University of Pittsburgh Course Directors
James D. Luketich, MD, FACS
Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery

Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, FACS
Chair in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Vice Chairman, Clinical Affairs
Director, Thoracic Robotic Surgery
Co-Director, Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute

Ryan M. Levy, MD
Vice Chairman, Community Outreach and Thoracic Expansion
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Passavant

Omar Awais, DO
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Mercy
Director, Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

Rajeev Dhupar, MD, MBA, FACS
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, VAMC of Pittsburgh

Angela Gallagher, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Clinical Administrator, UPMC Presbyterian

Danielle Bajus, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN
APP Clinical Supervisor, UPMC Presbyterian 

Invited Faculty
Hiran C. Fernando, MBBS, FRCS, FRCSed
Director of Thoracic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital
Professor of Surgery, Drexel University

Sumeet K. Mittal, MD
Professor of Surgery, 
Creighton University School of Medicine (PHX Campus)
Director, Center of Esophageal and Gastric Disorders
Norton Thoracic Institute

Course Faculty
Neil A. Christie, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Shadyside

Arjun Pennathur, MD
Sampson Family Endowed Chair of Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC

Matthew J. Schuchert, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, VAMC Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APP Session Faculty 
Charles Hileman, PA-C
UPMC Presbyterian

Brittany Quattrone, CRNP, FNP-BC
UPMC Mercy

Courtney Svec, PA-C
UPMC East
 

Wet Lab Invited Faculty:
Jeffrey M. Marks, MD, FACS, FASGE
Professor of Surgery
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Director, Surgical Endoscopy
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Steve Schomisch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, CWRU
Director, Surgical Training and Research Core
Department of Surgery
Case Western Reserve University


FACULTY DISCLOSURE
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare
products used by or on patients.

All the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated:

James D. Luketich, MD, FACS
Consultant: Medtronics; CE Speakers’ Bureau: Covidien;
Stockholder: Intuitive Surgical, INC; Cigna Corp;
United Therapeutics Corp, Smith & Nephew;
Grant/Research Support: Boston University

Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD, MBA, FACS
Grant/Research Support: On Target Laboratories,
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Intuitive Surgical INC,
Cambridge Medical Robotics, Auris Medical

Omar Awais, DO
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Pinnacle Biologics

Sumeet Mittal, MD
Consultant: Stella Diagnostics, Attract, Endostim

Jeffrey Marks, MD, FACS, FASGE
Consultant: Steris Endoscopy, Boston Scientific

No other 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 with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.