Winter 2013 Table of Contents Class of 2012......................1 Alumni Spotlight: Brad Dicianno, MD..............4 Alumni Achievements/ Department News...............5 AAPMR Reunion................ 6 New Residents....................7 Community Action...............8 The PM&R Newsletter for Mercy St. Francis UPMC Residency and Fellowship Alumni Betty Y. Liu, MD, Senior Editor Mary Ann Miknevich, MD, Editor Mary Synnott, Artistic Director Stacey Snead-Peterson [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]PM&R Residency Program Kaufmann Building, suite 201 3471 5th Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Mercy UPMC St Francis the PM&R Alumni Newsletter The Point WELCOME NEW ALUMNI CLASS OF 2012 PM&R RESIDENT AND FELLOWS The Class of 2012 PM&R residents and fellows graduated on June 16, with a celebration for families, friends and faculty at the Green Oaks Country Club in Verona, PA. The department also took time out to recognize outstanding residents and faculty for the invaluable support and contributions they made to the program over the course of the year. Cara Camiolo Reddy, MD, Director, Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship; Henry Huie MD, PhD and Justin Hong, MD BI Fellows, and Gary Galang, MD. Graduating residents: l to r: Matthew Pauli, DO, Mohammed Mawla, DO; Anna Gaines, MD; Robert Campbell, MD, Eric Helm, MD; Jesse Sally, DO; Shahla Hosseini, MD. PhD; David DeChellis, DO; David Alcantara, MD (missing is Mohammed Khan, MD) Angela Garcia, MD, first graduate of the 2 year accredited Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship. Shown at graduation with her parents, George and Susan Garcia. Amrish Patel, MD, Musculoskeletal Sports and Spine Fellow Melissa Alvarez, MD. Spinal Cord Medicine Fellow Mohammed Khan, MD 2013 Resident JUST IN! Our department holds the #1 rank for NIH research dollars in a PMR academic program. #1
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I am the Medical Director for the Center for Assistive Technology, where I lead a multidisciplinary
team to provide advanced technology to people with mobility and sensory impairments. I am the
Director of the Adult Spina Bifida Clinic and also treat adolescents and young adults with Spina
Bifida and other disabilities as they transition from pediatric to adult care. My research interests
focus on developing and studying interventions targeted to improving health and wellness in
individuals with complex disabilities (wheelchairs, adaptive sports, telemedicine, virtual reality,
and preventative care programs). I completed an NIH fellowship within the Rehabilitation
Medicine Scientist Training Program.
What are your interests outside of medicine?
I am very interested in exercise, nutrition, and wellness. I love outdoor activities including running
and kayaking. I also love to cook.
What advice would you have for new physicians entering the field?
Sometimes the interventions we provide as physicians, to us, seem small in the scope of a patient's
condition and entire life. However, sometimes those interventions are the changes that make the
world of difference to our patients, promoting independence and improving their quality of life.
My advice to new PM&R physicians is to spend a moment at the end of each day thinking about
the impact you've had on people's lives. These small victories will be some of the greatest rewards
in your life, will get you out of bed every morning, and will make you love your job.
