Physician Opportunities at UPMC Hamot

About UPMC Hamot

UPMC Hamot, located in Erie, Pa., is a 424-bed non-profit tertiary care hospital and fully accredited Level II Trauma Center. The medical staff has over 500 physicians representing most specialties and subspecialties, and we have residency training programs in orthopaedic surgery, neurology, otolaryngology, and emergency medicine.

UPMC Hamot is ranked #9 in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report, and is the only hospital in Erie to be recognized by the publication.

Community Description

As the fourth largest city in Pennsylvania, Erie has an abundance of resources in culture, recreation, and education. Erie and UPMC Hamot overlook Presque Isle Bay and Peninsula. Lake Erie offers the perfect setting for boating, water skiing, scuba d

iving, wind surfing, sailing, and fishing. Close proximity to the Allegheny Mountains affords easy access to Alpine and Nordic skiing.

Cultural offerings include a symphony orchestra, ballet and dance companies, playhouse theatre groups, and the Presque Isle Downs and Casino. Erie is also home to professional baseball, basketball, and ice hockey teams.

For children, Erie offers a planetarium, the Erie Zoo, a Children’s Museum, community parks, an amusement park, and indoor and outdoor water parks.

Erie also has a selection of excellent public, private, and parochial schools, as well as four local colleges and universities.

Meet Our Physician Recruiters

Katie Bool Shafer, MBA, MA

Katie Bool Shafer joined the UPMC Hamot physician recruitment team in 2017. In addition to UPMC Hamot, she recruits physicians for other hospitals in UPMC’s northern tier. Katie is a member of the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR). She started her UPMC career in 2015 as a communications specialist in clinical marketing and community relations, where she was responsible for supporting community initiatives and assisting in clinical marketing campaigns. Katie received a bachelor’s degree in communication studies, a master’s degree in corporate communication, and a master’s degree in business administration from Duquesne University.

Katie’s primary recruitment specialties include:

• Bariatrics
• Breast imaging
• Breast surgery
• Cardiology (non-invasive)
• Critical care
• Neurology (general)
• Neurosurgery
• Neurointervention
• Ob-gyn
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics
• Psychiatry (general and pediatric)
• Pulmonary
• Radiology (general)
• Transplant nephrology
• Vascular surgery

Contact Katie:
boolke@upmc.edu
814-877-3327

Elizabeth Madurski