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Medical Group realigns leadership to improve collaboration, communication, patient experience

As we support an environment of continuous improvement across Penn State Health, the Medical Group leadership has been realigned to optimize and more strategically coordinate its services across the health system.

The structure is now grouped by specialty disciplines with a single operational leader for each specialty across the Medical Group, removing the artificial structure of division by geography. This leadership realignment will reduce redundancy, enhance decision-making, foster interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement, improve communication, and promote a seamless patient experience between hospital and ambulatory sites.

Medical and Surgical Care Services 

  • Senior Director: Vacant (Interim: Jeanette Gibbs)
  • Medical Director: Vacant (Interim: Dr. Safa Farzin)
  • Director: Stephanie Dickmyer
  • Director: Janine O’Shell
  • Director: Shanna Gillette
  • Associate Director: Rita Overcash

Surgical and Hospital-Based Care Services

  • Senior Director: Jessica Coscia
  • Medical Director: Dr. Ajay Saini
  • Director: Jen Miotla
  • Director: Launa Snyder

Primary Care Services

  • Senior Director: Naomi Shreiner
  • Medical Directors:
    • Tatiana Dalton (West Shore/Berks)
    • Scott Snyder (Lancaster)
  • Director: Mary Moyer
  • Director: Carol Shirey
  • Director ─ Lancaster: Vacant (Interim: Jeanette Gibbs)
  • Associate Director: Renee Mitzel
  • Associate Director: Allison Deascenti

Additionally, the Primary Care Nurse Triage team will be shifting to report to Trisha Cobian for the entire Medical Group. This concentration of expertise will lead to more effective treatments and improved patient outcomes.

These changes in the Medical Group structure are intended to make Penn State Health stronger as a health system to deliver on our vision of being Pennsylvania’s most trusted health care organization.

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