Department of
Medicine

Medicine Quality Council

Objective

The Medicine Quality Council is a multi-disciplinary committee with physicians, nursing, pharmacy, care management, respiratory therapy, quality, coding, etc. During these meetings we discuss all mortalities, patient safety (EMS) reports, quality metrics, and ongoing quality improvement projects across the department.

Members

A photo of Nathan Lerfald.

Nathan M. Lerfald, MD, FACP

Position: Chair, WVU Department of Medicine & The Anthony G. DiBartolomeo Professor in Medicine, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-3557

A photo of Rebecca Reece.

Rebecca Reece, MD, FACP

Positions: Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Medicine; Global Engagement Office (GEO)
Phone: 304-293-3306

A photo of Sarah Sofka.

Sarah Sofka, MD, FACP

Position: Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

A photo of Kevin Halbritter.

Kevin Halbritter, MD

Position: Vice President of Population Health, Medicine
Phone: 304-598-6449

A photo of Melanie Fisher.

Melanie Ann Fisher, MD, MSc, MACP

Positions: Assistant Dean for CME, Medical Education; Assistant Dean for Continuing Medical Education, Continuing Education; Infectious Diseases, Medicine; Global Engagement Office (GEO)
Phone: 304-293-3306

A photo of Andrea Bailey.

Andrea Bailey, APRN, FNP-BC, MSN

Positions: Clinical Instructor, Adult Health Department; Director of Simulation, Nursing Simulation; WV STEPS
Phone: 304-293-8394

A photo of Laura Davisson.

Laura Davisson, MD, MPH, FACP

Position: Professor and Associate Program Director for Internal Medicine, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

A photo of Sarah Hadique.

Sarah Hadique, MD

Position: Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-4661

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A photo of Andrea Labus.

Andrea Labus

Position: Assistant Professor & Associate Program Director, MSIII Clerkship, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

A photo of Brooke Shannon.

Brooke Shannon, DO

Position: Assistant Professor, Medicine
Phone: 304-598-4850

A photo of Jenna Sizemore.

Jenna Sizemore, MD

Position: Associate Professor, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

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A photo of Mary Warden.

Mary Warden, MD, FACP

Positions: Program Director for Transitional Year, Medical Education; General Internal Medicine, Medicine; Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program
Phone: 304-293-2463

A photo of Nadia Barghouthi.

Nadia Thair Barghouthi, MD, MPH

Position: Division Chief, Endocrinology, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-4125

A photo of Christopher Dionne.

Christopher Dionne, MD

Position: Faculty, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

A photo of Zachary Einarsson.

Zachary Einarsson, MD

Position: Assistant Professor, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-0618

A photo of John Guido.

John Guido, MD

Position: Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics
Phone: 304-293-1177

A photo of Robert Halbritter.

Robert Halbritter, MD

Position: Faculty, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-0618

A photo of Lindsay Kasson.

Lindsay Kasson, DO

Position: Assistant Professor, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-0618

A photo of Maria Kolar.

Maria M. Kolar, MD, FACP

Position: Professor, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

A photo of Nicholas Mains.

Nicholas D. Mains, DO

Positions: Assistant Professor, Medicine; Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Phone: 304-293-6307

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A photo of Shanthi Manivannan.

Shanthi Manivannan, MD, PhD, FACP

Position: Associate Professor and Division Chief, General Internal Medicine & Transitions, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

A photo of Hugh Palmer.

Hugh Carl Palmer, MD

Position: Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

A photo of Anthony Parravani.

Anthony Parravani, MD

Position: Associate Professor of Nephrology, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-2551

A photo of Bethany Pellegrino.

Bethany Pellegrino, MD

Position: Associate Professor and Section Chief, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-2551

A photo of Stephanie Pockl.

Stephanie Pockl, MD

Position: Assistant Professor, Geriatric Medicine, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-0661

A photo of Jessica Thayer.

Jessica Thayer, MD

Position: Assistant Professor, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-1964

A photo of Jesse Thompson.

Jesse Thompson, PhD

Position: Research Assistant Professor, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-5610

A photo of Venkat Vaddamani.

Venkat Vaddamani, MD

Position: Assistant Professor, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-0618

A photo of James Welty.

James Welty, MD

Position: Hospitalist Service, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-0618

A photo of Kevin Bogdansky.

Kevin Bogdansky, MD

Position: Fellow, Nephrology, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-2551

A photo of Noor Chima.

Noor Chima, MD

Position: Resident, Medicine
Phone: 304-598-4850

A photo of Jacob Fuqua.

Jacob Fuqua, MD

Positions: Fellow, Medicine; Hematology/Oncology Fellow, Section of Hematology / Oncology
Phone: 304-598-4500

A photo of Sean Regner.

Sean Regner, MD

Position: Medicine

A photo of Renee Schwertfeger.

Renee U. Schwertfeger, FNP-BC, NP

Position: Nurse Practitioner, Medicine
Phone: 304-293-4125

A photo of Lauren Stawovy.

Lauren Stawovy, MD

Position: Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellow, Medicine
Phone: 304-598-4855