Notices to Physicians Pursuant to the UPMC Hospitals’ Laboratory Compliance Plan
UPMC hospital laboratories have created regulatory compliance programs to provide guidance on policies and procedures that prevent and detect noncompliant activity. These programs are based on guidance issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The OIG
compliance guidelines require that a variety of annual notices be made to physicians. The publication of this notice satisfies that requirement.
The OIG compliance guidelines require that physicians be notified of the name and telephone number of the laboratory’s clinical consultant(s). The clinical consultant is a position required under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988. The purpose of this position is to provide test-ordering physicians with a resource person to answer questions about the appropriate use and interpretations of clinical laboratory testing. A listing of all clinical consultants for all UPMC hospital laboratories follows. Questions can be directed to the appropriate resource person based on the lab used for testing.
The OIG requires that a copy of the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (PDF) be made available to physicians and that the physicians are advised that the Medicaid reimbursement amount will be equal to or less than the Medicare reimbursement amount.
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Miguel Reyes-Mugica, MD, Anatomic Pathology 412-692-5650
- Sarah Wheeler, PhD, Clinical Chemistry 412-647-6150
- Miroslav Djokic, MD, Clinical Hematology 412-647-5191
- Steve Dobrowolski, PhD, Biochemical Genetics 412-692-9874
- Lirong Qu, MD, PhD, Blood Bank 412-209-7428
- Stephanie Mitchell, PhD, Microbiology 412-692-5068
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
- Harry Blair, MD, General Clinical Lab 412-383-9616
- Rohit Bhargava, MD, Anatomic Path 412-641-4641
- Mark Yazer, MD, Transfusion Medicine 412-209-7304
- R.Marshall Austin, MD, Cytology 412-641-3347
- Gloria Carter, MD, Clinical Chemistry 412-641-5550
- Devereux Saller, MS, MD, Pregnancy Screening Laboratory 412-641-1827
- Dan Bellissimo, PhD, Clinical Genomics Laboratory 412-641-2489
- Svetlana Yatsenko, MD, Cytogenetics Laboratory 412-641-6693
UPMC Altoona
- Mushtaq Khalid, MD, all areas of lab 814-889-2340
UPMC Bedford Memorial
- Sureshchandra Patel, MD, all areas of lab 814-623-3557
UPMC Chautauqua
- William Geary, MD, PhD, all areas of lab 716-664-8471
- John Schrecengost, MD, all areas of lab 716-664-8473
UPMC East
- Brian Rosendale, MD, all areas of lab 412-357-3109
- Matthew Then, MD, all areas of lab 412-357-3110
UPMC Hamot
- Andrew Creager, MD, Point of Care, Histology, Cytology 814-877-3132
- Sarah Eakin, MD, Chemistry, Urinalysis 814-877-3130
- Jennifer Naber, MD, Hematology, Coagulation, Phlebotomy/Processing, Limited Microbiology 814-877-3131
- Peter Depowski, Transfusion Medicine, QA/Compliance 814-877-2430
UPMC Horizon
- Lina Perry, MD, all areas of lab 724-589-6200
- Komal Arora, MD, 210-721-2245
UPMC Jameson
- Angel Toca, MD, all areas of lab 724-656-4016
UPMC Kane
- Jennifer Naber, MD, all areas of lab 814-877-3131
UPMC McKeesport
- Payam Arya, MD, all areas of lab 412-664-2230
UPMC Mercy
- Eric Safyan, MD, Hematology Oncology 412 232-7328
- Evan Baker, MD, all areas of lab 412-232-7834
- Sonal Kamat, MD, all areas of lab 412-232-7858
- Rahman S. Hariri, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology 412 232-7830
- Lirong Qu, MD, PhD, Blood Bank 412-209-7428
