Faculty

Our Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology faculty is composed of exceptionally skilled physicians from highly regarded medical centers throughout the country.

The faculty is actively involved in teaching, research, and patient care. Each faculty member has a genuine interest in resident education and in promoting women’s healthcare throughout the community. All faculty members are board-certified or board-eligible. Many have received awards for teaching excellence in resident education, including honors from the Council of Resident Education in Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Association of Professors of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Outpatient Clinic and Benign Gynecology

Sonia Aneja, MD

Medical School: Brown University Medical School
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Aneja is the Resident Clinic Director and Co-Director of the Family Planning Division

Eric Lantzman, MD

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Inc
Dr. Lantzman is the Co-Director of Family Planning

Marcia Klein-Patel, MD PhD

Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Residency: Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC
In her own practice, Dr. Klein-Patel focuses on Midlife Womens Health and Menopausal care.

Marianne Bonidie, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Virginia
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
In her own practice, Dr. Bonidie focuses on Midlife Womens Health and menopausal care

Ruchika Vij, MD

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University

Grace Ferguson, MD, MPH

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: University Medical Center of Pittsburgh Fellowship in Family Planning

Beth Prairie, MD, MPH

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
In her own practice, Dr. Prairie focuses on Midlife Womens Health and menopausal care.

Obstetrics

Jenny Halfhill, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: West Penn Hospital

James Rowland, MD

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: West Penn Hospital

Genevieve Hunkele, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: West Penn Hospital

Dina DiCenzo, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Penn State University Hospital

Alexandra Plisko, MD

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium

Maria Udrea, MD

Medical School: Carol Davila University of Medicine
Residency: West Penn Hospital

Danielle Smith, MD

Medical School: Yale University of Medicine
Residency: Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC

Diego Vasquez de Bracamonte, MD

Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Residency: West Penn Hospital

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Ronald Thomas, MD

Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: National Naval Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Jennifer Celebrezze, MD

Medical School: Kent State University/ Northeastern Ohio Medical University
Residency: Akron City Hospital
Fellowship: MetroHealth Medical Center

Mark Caine, MD

Medical Director of Labor and Delivery

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship: Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC

Ashi Daftary, MD

Director of Ultrasound

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital
Fellowship: Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC

Paul Weinbaum, MD

Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Women and Infants Hospital
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Amy Whitsel, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of Vermont College of Medicine

Jordan Knight, DO

Medical School: Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Riverside Methodist Hospital
Fellowship: Indiana University Medical Center

Michael Aziz, MD

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency: Atlantic Health System
Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Reproductive Genetics

Marta Kolthoff, MD

Director of Perinatal Hospice

Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Gynecologic Oncology

Thomas Krivak, MD

Vice Chair of Research & Outreach Women's Institute

Medical School: University of Toledo The Ohio Sate University College of Medicine
Residency: David Grant Medical Center
Fellowship: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Eileen Segreti, MD

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: Northwestern University Medical School
Fellowship: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Eirwen Miller, MD

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center

Sarah Crafton, MD

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: The Ohio State University Medical Center
Fellowship: Ohio State University Hospital

Christopher Morse, MD

Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania
Residency: University of Washington
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Lindsay Turner, MD

Director of Urogynecology

Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC
Fellowship: Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC

Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery

Lee Hammons, MD

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Yale University

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