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Mark Armstrong

Associate Professor
marmstro@lhup.edu

Dr Armstrong participates in both the didactic and clinical instruction of PA students. He has been a core lecturer in anatomy, physiology and surgical topics since the inception of the program.

Education:

Dr Armstrong received a Bachelors of Science in biology from the University of Scranton and was awarded his Doctorate of Medicine from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1988. He completed his residency training in general surgery at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh in 1993.

Certification & Experience:
Dr. Armstrong practices general surgery at the 2 hospitals in the vicinity of Lock Haven University. He has been a preceptor for PA students since the inception of the program and in 1998 became a member of the teaching faculty as well.

William Ayoub

wayoub@geisinger.edu

Lori Beers

Secretary
lbeers@lhup.edu

Health Professions 214
Lock Haven Campus
570-484-2929

Education:

Lori completed her Associate Degree in Medical Secretarial Science at the Williamsport School of Commerce in 1994.

Experience:

Lori began working at Lock Haven University in 1995 in the Office of Grants and Sponsored Research. Lori began working with the Physician Assistant Program in July of 1996, the inaugural year of the program. Lori is responsible for the coordination of all aspects of the PA students’ education, from the Admissions process through Graduation and following up with Alumni from the program.

For more information about Lori see her CV.

Lane Bower

lbower@lhup.edu

Health Professions 213
Lock Haven Campus
570-484-2199

Education:
Lane completed her Physician Assistant education from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital now Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1981 and Masters of Health Science from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. in 2004.

Certification:
Lane has been certified by the National Commision on Certification of Physician Assistants since 1982. She is licensed to practice medicine as a Physician Assistant by the state of Pennsylvania.

Experience:
Lane worked as a surgical physician assistant from 1981-1994 in multiple practices in the Philadelphia, Pa. area and returned to Williamsport, Pa. in 1993. Lane worked for Susquehanna Health System in surgery and the emergency department untill 2001 when she accepted an emergency department job as the first PA in the hospital at Ephrata Community Hospital, Ephrata, Pa. She continues to do part time employment there at present since taking the position here in August, 2006.

Lane has been involved with teaching PA students since graduation teaching physical diagnosis, emergency medicine, surgery and taking students for rotations in surgery and emergency medicine.

Offices:
Lane has served in the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants in numerous roles including President from 1999-2000. and continue as Laisson to the Department of Health and serves on the CME committee for the conference.

Lane has served the since 1995 as Delegate to the House of Delegates for the American Academy of Physician Assistants representing Pennsylvania PA's at the Annual Conference

Jason Corbeill

jlcorbeill@hotmail.com

Walter Eisenhauer

Program Director
weisenha@lhup.edu

Health Professions 217
Lock Haven Campus
570-484-2168

Education:

Walt completed his Physician Assistant Training at Hahnemann University in 1984 and a Masters of Medical Science Degree from St Francis University in 1997. He completed a post graduate surgical residency program at Norwalk Hospital/Yale School of Medicine from which he recently was presented the Frank Scanlon Alumni achievement award.

Certification & Experience:

Walt has maintained national certification as a physician assistant since 1984 and continues part time clinical practice in addition to his responsibilities in the program.

Experience:

Director of the Lock Haven University PA program since 2000 and has been with the program since it started in 1996 an has served as both the clinical coordinator and academic coordinator prior to assuming the directorship of the program. In addition he has over 20 years of clinical practice experience.

Offices:

Professor Eisenhauer has served in numerous leadership roles within both state and national professional organizations including the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants and the Association of Physician Assistant Programs (APAP). Professor Eisenhauer is currently serving in his second term as an APAP Director at Large. Mr. Eisenhauer has delivered presentations at National meetings for PA educators on topics ranging from the use of technology in PA education to organizational governance.

For more information about Walt see his CV.

Dan Gales

Associate Professor
dgales@lhup.edu

Health Professions 129
Lock Haven Campus
570-484-2417

Candace Gibson

Administrative Assistant
cgibson@lhup.edu

Health Professions 218
Lock Haven Campus
570-484-2037

Education:

Ms. Gibson is a 2004 graduate of Lock Haven University with a bachelors degree in accounting and management science. Ms. Gibson began her tenure in the fall of 2004.