- Sarah Wheeler, PhD, Chemistry and Hematology 412-614-0613
UPMC Northwest
- Robert Conley, DO, all areas of lab 814-676-7115
- Linda Olmstead, DO, all areas of lab 814-676-7111
UPMC Passavant
- Allison Nixdorf-Miller, MD, all areas of lab (both campuses) 412-748-6686
- Guizhu Li, MD, all areas of lab (both campuses) 412-748-6698
- Daniel Chung, MD, all areas of lab (both campuses) 412-748-6748
- Rajnikant Amin, MD, all areas of lab (both campuses) 412-748-6846
- Juniad Ibrahim, MD, all areas of lab (both campuses) 412-748-3233
- Pil Gyu Hwang, MD. all areas of lab (both campuses) 412-748-3336
UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle
- Dr. Sun Kim, Pathologist and Laboratory Medical Director 717-960-3335
UPMC Pinnacle Hanover
- Dr. Cindy Sturtz, Pathologist and Laboratory Medical Director 717-316-2150 ext. 4153
UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, CGO, and WSH
- Dr. Rajat Goel, Pathologist - Laboratory Medical Director and Anatomic Pathology 717-782-3128
- Dr. Yanping Lee, Pathologist - Hematology 717-782-5477
- Dr. Mary Meihofer, Pathologist - Blood Bank 717-782-3357
- Dr. Steven Skarupa, Pathologist - Microbiology 717-782-3144
- Dr. Deepti Guragain, Pathologist - Chemistry 717-782-3325
UPMC Pinnacle Memorial
- Dr. James Lease, Pathologist and Laboratory Medical Director 717-849-5376
UPMC Pinnacle Lititz
- Dr. Mariah McCready, Pathologist and Laboratory Medical Director 717-625-5872
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
- Alan Wells, MD, DMS, all clin lab (Presby campus) 412-647-7813
- Marina Nikiforova, MD, Molecular diagnostics (Presby campus) 412-864-6150
- Samuel Yousem, MD, Anatomic pathology services (Presby campus) 412-647-6193
- Alex Mammen, MD, Ophthalmic microbiology (Presby campus) 412-647-2362
- Steven Swerdlow, MD, Clinical hematology and hematopathology (Presby campus) 412-647-5191
- Octavia Palmer, PhD, Clinical chemistry (Presby and Shadyside campuses) 412-578-9489
- William Pasculle, ScD, Clinical microbiology, Molecular infectious disease (Presby campus)412-647-6610
- Darrell Triulzi, MD, Transfusion medicine (Presby campus) 412-209-7304
- Adriana Zeevi, PhD, Tissue typing (Presby campus) 412-647-6266
- Rajiv Dhir, MD, Anatomic Pathology and Cytology (Shadyside campus) 412-623-5950
- Alan Wells, MD, General Clinical Lab 412-647-7813
- William Pasculle, ScD, Clinical microbiology (Shadyside campus) 412-647-6610
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside: Hillman Cancer Center
- Albert D. Donnenberg, PhD, Stem Cell Laboratory 412-623-3256
- Joseph E. Kiss, MD, Stem Cell Laboratory 412-209-7326
UPMC St. Margaret
- Jagjit Singh, MD, all areas of lab 412-784-4115
- Evan Baker, MD, all areas of lab 412-784-4144
- Sonal Kamat, MD, all areas of lab 412-784-4945
UPMC Susquehanna
- Jamie Adam, MD, PhD, UPMC Cole, all areas of the lab 570-321-2321
- Ryan Collins, MD, UPMC Lock Haven, all areas of the lab 570-321-2321
- Nicholas Dillman, MD, UPMC Muncy, all areas of the lab 570-321-2321
- Jamie Adam, MD, PhD, UPMC Wellsboro, all areas of the lab 570-321-2321
- Jamie Adam, MD, PhD, UPMC Williamsport, Anatomic Pathology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Point of Care, Urinalysis 570-321-2321
- Michael Belenko, MD, UPMC Williamsport, Cytology 570-321-2321
- Vandi Bryant, MD, UPMC Williamsport, Blood Bank 570-321-2321
- Jaclyn Cappel, MD, UPMC Williamsport, Hematology 570-321-2321
- Jamie Adam, MD, PhD, UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence Campus, all areas of the lab 570-321-2321
