UPMC Emergency Medicine Staffing Leadership

Peter Adler, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC Horizon
Chief of Emergency Medicine Services, UPMC Jameson

Dr. Adler earned his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and has been practicing since 2009.

Jason Biggs, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at St. Clair Hospital

Dr. Biggs earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, and completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Biggs is board-certified in emergency medicine and has been practicing since 2009.

Richard Heath, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC St. Margaret

Dr. Heath also serves as the Vice Chair for Compliance and Medical Documentation for UPMC Emergency Medicine. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and previously served as Medical Director of Emergency Services at UPMC Braddock. Dr. Heath earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed an internal medicine residency in Buffalo and an emergency medicine residency at West Virginia University in Morgantown.

Sundeep Ekbote, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at Monongahela Valley Hospital

Dr. Ekbote earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania (Drexel University).

Marc Eubanks, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC East

Dr. Eubanks earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine with residency training and subsequent EMS fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital. Dr. Eubanks completed a Master’s in Public Management with a focus in Health Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon in 2013 and has been in practice since 1999.

Maria Guyette, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC Shadyside

Dr. Guyette is an assistant professor with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Guyette earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

Rani Kumar, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC McKeesport

Dr. Kumar earned her medical degree from Glancy Medical College in Amristar, India. She completed her pediatrics residency at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, S.C. Dr. Kumar is board-certified in emergency medicine, pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. She has worked as an emergency department physician since 1981.

Jonathan Landis, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC Passavant

Dr. Landis is responsible for the UPMC Passavant campus in McCandless. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch and completed an emergency medicine residency at Allegheny General Hospital. Dr. Landis is board-certified in emergency medicine and has been practicing since 1994.

Charissa Pacella, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC Presbyterian

Dr. Pacella also serves as an associate professor and the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Department for UPMC Emergency Medicine. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

Joe Suyama, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC

Dr. Suyama is an associate professor with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Suyama completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati.

Michael Turturro, MD

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC Mercy

Dr. Turturro is an associate professor with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine. He earned his medical degree from State University of New York. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

Ray Viducich, MD

Associate Chief of Emergency Medicine Services at UPMC Passavant

Dr. Viducich is responsible for the UPMC Passavant campus in Cranberry. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed an emergency medicine residency at Akron City Hospital. Dr. Viducich is board-certified in emergency medicine and has been working at UPMC Passavant since 2008.