Fellowship Alumni

Health Services Division, UPMC Hamot

Jessica Vattiprolu, MHA
Director of Operations, General Academics Pediatrics
UPMC Children’s Hospital
Graduate School: University of Minnesota

Health Services Division, UPMC in Central Pa.

Leah Franklin, MBA
Manager, Workforce Development
UPMC Central PA Region
Graduate School: Lebanon Valley College

Health Services Division, Presbyterian Shadyside

Laura Bourn, MHA, MS
Director, Operations
UPMC Heart and Vascular Service Line
Graduate School: University of North Carolina

Dana Harvey, MPH
Director, Ambulatory Services
UPMC Passavant
Graduate School: Emory University

Chesna Panicker, MHA
Senior Practice Manager
UPMC Community Medicine, Inc.
Graduate School: Saint Louis University

International Services Division

Immacolata Ottaiano
Operations Manager
UPMC Salvator, Mundi International Hospital
Graduate School: Sole24Ore Business School Milan

UPMC Health Services Division Presbyterian Shadyside

Peter Adams, MBA, MHA
Director of Operations, Surgical Services
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Payton Isner, MHA
Clinical Operations Manager
Devoted Health
Graduate School: Cornell University

UPMC Health Services Division North Central PA

Kyle Benson, MHA
Director, Operations
UPMC North Central PA Region
Graduate School: Pennsylvania State University

UPMC Insurance Services Division

Tricia Kehl, MHA
Graduate School: The Ohio State University

UPMC Enterprises

Brian Rowe, MBA
Senior Product Manager, MyUPMC
UPMC Enterprises
Graduate School: Georgia State University

Health Services Division

Jordan Baird, MHSA
Director, Operations
UPMC Community Medicine, Inc.
Graduate School: University of Michigan

Erika Garrison, MBA, MHA
Division Administrator, Department of Pediatrics
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Ilham Abdi, MHA, HSEPH
Health Center Director II
Unity Health Care
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Insurance Services Division

Ritambhara Pathak, MHA
Program Director, UPMC Health Plan - Community HealthChoices
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

UPMC Hamot

Elizabeth Riordan, MPH, MSW, LMSW
Director of Operations, Clinical Care Coordination + Discharge Planning, Throughput, Capacity
UPMC Hamot
Graduate School: Columbia University

UPMC Central Pa.

Keely McManamon, MHA
Business Ops Analyst – GI, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Graduate School: Pennsylvania State University

Health Services Division

Sami Shalabi, MHSA, MPH
Center Director, Chen Med Detroit
Graduate School: University of Michigan

Joseph T. Vermilya, MHA
Director, Operations
UPMC East and McKeesport
Graduate School: UNC Chapel Hill

Roshni Bag, MBA
Regional Director of Oncology Service Line
IU Health
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins University

Insurance Services Division

Mary Katherine Beall, MBA, MSHA 
Quality and Improvement Advisor, Department of Defense
Express Scripts
Graduate School: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Snehitha Kethireddy, MHA, MBA
Associate Director Stars Partnerships
Oscar Health
Graduate School: Georgia State University

North Central Pa Region 

Chelsea R. Thomas, MHA
Graduate School: University of Memphis

UPMC Altoona

Nathan K. Evans, MHA
Director of Operations, West Shore Hospital and Retail Medicine
UPMC West Shore
Graduate School: University of North Carolina

Health Services Division

Samantha Williams, MSHCPM
Director, Women’s Cancer Operations
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Graduate School: Carnegie Mellon University

Andrew Ho, MHA
Director of Operations, UPP Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
UPMC Department of Medicine
Graduate school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Alex Brooks, MS, MBA
Senior Administrative Director, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Graduate School: University of Delaware 

Zoe Ribar, MHA
Division Administrator
UPMC Department of Women's Health
Graduate school: University of Iowa

Insurance Services Division

Shireen Haq, MPH
Senior Population Health Strategy Professional
Humana
Graduate School: UTHealth Houston

UPMC Altoona 

Jacob Cross, MHSA
Owner/Founder, Freedom Home Offers
Graduate School: University of Michigan

UPMC Hamot 

Daniel Gessel, MHSA
Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery & Structural Heart Center of Excellence
MultiCare Health System
Graduate School: University of Michigan 

UPMC in Central Pa.

