OUR FACULTY
Highly Qualified Caregivers and Teachers
Our residents are primarily taught by a core faculty of over 70 board certified pediatricians and subspecialists, in addition to more than 30 medical faculty members with joint appointments in other disciplines including surgery, anesthesia, dentistry, psychiatry, pathology, and radiology. The hospital-based practice is further complemented by an extensive network of community pediatricians who practice within the Geisinger network throughout the surrounding counties. Although not located on our Danville campus, these pediatricians communicate with our residents as they share common patients and are a valuable source of information and advice about what to expect from a future career in pediatrics.
Subspecialty sections add to the diversity of the extensive general pediatric practice. These subspecialty sections include adolescent medicine, allergy, cardiology, child abuse, critical care, endocrinology, gastroenterology and nutrition, genetics, hematology/oncology, hospital medicine, immunology, infectious disease, neonatology, nephrology, neurodevelopmental pediatrics, neurology, palliative care, pediatric emergency medicine, pulmonology, and rheumatology. Additionally, a number of other pediatric specialists from both surgical and non-surgical fields are part of our teaching faculty. These include physicians with specific pediatric certification and expertise in anesthesia, cardiothoracic surgery, dentistry and oromaxillofacial surgery, dermatology, general surgery, orthopaedics, maternal and fetal medicine, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry and psychology, radiology and neuroradiology, sports medicine, transplant surgery, trauma surgery, and urology.
Like our residents, our pediatric faculty choose to come to Geisinger because of the unique experience that it offers - a chance to practice academic primary and tertiary care pediatrics in a rural setting. In fact, a large number of our faculty are former members of our residency program who have returned after completing their subspecialty training or starting their careers in other locations. Our faculty are very approachable and really want to contribute to the education of our residents. Our faculty members serve as mentors and advisors, helping residents not only academically, but also coaching them and helping set a trajectory for their future in medicine.
OUR PEDIATRIC FACULTY
ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
Sergio Buzzini, MD
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowships: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of North Carolina
ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY
David Anmuth, MD
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine
Puneet Bajaj, MD
Residency: St. Peters University Hospital
Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Warden, Hwan, MD
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship: Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
Jaison Jose, DO
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Ogechukwu Ndum, MD
Residency: University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System
Stacy Rosenberg, MD
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Thao Alite, MD
Residency: MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine (Internship)
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: University of Illinois - Chicago Medical Center
Johannes Getachew, MD
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Karen Johnson, MD
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati
Anne Lunney, MD
Residency: Children's Mercy Hospital
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Fellowships: Children's National Medical Center
University of Washington Medical Center
Mark Robbins, MD
Residency: Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center
Tanisha O. Robinson, MD
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship: Yale – New Haven Hospital
CARDIOLOGY
Fareed Ahmad, MD
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center
Fellowship: SUNY – Upstate University Hospital
Ram Bishnoi, MD
Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine
David Connuck, MD
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical Center
Shuping Ge, MD
Residency: St. Vincent's Hospital - New York
Fellowship: University of Colorado Children's Hospital
Avnit Golten, MD
Residency: Long Island College Hospital
Fellowship: Mount Saini Medical Center
Karen Lurito, MD
Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine
Robert Mangano, MD
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia
Shira Shore, MD
Residency: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Carlo Bartoli, MD, PhD
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CHILD ABUSE
Paul Bellino, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Pat Bruno, MD
Residency: Children’s Hospital - Columbus
Cassandra Kessock, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Marita Lind, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
CRITICAL CARE
Justin Azar, MD
Residency: Children's National Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Robin Craig, DO
Residency: Jersey Shore Medical Center
Fellowship: Jacob School of Medicine
Richard Lambert, MD
Residency: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Fellowship: Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
Frank Maffei, MD
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowships: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Strong Memorial Hospital – University of Rochester
Jake Sequeira, MD
Residency: Shands Hospital at University of Florida
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Richmond
John Sullivan, MD
Residency: New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Robert Tamburro, MD
Residency: Western Reserve Care System - Southside Medical Center
Fellowship: Methodist Hospital of Memphis
Tessy Thomas, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine
Ronald Wong, DO
Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital - Los Angeles
DERMATOLOGY
Howard Pride, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Sarah Alander, MD
Residency: University of Michigan - Spectrum Health
Fellowship: Children's Mercy Hospital
