathetic, compassionate care.

Nathaniel Laroue, PA-C

PA Specialist
412-692-4882

Nate is a Physician Assistant in the Section of Hospital Medicine at UPMC Presbyterian. He earned a BS in Biology from University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg in 2012 and then his MS Physician Assistant Studies from Seton Hill University in 2019. Before joining the UPMC team in 2021, he worked as a staff paramedic and Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant. Nate’s clinical approach focuses on collaborative care with an emphasis on building strong rapport with patients and families.

Marcy Lindsay, PA-C

PA Supervisor
412-692-4882

Marcy Lindsay, PA-C, MS is a Physician Assistant in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her MS at Seton Hill University. Marcy has over twelve years of clinical experience, including gastroenterology, chronic pain, orthopedic spinal conditions, and acute emergency care. She joined the University of Pittsburgh in 2018 and currently oversees the Section’s advanced practice provider schedule.

Shally Saini, CRNP

CRNP Specialist
412-692-4882

Michell Weber, CRNP

CRNP Specialist
412-692-4882

Tracey Willis, CRNP

CRNP Specialist
412-692-4882

Administrative Support

Adam Kramer

Director, Operations
412-232-5918

Tracey Townsend

Administrative Coordinator
412-692-4882

Presbyterian Team Structure

Academic Hospital Medicine

7 traditional teaching teams, with the attending physician leading a team of one resident, two interns, an acting intern, and two third-year medical students
Attending physicians conduct daily teaching rounds in the afternoon and twice a week bedside rounds with their team
The educational goal is to develop residents with strong clinical, management, teaching and leadership skills
Residents work independently under close supervision, leading daily multidisciplinary and care coordination rounds

Junior Hospitalist Service

One attending physician leads a team of 3 second-year residents
The educational goal is to strengthen the clinical, management, and efficiency skills of our residents.
Daily teaching sessions centered around hospital medicine topics

Non-Teaching Service

Hospitalist Attending physicians and Advanced Practice Providers see patients independently
2 teams that cover all patients not admitted to the main medical floors

Medicine Consults

2 consult teams that provide 24/7 preoperative risk assessments for all surgical patients
Management of all medical conditions for the patients admitted to non-medical services
Co-management programs that enhance efficiency and quality of the patient’s discharge