Erica L Muñoz-Rumsey, MHSA MPP
Sr. Practice Manager, PHSPC-Pediatric Specialists
Graduate School: University of Michigan

Enterprises

Rashmi Sagaram, MHA
Senior Product Associate
Mount Sinai Solutions
Graduate School: Columbia University

Health Services Division

Kai Bey, MHM
Director of Operations, Pediatric Specialty Services
Inova Health System
Graduate School: West Chester University

Evan R. Finkelstein, MHA
Consultant, ProspHire
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Alex Johnson, MHA 
Optum
Graduate School: University of Minnesota

Patrick Lundquist, MHA
Director, Operations
UPMC Carlisle
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Colleen Sullivan, MHA
Director, Operational Excellence & The Beckwith Institute
UPMC Health Services Division
Graduate School: Cornell University

Insurance Services Division

Aaron Horsfield, MHA, MPH
Director, Print Fulfillment Operations & Marketing Administration
UPMC Insurance Services Division
Graduate School: University of Iowa

International Services Division

Amrutha Patil, MHA
Senior Strategist, Strategy Development
Mayo Clinic
Graduate School: Texas A&M University

Health Services Division

Alexander Catalano, MHA
Director of Wound Care/Infusion/Infectious Disease
Tidelands Health
Graduate School: Medical University of South Carolina

Troy Treanor, MHA
Director, Business Development
The Valley Health System
Graduate School: University of Washington

A. Chris Nistor, MHA
Executive Director, Beebe Medical Group
Beebe Healthcare
Graduate School: Penn State University

Kevin MacDonald, MHA
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Shannon Krohe, MPH
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Operations
UPMC Health Plan
Graduate School: George Washington University

Dexter Truman, MHA
Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Stanford University School of Medicine
Graduate School: Penn State University

Health Services Division

Matthew Dauffenbach, MBA/HA
Manager and Senior Consultant, ProspHire
Graduate School: University of Colorado Denver

Dawn Edwards, MBA
Director, Strategy & Performance
Ankura
Graduate School: Purdue University

Kaitlin Hayes, MHA
Director, Quality Assurance & Compliance
UVA Health System
Graduate School: George Washington University

David Jablonowski, MHA
Senior Consultant
Knowledge Capital Group
Graduate School: Medical University of South Carolina

Devipreya Kumar, MHSA
Director, Service Line Development for Women’s Health and Pediatrics
Novant Health UVA Health System
Graduate School: Georgetown University

Hospital Division

Bradley Baker, MHA
Director of Field Operations, The Collective
Graduate School: Medical University of South Carolina

Alyssa Pennington, MHA
Vice President, Market Development and Ambulatory Operations
WVU Medicine – Uniontown Hospital
Graduate School: University of Iowa

Physician Services Division

Jaclyn Calabria
Practice Administrator
CMI, Passavant
Graduate School: Carnegie Mellon University

Matt Moore
Project Manager
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Graduate School: The Ohio State University

Matthew Priestas
Director, Market Development
WVU Medicine
Graduate School: West Virginia University

Hospital Services Division, Erie County

Elizabeth Ritter, MHA
President
UPMC Harrisburg, UPMC West Shore, UPMC Community Osteopathic, UPMC Carlisle
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Hospital Division

Rachel Hitch (Caruso), MHA
Executive Administrator II
UPMC Heart & Vascular Service Line
Graduate School: Xavier University

Alex Hill, MHA
Executive Administrator II
UPMC Imaging Services
Graduate School: University of Iowa

Physician Services Division

Juliya Bykova, MHMS
Assistant Administrator, UPMC Department of Otolaryngology
UPMC Ear and Eye Institute
Graduate School: Duquesne University

Nordisha Coots, MHA
Quality and Operations Engineer
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Michael Dorff, MHA
Graduate School: University of Florida

Hospital Division

Carla Dehmer, MHA
Senior Director, Telemedicine & Digital Solutions
Graduate School: The Ohio State University

Kaley Meadows, MHA
Practice Administrator
Anderson Hills Pediatrics
Graduate School: Texas A&M University

Kate Zmijewski-Meekeel, MHA
Director of Operations
Learning Services
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Physician Services Division