Experience:

Candace Gibson is a relatively new addition to the PA Program Staff. Ms. Gibson serves as an administrative assistant for both the PA Program Director and the clinical coordinator. Ms. Gibson’s role in the PA Program is to assist the program director in overall program administration and additionally to provide administrative and logistics support for the Clinical Coordinator. Being a native of central Pennsylvania Ms Gibson is very familiar with the healthcare resources within the community.

For more information on Candace see her CV.

Michael Greenberg

Medical Director
mgreenbe@lhup.edu

Education:

Dr Greenberg completed his undergraduate education at Penn State University and was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine from the George Washington School of Medicine in 1969. In addition to his studies in Medicine Dr Greenberg received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business in 1987.

Experience:

Dr. Greenberg has over 30 years experience employing physician assistants in a rural primary care setting. His experience with PA utilization has been recognized by the American Academy of Physician Assistants where he has served as a consultant.

In addition to his responsibilities as the Medical Director for the program Dr Greenberg is active as a preceptor for PA students and as an advocate for the profession. Dr Greenberg is a commissioner for the Accreditation Review Committee for the Education of Physician Assistants (ARC-PA). He serves on the Executive Council of that Organization in the role of Treasurer

Mr. Curtis Grenoble

Clearfield Coordinator
cgrenobl@lhup.edu

Founders Hall 14
Clearfield Campus
3422

cgrenobl@lhup.edu

Education:

Curtis is a 2003 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology. In 2006 he was awarded a Master of Science in Health Sciences from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where he completed the Physician Assistant Program.

Certification & Licensure:

Curtis obtained his national certfication as a physician assistant through the National Commision on Certification of Physician Assistants in 2006. He is licensed to practice medicine as a physician assistant in the state of Pennsylvania.

Experience:

Curtis has experience in the fields of general surgery and orthopedic surgery as a physician assistant. He has also had the opportunity to teach PA students as a preceptor and during job shadowing experiences. In addition, he gained experience in phlebotomy and histopathology during summer internships while in school.

Steven Harris

sharris3@lhup.edu

Health Professions 209
Lock Haven Campus

Assistant Professor

School of Physician Assistant Studies

Lock Haven University

570-484-2958

570-893-2540 (fax)

Education: Masters of Health Science, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven PA, May 2003

BA Degree, Language and Philosophy, Utah State University, Logan UT, May 1999

Certification: DEA Registration, 2003 – present

NCCPA Certification, 2003 – present

Basic Cardiac Life Support, 2003 – present

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2003 – present

Physician Assistant License, State of Utah, 2003 – present

Controlled Substance License, State of Utah, 2003 – present

Experience: Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program, 2007 – present

Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular Medicine, Central Utah Clinic,

Provo, Utah, 2003 – 2007

Pacemaker Skills Instructor, Central Utah Clinic, 2004 – 2007

Critical Care Skills Instructor, Utah valley Regional Medical Center, 2003 – 2007

12-lead ECG Instructor, Utah valley Regional Medical Center, 2003 – 2007

Pacemaker Skills Instructor, Central Utah Clinic, 2004 – 2007

Clinical Educator, CV Therapeutics Inc., 2007 – present

Speaker, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, 2005

Speaker, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, 2006 – 2007

Speaker, Sankyo Pharma Inc., 2006 – 2007

Language Instructor, Missionary Training Center, 1994 to 1995

Research: Study Coordinator, VIP Pacemaker Registry, St. Jude Medical, CRM Division

Study Coordinator, PAH Queri Registry, Actelion Pharmaceuticals

Study Coordinator, ACCURATE pacemaker Analysis Registry

St. Jude Medical, CRM Division

Masters Project, Clinical roll of B-type Natriuretic Peptide in Diagnosing Heart Failure

Service: Moroccan Service trip leader, MountainServe Center for Global Citizenship, 2008

Member Physician Assistant Program Curriculum Committee, 2007 – present

Participant, Preventative Health Screening and Education Fair, Dickey Elementary School, 2008

Young Men’s President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2007 – present

