Contact the UPMC Media Relations Department
UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
The UPMC Media Relations website provides reporters with quick access to news from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences. The department home page is a comprehensive source of information for journalists, which includes the daily news coverage, press releases, background information, media kits, photos, and a topical and alphabetical list of experts.
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The Media Relations staff are available to assist you 24/7. During business hours, please call 412-647-3555. During non-business hours, we can be reached via pager at 412-392-7963.
Sincerely,
Paul Wood
Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
Paul Wood
Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
Office: 412-647-6647
Cell: 412-352-2058
WoodPC@upmc.edu
Gloria Kreps
Senior Director
- Community Provider Services
- Crisis Communications
- Environmental Issues
- Human Resources
- Legal
- Medical Education
- Real Estate
- University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
- UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion
- UPMC Mercy
Office: 412-586-9764
Cell: 412-417-2582
KrepsGA@upmc.edu
Susan Manko
Senior Director
- Community Benefits
- UPMC Community Hospitals
- Financial Reporting
- Hospital Operations
Office: 412-586-9771
Cell: 412-370-3614
MankoSM@upmc.edu
Wendy Zellner
Senior Director
- Center for Connected Medicine
- Enterprises
- Information Technology
- International
- Quality Initiatives
- Supply Chain
Office: 412-586-9777
Cell: 412-973-7266
ZellnerWL@upmc.edu
Allison Hydzik
Senior Manager
- Critical Care Medicine
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Global Health
- Health Policy
- Infectious Diseases and Infection Control
- Minority Health
- University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Office: 412-647-9975
Cell: 412-559-2431
HydzikAM@upmc.edu
Arvind Suresh
Manager, Science Writing
- Basic Science
- Immunotherapy
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine liaison
Office: 412-647-9966
Cell: 412-509-8207
SureshA2@upmc.edu
Erin Hare
Manager, Science Writing
- Basic Science
- Cancer Research
- Center for Vaccine Research
- Evolutionary Biology
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Office: 412-864-7194
Cell: 412-738-1097
HareE@upmc.edu
Cyndy Patton
Manager
- Cancer
- Dermatology
- Radiology
Office: 412-586-9773
Cell: 412-415-6085
PattonC4@upmc.edu
Amy Charley
Manager
- Nutrition
- Magee-Womens Research Institute
- Palliative Care
- Women's Health
Office: 412-586-9778
Cell: 412-738-3511
CharleyA@upmc.edu
Ashley Trentrock
Manager
- Aging/Geriatrics/Senior Communities
- Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine
- Center for Integrative Medicine
- Psychiatry/UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
- Sleep Medicine
Office: 412-586-9776
Cell: 412-529-9092
TrentrockAR@upmc.edu
Lawerence Synett
Manager
- Digital Strategy/Social Media
- Transplant
- Urology
Office: 412-647-9816
Cell: 412-302-4127
SynettL@upmc.edu
Courtney Caprara
Communications Specialist II
- Cardiology
- Ear, Nose, Throat
- Family and Internal Medicine
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Plastic Surgery
- Rheumatology
- University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
- University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
- University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- UPMC Centers for Rehab Services
Office: 412-647-6190
Cell: 412-592-8134
CapraraCL@upmc.edu
Madison Brunner
Communication Specialist I
- Diabetes/Endocrinology
- Digestive Diseases/Gastroenterology
- General assignment
- Obesity/Bariatrics
- Pulmonology
Office: 412-578-9193
Cell: 412-335-6038
BrunnerM@upmc.edu
Andrea Kunicky
Manager
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Pediatrics
Office: 412-692-6254
Cell: 412-439-5264
Andrea.Kunicky@chp.edu
Rick Pietzak
Senior Manager
- Concussion
- Crisis Communications
- Emergency Medicine, STAT MedEvac and Trauma
- Orthopaedics
- Sports Medicine
- UPMC East
- UPMC McKeesport
Office: 412-864-4151
Cell: 412-523-6922
PietzakR@upmc.edu
Lisa Lombardo
Senior Manager, Regional Communications
- UPMC Horizon
- UPMC Jameson
Office: 724-656-4238
Cell: 724-712-1123
LombardoLA@upmc.edu
Danielle Sampsell
Communications Specialist II, Regional Communications
- UPMC Altoona
- UPMC Bedford
Office: 814-889-2622
Cell: 412-420-9818
SampsellD@upmc.edu
Stephanie Stanley
Manager
- Media Relations Projects
- UPMC Mercy Trauma & Burn Center
- UPMC Passavant
- UPMC St. Margaret
Office: 412-586-9762
Cell: 412-855-8690
StanleySL@upmc.edu
Karen Beardsley
Manager
- UPMC Hamot & affiliates
- UPMC Kane
- UPMC Northwest
- UPMC Chautauqua
Office: 814-877-3917
Cell: 814-392-3362
BeardsleyPetitKL@upmc.edu
Kelly McCall
Public Relations Director
- UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle
- UPMC Pinnacle Community Osteopathic
- UPMC Pinnacle Hanover
- UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg
- UPMC Pinnacle Lititz
- UPMC Pinnacle Memorial
- UPMC Pinnacle West Shore
Office: 717-231-8104
Cell: 717-576-2520
KMcCall@pinnaclehealth.org
Amber Depew
Director of Communications
- UPMC Cole
- UPMC Susquehanna Divine Providence
- UPMC Susquehanna Lock Haven
- UPMC Susquehanna Muncy
- UPMC Susquehanna Soldiers + Sailors
- UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury
- UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport
Office: 570-321-2137
Cell: 717-460-6699
DepewA2@upmc.edu