Matthew Kersten, MS, MBA
Director, Transplant Business Strategy and Regulatory Operations
Transplant Services
Atrium Health, Carolinas HealthCare System is Atrium Health
Graduate School: Waynesburg University

Nike Onifade (Ladeinde), MS, FACHE
Division Vice President, St. Luke's Health
Graduate School: Carnegie Mellon University

Kate Rudolph, MS
Corporate Director, Surgical Services
Christiana Care Health System
Graduate School: Carnegie Mellon University

Hospital Division

Alexandra Lackos, MHA
Executive Administrator, Women's Specialty and Cancer
UPMC Women's Health Service Line
Graduate School: The University of Iowa

Keith Lorenz, MHA
Vice President, Operations
UPMC Passavant
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Rachel Trevizo (Cain) MHA, MBA
Chief Solutions Officer
revology
Graduate School: University of Iowa

Physician Services Division

Alison Bork (Vandine), MPH
Senior Manager, Strategy & Partnership
UPMC Corporate Administration
Graduate School: West Virginia University

Julie Hehman, MHA
Regional Director
NeurAbilities
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Hospital Division

Chad Dehmer, MHA
Director, Enterprises Operations – Opportunities and Investments
UPMC Enterprises
Graduate School: University of Minnesota

Stephanie Pankow, MHA
Director, Customer Operations
MediGO
Graduate School: University of Kentucky

Physician Service Division

Kelly Butler, MHA
Executive Administrator
UPMC Community Medicine, Inc.
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Jeffrey Knorr, MHA
Vice President, UPMC Anesthesia and Perioperative Service Line
Executive Administrator, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Executive Administrator, Department of Otolaryngology
Graduate School: Pennsylvania State University

Hospital Division

Jordan Woods, MHA
Senior Administrator
Banner University Medical Group
Graduate School: The Ohio State University

Physician Services Division

Joseph Carbaugh, MPH
Manager, Physician Onboarding
Tenet Healthcare
Graduate School: Drexel University

Allison Ludwig, MHA, MPH
Public Health/Health Care Lead
The Mitre Corporation
Graduate School: University of Iowa

Hospital Division

Mark O'Hern, MHA
President
UPMC East and McKeesport
Graduate School: Cornell University

Francheska Sanford, MHA, ATC
IS Project Manager
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Graduate School: The Ohio State University

Richard Shumway, MHA
President & CEO
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Graduate School: University of Washington

Physician Services Division Fellowship

Laura Schuh, MHA
Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations
Lumeris
Graduate School: Pennsylvania State University

Jillian Williams, MHA
Senior Associate, Academic Medicine and Health Sciences
WittKieffer
Graduate School: University of Pittsburgh

Hospital Division

Thomas Gronow, MHA, COM/ASMEL-IA
President & Chief Executive Officer
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Graduate School: University of South Florida

Tashanna Thorns, MHA
Attorney
Graduate School: Trinity University

Physician Services Division

Katherine Brewer, MPH
Performance Improvement Director
Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
Graduate School: Yale University

Justin Watkins, MBA, MHA
Director of Digital Product and Omni Strategy
Bass Pro Shops
Graduate School: University of Missouri

Hospital Division

Merle Taylor, MBA, MHA
President, Diversified Services and Metro Denver Community Hospitals
UCHealth
Graduate School: Washington University in St. Louis

Ben Tollefsen, MHA
Director, Business & Service Line Development, Digestive Diseases Service Line, Physician Services
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Graduate School: Washington University in St. Louis

Hospital Division

Megan Burns, MPP
Principal Health Policy Consultant
Megan Burns Consulting
Graduate School: Duke University

Chocku Radhakrishnan, MHSA
Regional Operations Director
DaVita Kidney Care
Graduate School: University of Michigan

Kellie Thames, MHA
Practice Administrator 
CommUnityCare
Graduate School: Washington University in St. Louis

Hospital Division

Tiffany Boldin, MHA
Administrator
Department of Urology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Graduate School: Pennsylvania State University

Hospital Division

Laura Gailey-Moul, MHSA
Full Time Nursing Student
Graduate School: University of Michigan

Dee Dee Sung, MHA
Product Management Director
Anthem, Inc.
Graduate School: Washington University in St. Louis