Scout Master, Boy Scouts of America, 2007 – present

Youth Swim Team Volunteer, Lock Haven YMCA, 2007 – present

Faculty Server, Student Holiday Bentley Dinner Meal, 2007

Spanish Interpreter, Cache Community Health Center, 1996 – 1999

Missionary in Spain, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1992 – 1994

Awards: Pi Alpha Physician Assistant National Honor Society, 2007

Magna cum Laude Graduate, Utah State University, 1999

Outstanding Service Award, Spanish Interpreter, Cache Community health Center, 1998

Utah Centennial Scholarship, Utah State University, 1998

“Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities”, 1998

Howard Hughes Research Stipend, Utah State University, 1997

Engineering Departmental Scholarship, Brigham Young University, 1994

Professional Cardiac Care Associate, American College of Cardiology

Membership: Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2003 – present

Fellow, Utah Academy of Physician Assistants, 2003 – 2007

Conferences: I have completed over 100 hours of Continuing Medical Education Credit on a bi-annual basis since 2003. For the sake of brevity, the following are conferences attended since my faculty appointment:

· Geisinger Health Systems, 14^th Annual Primary Care Update, State College, November 2007

· Geisinger Health Systems, Cardiology News in 2007, Danville, PA, September 2007

Addendum: Introduced “Team Based Learning” curricula to didactic Physician Assistant students, Gastroenterology Module, 2008.

Fluent Spanish, written and spoken

John Leffert

Clinical Coordinator
jleffert@lhup.edu

Health Professions 215
Lock Haven Campus
570-484-2405

Mr. Leffert has been a practicing physician assistant since 1981. He graduated the U.S. Navy Physician Assistant program in 1981. Prior to becoming a PA he was an Operating Room technician and then became an Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman serving onboard submarines as the sole medical provider for the crew. He has worked in a variety of medical specialties. Facial truama, Otolaryngology, Occupational Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Pediatrics. He has also worked with victims of abuse.

Mr. Leffert has had three original medical articles published in the PA professional journals. Currently a member of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Association and Physician Assistant Education Association. He received the Student's Choice Award for a faculty member 2006-2007 from the Student Cooperative Council, Lock Haven University.

Mr. Leffert joined the faculty in 2003 and was tenured in 2008.

Education:

Naval School of Health Sciences, San Diego, CA- Physician Assistant Certificate

BS- Aliied Health, George Washington Univeristy, 1984

Masters of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Nebraska, 1999

Mark Lombardo

mslombardo@geisinger.edu

Kerri Mateer

kmm184@yahoo.com

Dr. Paddy O'Hara-Mays

poharama@lhup.edu

Professor of Chemistry
Masters of Liberal Arts

Education

Bachelors in Life Science and Chemistry
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Doctorate in Chemistry (Specialization Biochemistry and Biophysics)
Arizona State University

Kevin Parry

Associate Professor

Anna Mae Smith

Academic Coordinator
asmith7@lhup.edu

Health Professions 216
Lock Haven Campus
570-484-2209

Education:

Anna Mae is a 1987 graduate of the Hahnemann University Physician Assistant Program and received her Masters of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska in 1998.

Experience:

Anna Mae currently serves as the academic coordinator for the PA program where she is responsible for overall coordination of the curriculum and student evaluation. She maintains a part time clinical practice at Clinton Medical Associates and Healthy Concepts. Anna Mae completed a pediatric residency program at Norwalk Hospital/Yale School of Medicine in 1988 and has significant clinical experience in women's health, ophthalmology and occupational medicine.

For more information about Anna Mae see her CV.

Frederick Sunderlin

Associate Professor

Lou Widmann

Professor
lwidmann@lhup.edu

Raub 319
Lock Haven Campus
570-893-2779

Education:

A graduate of the Temple School of Pharmacy Dr Widmann completed his Doctorate in Pharmacy degree from the Duquesne University School of Pharmacy.

Experience:

Dr Widmann is a clinical pharmacologist who has served as the PA programs principle lecturer in pharmacology, pathophysiology and clinical therapeutics since 1996. Dr Widmann has completed numerous presentations and published numerous article on various topics in Pharmacology over the past decade. He serves on the PA Program admissions and curriculum committee.