S. Jason Crelin, DO
Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical Center
Nancy Clemens, MD
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Naghma Aijaz, MD
Residency: Saint Mary’s Hospital (Internship)
Yale – New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: SUNY – Stony Brook Hospital
Kathryn Gibbons, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Yale/New Haven Children's Hospital
Mushtaq Godil, MD
Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Fellowship: SUNY – Stony Brook Hospital
Deliamille Perez Santiago, MD
Residency: University Medical Center - Jacksonville
Fellowship: University Medical Center - Jacksonville
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Tavleen Bhatia, MD
Residency: Saint Peters University Hospital
Fellowship: SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine
Dean Richard Focht, MD
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati
Brian Maksimak, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic
Grant Morris, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Mahmoud Sabri, MD
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Nancy Swiader, DO
Residency: Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Eduardo Tron, MD
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University
GENERAL PEDIATRICS
Stacey Cummings, MD
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center
Kathryn DeHart, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Michal Maksimak, MD
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Kaitlin Murtha, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Michele Neff-Bulger, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Matthew Nelson, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Allison Scheussler, DO
Residency: Crozier Chester Medical Center
Ashley Shamansky, DO
Residency: Children’s Hospital - Columbus
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital - Columbus
Emily Szmal, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
GENETICS
Gary Bellus, MD
Residency: Saint Louis Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Bonnie Salbert, DO
Residency: Delaware Valley Medical Center (Internship)
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
Andrea Seeley, MD
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Fellowship: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Jennifer Kovatch, MD
Residency: University of Missouri Department of Child Health
Fellowship: Penn State-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Michal Miller, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Jagadeesh Ramdas, MD
Residency: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Girmay Tekle-Yohannes, MD
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic
HOSPITAL MEDICINE
Rose Barham, MD
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Paul Bellino, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Jessica Carney, DO
Residency: Richmond Heights General Hospital (Internship)
Sparrow Health System
Holly Cimprich, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Lauren Green, MD
Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago Medical Center
Robert Blake Lowe, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Sarah Marks, MD
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals
Michaelyn Notz, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Andrew Peckham, MD
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Colleen Walsh, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Swathi Gowtham, MD
Residency: UMDNJ Robert Wood Medical School - Rutgers
Fellowship: John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine
Nicole Samies, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Alabama
Jennifer Vodzak, MD
Residency: Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Fellowship: Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children
MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE
Kajal Angras, DO
Residency: New York Methodist Hospital
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center
Fereshteh Boozarjomehri, MD
Residency: Harlem Hospital Center
Fellowships: Sinai Samaritan Medical Center
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Jay Bringman, MD
Residency: Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Fellowships: Women and Infants Hospital
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Eric Hodgson, MD
Residency: Yale - New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Yale - New Haven Hospital
Awathif Mackeen, MD
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Michael Paglia, MD
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center
John Ross, DO
Residency: Doctors Hospital - Columbus
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center
Diane Tims, DO
Residency: UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Connecticut Health Center
NEONATOLOGY
Daniel Adu, MD
Residency: Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Medical School and Public Health
Amanda Arsenault, MD
Residency: Brown University Program in Medicine
Fellowship: Women and Infants Hospital – Brown University
James Cook, MD
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center
Edward Everett, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Maura Gable, DO
Residency: Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children
Fellowship: Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children
Ray Hayes, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Wake Forest – University Baptist Medical Center
Lauren Johnson, MD
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship: Children’s National Medical Center
Secelela Malecela, MD
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center - New York
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center
Graciela Rabri, MD
Residency: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of South Florida and Affiliated Hospitals
NEPHROLOGY
David Kenagy, MD
Residency: Children’s National Medical Center
Fellowship: Saint Louis Medical Center
Basema Dibas, MD
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Fellowship: Children’s Mercy Hospital – Kansas City
NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS
Thomas Challman, MD
