Emergency Medicine Residency Program Faculty at UPMC in South Central Pa.

Erik Kochert, MD, FACEP

Title: Program Director, Site Director of Harrisburg ED
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Christiana Care
Interests: Education, ED operations, Evidence Based Medicine, Political Advocacy

Amy Wyatt, DO

Title: Associate Program Director
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Penn State Hershey Emergency Medicine
Interests: Resident education, Wellness, Curriculum development, Simulation

Tyler Hempel, MD

Title: Clerkship Director
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Penn State Hershey Emergency Medicine
Interests: Medical student education

Anthony Guarracino, DO, MHA, FACOEP, FACEP

Title: Chair of Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Grandview Hospital Medical Center
Interests: Evidence-based medicine, ED operations and observation medicine

Katie Fitzgibbon, MD

Title: Emergency Ultrasound Director
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Christiana Care Health System
Interests: Ultrasound, resident education

Dan Bledsoe, MD, MBA, FACEP

Title: EMS Medical Director
Medical School: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
Residency: York Hospital Emergency Medicine
Interests: EMS, disaster medicine, research

Will Hensley, DO

Title: Core Faculty
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Interests: Medical Education, Infectious Disease, Population Health

Zinta Zapp, MD

Title: Core Faculty
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Cooper University Hospital
Interests: MAT/opioid epidemic, procedures

Courtney Devlin, MD

Title: Core Faculty
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: EVMS Emergency Medicine Residency
Interests: Simulation

Greg Swartzentruber, MD, FACEP

Title: Division chief of medical toxicology and addiction medicine
Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine
Residency: Prisma Health Richland Columbia, SC
Interests: Addiction Medicine and toxicology

Lindsay Papachristou, MD

Title: EM Wellness Champion
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Interests: Physician Wellness

Tarin Romich, DO, MPH

Title: Co-chair ED QA committee
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Interests: Patient Safety, Quality Assurance

April Snavely, DO

Title: Co-chair ED QA committee
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Wellspan York Hospital
Interests: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Blake Isom, DO, FACEP

Title: Core Faculty
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Virginia
Residency: Penn State Hershey Emergency Medicine
Interests: Resident Education, EKGs