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
E. Raymund Ramirez, MD
Interim Associate Medical Director, Presbyterian Hospital Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
Fadeke Akanbi, MD
Clinical Instructor
Dreema Awan, MD
Clinical Instructor
Ricardo Bedoya, MD
Senior Hospitalist, UPMC Magee Hospital Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pooja Bhatt, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Layana Biglow, MD
Molly Brennan, DO
Clinical Instructor
Andy Cheng, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Shalini Chiravuri, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chelsea Dahl, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Sean Doerfler, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neha Etherington, MD
Shumail Fatima, MBBS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kristian Feterik, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor
Shea Ford, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nikola Gligorijevic, MD
Clinical Instructor
Lauren Glikes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Danielle Heffner, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jonathan Jindia, MD
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Joseph M Kaplan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jooseob Lee, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
William Levin, MD
Associate Professor
Kathryn Leyens, MD
Faculty, Non-ACGME Fellow
Kareem Lezama, MD
David McAdams, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
Casey McQuade, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Bruce Milburn, MD
Clinical Instructor
Krupa Patel, MD
Ann Perrin, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
Raghunandan Purushothaman, MD
Clinical Instructor
Qiaochu Qi, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Siddique Qurashi, MD
Sinthana Ramsey, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Rachna Rawal, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Evan Sacolick, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Tabinda Saleem, MD
Amjad Sattout, MD
Michael Simonson, MD
Clinical Instructor
Danica Smith, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Benjamin Sprague, MD
Clinical Instructor
Tara Sunder, MD
Clinical Instructor
John Szymusiak, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Alvin Thalappillil, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Andrew Wickerham, MD, MPH, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Katherine Willoughby, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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