Leadership Team
Michael D. Adelman, MD | 412-822-3314
Network Director
Dr. Michael Adelman began his appointment as the VISN 4 director on January 10, 2016.
Dr. Adelman joined VA as a primary care internist in October 1998 and has held progressive leadership positions throughout VISN 4. Most recently, he served as the director at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. Prior to that appointment, he served consecutively as the chief of staff and director at the Erie VA Medical Center. He has also served as acting chief medical officer of the entire VISN for nearly a year as well as interim director of the Philadelphia VA.
Dr. Adelman holds a bachelor's degree from Allegheny College and attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the American Association for Physician Leadership. He has also worked in the private health care sector and served as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service, assigned to the Indian Health Service.
Charles R. Thilges
Deputy Network Director
412-822-3313
Timothy R. Burke, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
412-822-3309
Beth Howard
Chief Financial Officer
412-822-3322
Moira M. Hughes, FACHE
Quality Management Officer
412-822-3295
David E. Cowgill
Communications Manager
412-822-3318
Jo Petro
Executive Assistant
412-822-3315
VISN 4 Program Staff
Barbara Wallace
Business Implementation
412-822-3320
Joseph Delanko
Capital Asset Management
814-860-2094
Anne Mikolajczak
Clinic Access; Compensation & Pension
724-524-1482
Natalie Bulger
Compliance
412-822-3419
Adam Bluth
Connected Care
412-822-3407
Jennifer Farrar
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
412-822-3296
Craig Wingate (Acting)
Equal Employment Opportunity
814-943-8164 x8165
Kate Holsinger
Executive Assistant to the Chief Medical Officer
412-822-3398
Wendell Sherman
Health Informatics
412-822-3436
Bill Cress
Homelessness; OEF/OIF Coordinator
412-822-3425
Teneal Caw
Human Resources
412-822-3437
Denise Plis
Information Resources; Data Warehouse
570-824-3521 x7370
James McKinley
Logistics
570-830-7020
Angela Keen
Mental Health
412-822-3416
Lisa Kendziora
My HealtheVet; Secure Messaging
814-860-2939
Cheryl Squier
Patient Safety
412-822-3428
Eric Dill
Pharmacy
302-994-2511 x5604
Douglas Hilliard
Prosthetics
878-271-6622
Mark Grode
Risk & Utilization Management
412-822-3321
Beth Olesh
Strategic Planning;
Designated Learning Officer
412-822-3415
Leslyann Roose
Telehealth Coordinator
814-943-8164 x5042
Karen O'Neal
Voluntary Services
814-860-2454
Desmarie DeCuir
Women's Health; Health Promotion Disease Prevention
412-822-3377
VISN 4 Program Leads
Dr. Kristen Veraldi
Acute Medicine
412-360-1690
Tammy Oppelt
Credentialing & Privileging
267-398-9850
Dr. Lewis Kaplan
Critical Care
215-823-5800 x6084
Dr. Hemal Desai
Dental
215-823-5800 x6941
Carol George
Dietetic/Nutrition
724-285-2426
Dr. Shannon Brown
Emergency Department
215-823-5800 x4163
Dr. Daniel Nackley
Environmental Health
814-943-8164 x7467
Dr. John Oldershaw
Imaging
412-360-3314
Jennifer Fouse
Infection Prevention
814-943-8164
Dr. Darshana Jhala
Pathology/Laboratory
215-823-5800 x4421
Paola Montross
MOVE!
570-824-3521 x4892
Sharon Coyle
Nursing and Geriatrics & Extended Care
878-271-6671
Dr. Daniel Russell
Optometry
814-943-8164 x7185
Nancy Wiedemer
Pain Management
215-823-5800 x3933
Dr. Sandra Blakowski
Palliative Care & Hospice
412-360-1293
Dr. Richard LaTour
Prevention of Amputation in Veterans Everywhere (PAVE)
717-228-5952
Dr. George Tzanis
Primary Care
215-823-5800 x4347
Dr. Keith Robinson
SCI Group; Traumatic Brain Injury; Polytrauma Level II
215-823-5800 x5220
Peter Albert
Suicide Prevention
898-271-6096
Dr. Carl Reese
Surgery
717-272-6621