Alumni Achievements
Shailen Woods (’10 and MSS Fellow ‘11)
is the newly appointed director of the
Musculoskeletal Sports and Spine (MSS)
Fellowship at UPMC Department of
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Department News
A fond farewell to Shana Heald, Administrative
Coordinator for the PM&R Residency and
Fellowship programs. Her support was
stellar. Our misfortune is good fortune for
the UPMC Department of Anesthesiology
where Ms. Heald is the new GME Academic
Manager.l to r: Stacey Snead Peterson, PMR Academic Manager;
Shana Heald; Wendy Helkowski, MD, Residency
Program Director
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St FrancisThe PointALUMNI REUNION 2012
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l to r: Ayman Hamed (Mercy ‘03), Samir Hanna and Ghada Hanna(Mercy ‘06)Mary Ann Miknevich (SF ‘83) and husband, Greg Maloney, and Maryanne Henderson (SF ‘95)
l to r: Gregory D’Eramo (UPMC ‘07) Milton Swaby (UPMC ‘07) and Fernando Grandas (UPMC SCI Fellow ‘05)
l to r: Fides Pacheco (UPMC-SCI Fellow ‘02), Michael Boninger, PMR Chair, and Chris Reyes-Littaus (UPMC ‘07)
l to r: Kirk Lercher (Brain Injury Fellow ‘13), Joy Perkey (’13),Wendy Helkowski, Program Director, Tim Burg (’13) and Kristen Schuerle (’13)
2012 Reunion Pittsburgh PM&R Alumni at the
annual assembly of AAPMR in Atlanta
l to r:Thiru M. Annaswammy, AAPMR,Evidence Committee Chair andEdward Garay (’13)
We hope to see you at the 2013 assembly, October3-6 in Washington, DC
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Residents
PGY1 - PGY4
Resident PGY Medical/Osteopathic School
Jessica Ziebarth, DO 2 Lake Erie School of Osteopathic Medicine
Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD 2 King's College London School of Medicine
Tulasi Gude, MD 2 Ohio State University College of Medicine
Thomas Burnett, MD 3 The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Kyle Klitsch, DO 4 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Adrienne Jordan, DO (in circle) 2 Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erin Murdock, MD (top of circle) 3 Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
Marzena Buzanowska, MD 2 Wright State University School of Medicine
Yevgeniya Dvorkin-Wininger, MD 2 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Jessica Berry, MD 3 University of Maryland School of Medicine
Aerin Spitz, MD 2 Weill Cornell Medical College
Valerie Brooke, MD 2 Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Patricia Bornhorst, DO 3 Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Beth Stepanczuk, MD 3 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Mary Beth Miller Phillips, MD 2 Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Kim Leishear, DO (Chief) 2 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
James Crownover, MD 3 Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Edward Garay, MD, PhD 4 UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School
Matthew Maxwell, MD 4 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Justin Berthold, DO 3 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton
Natasa Miljkovic, MD 3 University of Novi Sad (Serbia)
Lisa Huynh, MD 3 Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sarah Hagerty, DO 2 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Donlan, MD 3 University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey/School of Osteopathic
Timothy Burg, DO (Chief) 4 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Joy Codera, MD (Chief) 4 New York Medical College
Trasey Falcone, DO 4 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton
Kristen Schuerle, DO 4 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nicholas Weber, DO 3 Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
standing in rear
missing from photo
Perkey,
Awards and Accolades
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8COMMUNITY EVENTS
UPMC Rehabilitation Institute SCI Research Appreciation Picnic
Tim Hemmes and Mike Boninger, MD talk about the importance of volunteering for research. On Sunday, July 29th, 2012 over one-hundred patients, family, friends, and volunteers gathered at the Thelma Lovette YMCA in the Hill District for the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute SCI Research Appreciation Picnic. The event was organized as a “Thank You” to patients and their families who have participated in Spinal Cord Injury research at the University of Pittsburgh. It included Wheelchair Basketball and Rugby demonstrations, a wheelchair obstacle course
competition, current research demonstrations by Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation faculty and staff, and tours of the new YMCA's accessible fitness equipment and pool. Tim Hemmes, who was the keynote speaker, spoke to the group about his experiences as the first participant in the Brain Computer Interface research project.
UPMC Rehabilitation Institute and UPMC Mercy SCI Support Group2nd Annual Wheelchair Wash and Tune-upUPMC Mercy Rehabilitation Institute Staff and Volunteers washed and shined eighteen (18) Manual and Power wheelchairs belonging to patients and community members at the 2nd Annual Wheelchair Wash and Tune-up on June 7th, 2012. In addition, local vendors were on-site performing minor repairs, troubleshooting and eval-uating potential problems with the wheelchairs. Recent research at the University of Pittsburgh found that 52% of people with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) required wheelchair repairs in the preceding six months and many experienced adverse conse-quences as a result. Therefore, the UPMC Rehab-ilitation Institute and UPMC Mercy SCI Support Group strive to teach and motivate patients about the importance of maintaining the function and prolonging the life of their wheelchairs by promoting and supporting this annual event.