Residency: David Grant USAF Medical Center (Internship)
Mayo Clinic
Fellowship: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Scott Myers, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Matthew Weeks, DO
Residency: National Capital Consortium
Fellowships: University of Washington
Madigan Army Medical Center
NEUROLOGY
Marvin Braun, MD
Residency: University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital
Fellowships: Weill Cornell Medical Center
Alberta Children's Hospital
Jill Gotoff, MD
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital - Boston
Henry Maguire, MD
Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital – Boston
AnneMarie Morse, DO
Residency: SUNY Downstate - Brooklyn
Fellowships: SUNY Downstate - Brooklyn
Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hema Murali, MD
Residency: Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Laufey Yr Sigurdardottir, MD
Residency: University of Connecticut
University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Eric Strong, MD
Residency: Children's National Medical Center
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center
Liana Theroux, MD
Residency: University of Virginia
Fellowship: Northwell Health at North Shore University Hospital/Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Akila Venkataraman, MD
Residency: SUNY at Bufflao, University Hospital
Fellowships: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Maimonides Medical Center
Yuliya Zinger, MD
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Collin Hair, MD
Residency: Abington Memorial Hospital (Internship)
UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School - Newark
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Thomas Wilson, MD
Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (Internship)
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Fellowship: The Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto
ORTHOPAEDICS
David Andreychik, MD
Residency: Lankenau Hospital (Internship)
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
John Deegan, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Atlanta
Megan Fernandez, DO
Residency: Pinnacle Health Hospitals
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Atlanta
W. Fred Hess, MD
Residency: University of South Florida and Affiliated Hospitals
Fellowship: Kansas University Medical Center
John Parenti, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
Mark Seeley, MD
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
J. Scott Green, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Jeremy Mock, MD
Residency: University of Colorado Hospital (Internship)
Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University Hospital School of Medicine
Aileen Wertz, MD
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
PALLIATIVE CARE
Robert Tamburro, MD
Residency: Western Reserve Care System - Southside Medical Center
Fellowship: Methodist Hospital of Memphis
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Christopher Coppola, MD
Residency: Yale – New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Children’s National Medical Center
Alfred Kennedy, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowships: Children's Mercy Hospital
Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children
Tara Loux, MD
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Miami Children's Hospital
Meera N. Mennon, MD
Residency: Georgetown University
Fellowships: Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Children's National Medical Center
PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY
Amanda Castro, MD
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Heather Hoover, PhD
Doctorate: Arizona State University
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center
Shelley Hosterman, PhD
Doctorate: Lehigh University
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center
Tawnya Meadows, PhD
Doctorate: Mississippi State University
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Yusef Modan, MD
Residency: North Shore University Hospital
Fellowships: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Sean O'Dell, PhD
Doctorate: Lehigh University
Residency: Munroe-Meyer Institute
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center
Monika Parikh, PhD
Doctorate: Washington State University
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center
Jessica Sevecke-Hanrahan, PhD
Doctorate: Central Michigan University
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Amy Wysocki, MD
Residency: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Fellowship: West Virginia University School of Medicine
PULMONOLOGY
Kevin Furguson, MD
Residency: North Shore University Hospital
Fellowship: West Chester Medical Center
Vasanthi Pugazhendhi, MD
Residency: SUNY Downstate - Brooklyn
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate - Brooklyn
Jonathan Spahr, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin
Catherine Wubbel, MD
Residency: Children's Hospital - Columbus
Fellowship: Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
RADIOLOGY
Jason Higgins, DO
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faruq Mahmud, MD
Residency: Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Center (Internship)
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago
Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital
Kiran Sargar, MD
Residency: B. J. Medical College
Fellowships: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Washington University, School of Medicine
George Wu, MD
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RHEUMATOLOGY
Emily Brunner, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Elaine Cassidy, MD
Residency: Case Western Reserve University
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Thomas Hahn, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati
SPORTS MEDICINE
Sergio Buzzini, MD
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowships: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of North Carolina
Matthew McElroy, MD
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Saint Vincent Health System
Emily Olmes, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center
Jeffrey Summers, DO
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center