Meet the Staff
Executive Leadership
Paul E. Phrampus, MD, CPE, FSSH
Director
phrampuspe@upmc.edu
Thomas Dongilli, AT, CHSOS-A, FSSH
Operations Director
dongta@upmc.edu
John Lutz
Director of Information Technology, Co-director of Research
lutzjw@upmc.edu
John O’Donnell, CRNA, MSN, DrPH, FSSH
Senior Associate Director, Nursing Programs, Director of Research
jod01@pitt.edu
Associate Directors
William McIvor, MD
Associate Director, Medical Student Programs
mclvorwr@upmc.edu
Melinda Fiedor Hamilton, MD, MSc
Associate Director, Pediatric Programs
fiedml@ccm.upmc.edu
Amy Seybert, PharmD
Associate Director, Pharmacy Programs
seyberta@upmc.edu
Administration
Thomas Lalor
Director of Administration
Michelle Franco
Administrative Coordinator
Aisha Mariner
Administrative Assistant
Emily Kane
Administrative Assistant
Lonnie J. Thomas
Administrative Assistant
Curriculum Development
Bianca Caruso, BS
Director of Educational Development
Gwen Stonesifer
Educational Technology Specialist
Kaylee Peden
Educational Development Coordinator
Francesca Giacchino
Educational Development Coordinator
Aimee Smith, PA-C, MS
Curriculum Development
Operations
Martin Mayer, CHSOS
Manager of Simulation Services
Clinton Clegg, CHSOS
Simulation Specialist
James Lightner, CHSOS
Simulation Specialist
Heather Giordano, AT, CHSOS
Simulation Specialist
Clint McElroy, CHSOS
Simulation Specialist
Matt Murphy, CHSOS
Simulation Specialist
Joe Wheeler, CHSOS
Simulation Specialist
Brendan Muldoon
Simulation Specialist
Dan Spanner
Simulation Specialist
IT
Kimberly Mitchell
Web Application Developer
Jim Christman
PC Consultant
Ying Zhang, MS
Systems Support Technician
Fellows
Suwattana Klanarong, MD
Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Naresuan University, Thailand
Special Interests: Critical Care Medicine, Medical Student Education, Simulation
Hafizah Abdul Salim, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Lecturer, University Putra Malaysia under the Ministry of Higher Education
Special Interests: Critical Care, Life Support, Trauma, Clinical Simulation
Advait Kothare, MD
Resident, Kent Hospital, Rhode Island
Active contributer to medical research, developed simulation training programs at Kent Hospital and the University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda
General Info
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412-648-6073
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