Course Directors

Shuja Hassan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Medical Director, UPMC Canterbury Place

Neil M. Resnick, MD
Thomas Detre Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Director, Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine
Associate Director, Aging Institute of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh

Lyn Weinberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine
Division Director of Geriatrics
Medical Director, Hospital Elder Life Program
Allegheny Health Network

Guest Faculty

Parag Goyal, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Program
Divisions of Cardiology and General Internal Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY

Ashok Krishnaswami, MD, MAS
Cardiologist
Clinician Researcher
Kaiser Permanente, San Jose Medical Center
San Jose, California 

Nicole M Orr, MD, FACC
Cardiologist
Assistant Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Justin Turner, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Local Faculty

Robert Arnold, MD
Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics
Director, Institute for Doctor-Patient Communication
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Medical Director, UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute

Rama Bhagavatula, MD
Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy
West Penn Hospital
Allegheny Health Network

Daniel Forman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Chair, Geriatric Cardiology, UPMC
Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Susan L. Greenspan, MD
Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Osteoporosis and Treatment Center, UPMC
Director, Bone Health, Magee Women’s Hospital

Alicia J. Kaplan, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Allegheny General Hospital 

Jennifer Gonzalez McComb, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of  Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Medical Thoracic Associates
University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth Mohan, MD
Associate Program Director, Geriatric Fellowship Program
Medical Director, Geriatric Care Centers
UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program
University of Pittsburgh

Dave Nace, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Director, Long Term Care
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Chief of Medical Affairs, UPMC Senior Communities

Neil M. Resnick, MD
Thomas Detre Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Director, Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine
Associate Director, Aging Institute of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh

Eric Rodriguez, MD, MPhil
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Jane Schell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
General Internal Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte
University of Pittsburgh

Nathan R. Shively, MD
Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Infectious Diseases
Allegheny General and West Penn Hospital

James Tew, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Associate Chief, WPIC Inpatient
Medical Director, Quality & Clinical Pathways

Krishna Tummalapalli, MD
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Justin Vujevich, MD
Medical Director, Vujevich Dermatology Associates
Chief, Dermatology
St. Clair Hospital
Chief, Dermatology
The Washington Hospital

Debra K. Weiner, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology and Clinical & Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Acting Associate Director, Education and Evaluation
VA Pittsburgh Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center

Ellen M. Whyte, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh

Planning Committee
Namita Ahuja, MD
Daphne Bicket, MD
Judith S. Black, MD, MHA
Melissa Connelly, DNP
Lauren Dornin, DNP, AGNP
Shuja Hassan, MD
Christine Herb, MD
David Nace, MD, MPH
Neil M. Resnick, MD
Benjamin Reynolds, MSPAS, PA-C
Fred Rubin, MD
Heather Sakely, PharmD
Lianne Glaus Vighetti, DHCE, LSW
Lyn Weinberg, MD
 

Faculty Disclosure: 

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed  all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:

Robert Arnold, MD – Disclosed commercial interest with VitalTalk-Founding Board Member, Up-to-Date, Editor; Salaries and Royalties with AAHPM PC FACS editor.

Patricia Bononi, MD – Is a Consultant for Big Foot Biomedical, Eli Lilly, Medtronic, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi Aventis and on the Speaker’s Bureau at Novo Nordisk.

Susan Greenspan, MD – Disclosed Grant support from Amgen.

Parag Goyal, MD, MSc - has received honoraria from Akcea Inc. and Bionest Inc. and consults on medico-legal matters related to heart failure.

No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.