Children's Specialty Group leadership
Textbook and journal editors
Role of the advanced practice nurse
Provider Changes
Children's Specialty Group continues to recruit staff to meet the needs of the physicians and families we serve. Information on new hires is reported below, by date of hire.
New Hires
Date of hire: September 2012
- Brittany Barger, DO, MS (Hospital Medicine)
- David J. Beste, MD (Otolaryngology)
- Susanne M. Cabrera (Endocrinology)
- Erica Y. Chou, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Dominic Co, MD, PhD (Rheumatology)
- Jennifer Hoag, PhD (Hematology/Oncology)
- Kathleen Koth, MD (Psychiatry)
- Timothy J. Martin, MD (Otolaryngology)
- Laura M. Musolf, MA, MS, CPNP (Otolaryngology)
- Jessica Phelps, MD (Psychiatry)
- Thomas C. Robey, MD (Otolaryngology)
- Michelle Trampe, MSN, APNP (Otolaryngology)
Date of hire: August 2012
- Kevin Boyd, MD (Imaging)
- Jose M. Cabrera, MD (Gastroenterology)
- Shanelle Clarke, MD (Critical Care)
- Tejaswini Deshmukh, MD (Imaging)
- Jessica L. Donofrio, PA (Emergency Medicine)
- Kathleen N. Dreyer, MSN (Emergency Medicine)
- Brooks Hawley, MMsC (Anesthesiology)
- Mary K. Kaminsky, MD (Downtown Health Center)
- Nandini Kolimas, PA (Neurosurgery)
- Joshua R. Kovach, MD (Cardiology)
- Sara Lauck, MD (Hospital Medicine)
- Melissa A. Mosel, MD (Emergency Medicine)
Date of hire: July 2012
- Dudley Woodrow Benson, Jr., MD, PhD (Cardiology)
- Ryan Byrne, MD (Psychiatry)
- Patrick C. Drayna, MD (Emergency Medicine)
- Michael E. McCormick, MD (Otolaryngology)
- Scott Welak, MD (Neonatology)
- Tanritai Wyllie, MD, Pediatrics (Downtown Health Center)
Date of hire: June 2012
- Christa D. Thalacker, MSN, APNP (Orthopedics)
- Kilah Wenzel-Terhardt, PA (Orthopedics)
Date of hire: May 2012
- Laura B. Rohowetz, MSN, CPNP (Cardiology)
- Lisa C. Gamalski, PA (Orthopedics)
Date of hire: April 2012
- L. Carol Roberson, MSN, CPNP (Asthma/Allergy)
Date of hire: February 2012
- Gisela G. Chelimsky, MD (Gastroenterology)
- Lori A. Duesing, MSN, APNP (Gastroenterolgy)
Date of hire: January 2012
- John V. Kryger, MD (Urology)
- Tamara H. Langhoff, MS, APNP (Psychiatry)
- Tejas K. Shah, MD (Cardiology)
Departures
September 2012: Pankaj H. Chhatbar, MD (Anesthesiology); Heather Ciesielski, PhD (Child Development); Valerie Lyon, MD (Dermatology); Kathleen A. McWey, MSN, APNP (Cardiology); Michael Stephens, MD (Gastroenterology)
August 2012: Anne Joseph, MD (Neurology); Barbara W. Palmisano, MD (Anesthesiology); Christopher Peske, PAC (Imaging); Martha Stevens, MD (Emergency Medicine); Narayanan Venkatasubramani, MD (Gastroenterology)
July 2012: Kristina M Albert, MSN, APNP (Cardiology); Kathy Eggener, MSN, APNP (Neurology); Farrah Fang, MD (Psychiatry); Rebecca L. Koo, MSN, APNP (Emergency Medicine)
June 2012: Jennifer L. Brandt, MSN, APNP (Psychiatry); Jennifer Di Rocco, MD (Hospital Medicine); Charlene Gaebler-Uhing, MD, Pediatrics (Downtown Health Center); Kimberlee K. Gensler, MSN, APNP (Critical Care); Annette Husske, PAC (Orthopedics); Swati Kumar, MD (Infectious Disease); Charles J. Marcuccilli, MD (Neurology); Sunila E. O'Connor, MD (Neurology); Prerna Sinha, MD (Neonatology) Sheetal S Vora, MD (Rheumatology); Michael C. Zacharisen, MD (Allergy/Asthma)
May 2012: Sara Collins, MSN, APNP (Orthopedics); Craig Johnson, DO (Imaging). Erin Shaughnessy, MD (Hospital Medicine); Elissa Vey Hey, MSN, APNP (Critical Care)
April 2012: Kristine M. Matysiak, PAC (Imaging); Jessica M Works, MSN, APNP (Critical Care)
March 2012: Sarah L. Gaethke, MD (Hospital Medicine); Kathryn M. Krueger, MSN, APNP (Cardiology); Melanie Levin, MD (Imaging); David Tuinstra, PAC (Neurosurgery).
January 2012: Sanjay Khiani, MD (Asthma/Allergy).
December 2011: Vincent Biank, MD (Gastroenterology); William A. Frese, MD (Pediatrics); Kristen Humpal, PA-C (Imaging); Paola Palma Sisto, MD (Endocrinology); Neelesh A. Tipnis, MD (Gastroenterology); Sajani M. Tipnis (Neonatology)
September 2011: Teresa Kovas, MD (Critical Care); Kenneth Yen, MD (Emergency Medicine)
August 2011: Sherri Butler, MD (Emergency Medicine); Catherine Lefond, MD (Neurology)
July 2011: Ramin Alemzadeh, MD (Endocrine/Diabetes); Gina C. Bane, MD (Critical Care); Jeffrey C. Benson, MD (Critical Care); Joseph R. Block, MD (Critical Care); Jenny Dente, MD (Emergency Medicine); Samantha E. Hill, MD (Dermatology); Sylvia Hillman, MD (Downtown Health Center); Michelle Polfuss, RN, CPNP (Gastroenterology); Stephen P. Pontus, MD (Anesthesiology); Shaun S. Summerill, MD (Emergency Medicine); John Thomas, MD (Cardiology); Shihtien Wang, MD (Critical Care); Andrea Winthrop, MD (Surgery);
June 2011: David J. Brown (Otolaryngology)
April 2011: Colin Rudolph, MD (Gastroenterology)
March 2011: Dawn Adamson, APNP (Cardiology); Angela Maniaci, APNP (Neonatology); Uzma Scharif, MD (Neurology); Ann Scott, APNP (Special Needs)
February 2011: Trisha L. Kohn, APNP (Emergency Medicine); Tanya Piehl, APN (Cardiology); Mary Zupanc, MD (Neurology)
January 2011: Alan N. Mayer, MD (Gastroenterology)