Our Experts
- Ronald Glick, MD
- Neal Ryan, MD
- Jeanette Adams
- Joseph Bozzelli
- James Donnelly, MA
- Gwynn Goldring, MSW
- Carol Greco, PhD
- Deborah Grice Conway, PhD
- John Laird, ND
- Jessie Violet Larson, NCTMB
- David Lesondak, CSI
- Daniel Shawn Miller, DC
- Sharon Plank, MD
- Erin Simon, CMT, LLC
- Beverly Spiro, MSN, CRNP
- K.K. Teh, LAc, MAc
- Stephanie Ulmer
- Alicja W. Walczak, MS
Ronald Glick, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Ronald Glick is medical director of the Center for Integrative Medicine. His training is in psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and pain management. Dr. Glick is involved in research on acupuncture and prolotherapy — a musculoskeletal injection technique. His clinical practice focuses on integrative approaches to chronic pain management and integrative psychiatry.
Neal Ryan, MD
Director
Dr. Neal Ryan is director of the Center for Integrative Medicine and the Joaquim Puig-Antich Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Ryan's clinical and research work has involved the study of depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety in children and adolescents, and chronic disorders in which stress and environmental factors play an important role. He also has a strong background in medical education.
Jeanette Adams
Administrative Manager
Jeanette Adams has more than 20 years of health care management experience.
Joseph Bozzelli
Tai Chi Instructor
Joseph Bozzelli has a master's degree in medical Qigong therapy (MMQ) from the International Institute of Medical Qigong, a sister school of the Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zheng Zhou, China. He is also a Taiji practioner under the private tutelage of Master Nick Gracenin, and earned two silver medals at the 2007 Chinese Martial Arts Championship for his Taiji and Baji performances.
James Donnelly, MA
Psychotherapist
James Donnelly has more than 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist. His practice focuses on helping individuals who are experiencing health or emotional problems as a result of childhood abuse or neglect or posttraumatic stress symptoms occurring in adulthood. He uses EMDR, cardiac coherence training, Gestalt therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy to assist individuals in achieving their optimal functioning level.
Gywnn Goldring, MSW
Psychotherapist
Dinnie Goldring is a psychotherapist who works with individuals, couples, and families. Her work is based on a holistic perspective that incorporates mind, body, and spirit. Treatment specialty areas include pregnancy and postpartum related issues, living with an auto-immune disorder and other chronic illness, relationship issues, and general depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. Ms. Goldring uses a psychodynamically based approach that integrates Gestalt therapy, mindfulness, and her past experience as a midwife in multiple cultures to help others in the therapy process. She also leads a group titled, “Mindfulness-Based Anxiety Reduction."
Carol Greco, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Dr. Carol Greco has more than 15 years of clinical experience and has worked in research for more than 10 years at the University of Pittsburgh. Her areas of research interest include psychological approaches to pain management, mind-body approaches to health and disease, and biofeedback. Dr. Greco’s clinical work focuses on behavioral medicine approaches to pain management and the management of stress related to health problems such as heart disease and lupus. Dr. Greco uses cardiac coherence training, biofeedback, relaxation training, and guided imagery as well as cognitive behavioral therapy to help people reduce their stress, anxiety, and depression. She is trained in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and teaches the center's Mindfulness Meditation Program.
Deborah Grice Conway, PhD
Psychotherapist
Deborah Grice Conway has more than 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist working with adults, children and adolescents, and families. Problems treated include depression, anxiety disorders, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Approaches include cardiac coherence training, EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy, and relaxation training. In addition to her work at the center, Dr. Grice Conway is a professor at the Community College of Allegheny County.
John Laird, ND
Naturopathic and Nutritional Counselor
John Laird provides services in naturopathic counseling. He received a degree in anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. Mr. Laird is a graduate of the John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine in Seattle, and completed an internship at the Government College of Ayurvedic Medicine in Mysore, India.
Jessie Violet Larson, NCTMB
Nationally Certified Massage Therapist
Jessie Violet Larson is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist through the National Certification Board for Therapuetic Massage and Bodywork. She has traveled the world studying healing therapies and the tradition of massage and is a graduate of the Advanced Medical Program at the Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy. Ms. Larson is a dedicated therapist who brings with her years of experience and a love for her work. She combines a variety of techniques to individually suit each client.
David Lesondak, CSI
Structural Integrator
David Lesondak has more than 16 years experience as a clinical body worker. His field of specialization is structural integration, a method of active fascial and myofascial release techniques that are applied with both a symptomatic and a systematic approach to achieve lasting relief from chronic pain. He has extensively studied and taught the Anatomy Trains system of myofascial meridians. Mr. Lesondak is a charter member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI) and was one of the first SI practitioners to be granted certification status. He teaches workshops in the United States and Canada.
Daniel Shawn Miller, DC
Chiropractor
Dr. Daniel Shawn Miller provides chiropractic services. He received his doctor of chiropractic degree at Palmer College and has been practicing for the last 15 years.
Sharon Plank, MD
Integrative Medicine Physician
Dr. Sharon Plank is board-certified in family practice and provides integrative medicine services at the center. She completed fellowship training in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona, under the directorship of Andrew Weil, MD. Dr. Plank has worked extensively in the areas of prevention and management of heart disease and osteoporosis as well as women’s health problems. She directs the Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies program and provides medical acupuncture services.
Erin Simon, CMT, LLC
Massage Therapist
Erin Simon has been in private practice since 1992, and has training in Swedish massage, craniosacral therapy, pregnancy and postpartum massage, lymph drainage therapy, and lymphodema complex decongestive therapy.
Beverly Spiro, MSN, CRNP
Yoga Instructor
Beverly Spiro, co-founder of the UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine, provides services in EMDR and teaches the Hatha Yoga program at the center. She also co-teaches the Meditation Skills Training class with Dr. Greco. Ms. Spiro is a graduate of Yale University.
K.K. Teh, LAc, MAc
Acupuncturist
K.K. Teh provides acupuncture services and instructs the Tai Chi class at the center. He has master's degrees in acupuncture & Chinese medicine and psychology. His practice interests include pain management, sports medicine, general health problems, and stress-related conditions. Mr. Teh is board-certified in acupuncture by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Stephanie Ulmer
Shiatsu Practitioner
Stephanie Ulmer provides shiatsu services. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland and is certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Ms. Ulmer is also an AOBTA-certified practitioner and instructor. Ms. Ulmer directs and teaches the shiatsu training program at the center.
Alicja W. Walczak, MS
Biofeedback Practitioner and Movement Therapy Instructor
Alicja Walczak provides cardiac coherence training, biofeedback, synergistic body-mind therapy, and movement therapy. She has a degree in exercise physiology with an emphasis on relaxation and biofeedback from the University of Pittsburgh. Additionally, Ms. Walczak completed training with Ilana Rubenfeld and her Institute in Rubenfeld Synergy. Ms. Walczak also teaches yoga classes at the center.