Leadership Team
Timothy W. Liezert | 412-822-3314
Network Director
Mr. Liezert was appointed VISN 4 Network Director effective September 1, 2019 after serving as Acting VISN 4 Network Director since February 11, 2019. Previously, Mr. Liezert was the Director of the Orlando VA Medical Center since August 2006, and he served as Acting VISN 8 Network Director from March 2017 to February 2018. His tenure also includes positions as Acting Director and Associate Director at the VA Western New York Healthcare System, Acting Director at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, and Associate Director at the Lebanon VA Medical Center and the Battle Creek VA Medical Center. Mr. Liezert began his VA career as an Engineering cooperative student at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System in Cleveland, Ohio. He also worked in engineering and facilities management positions at several VA medical centers in Indianapolis, Indiana; Castle Point, New York; and Battle Creek, Michigan. He received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Akron and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Western Michigan University. Mr. Liezert is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
Charles R. Thilges
Deputy Network Director
412-822-3313
Biography
Timothy R. Burke, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
412-822-3309
Denise Boehm, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
202-308-7295
Kelly O'Connell
Quality Management Officer
412-652-8563
Joseph Haverstick
Chief Financial Officer
412-822-3322
Amber Mesoras
Chief Human Resources Officer
412-419-7769
David E. Cowgill
Communications Manager
412-822-3318
Kristy Kralik
Executive Assistant
412-822-3314
Integrated Clinical Community Leads
Dr. John Oldershaw
Diagnostics
412-360-3314
Hanna Kaspar
Diagnostics
570-824-3521
Angela Keen
Mental Health
412-822-3416
Melissa Tomer (Acting)
Rehabilitation & Extended Care
412-525-6843
Dr. Kevin Duffy
Specialty Care
215-823-5800 x4935
Dr. Kristen Veraldi
Specialty Care
412-360-1690
Dr. George Tzanis
Primary Care
215-823-5800 x4347
Dr. Robert Krouse
Surgical Care
215-823-5800
Dr. Henkie Tan
Surgical Care
412-360-6155
VISN 4 Program Staff
Barbara Wallace
Business Implementation
412-822-3320
Jacob Spruance
Capital Asset Management
302-994-2511 x4013
Wendy Burket
Caregiver Support Program
814-943-8164 x4558
Heather Weiland
Compliance
878-271-6523
Adam Bluth
Connected Care
412-822-3407
Hobart Schweikert
Designated Learning Officer
412-822-2608
Becky Long
Emergency Management
814-943-8164 x17536
Scott Hesson
Environmental Management
814-860-2196
Craig Wingate (Acting)
Equal Employment Opportunity
814-943-8164 x8165
Kate Holsinger
Executive Assistant to the Chief Medical Officer
412-522-2658
Teresa Waksmonski-Frye
Finance (Deputy)
304-841-3889
James Heiger
Group Practice Manager
302-322-6893
Joshua Rolnick
Health Informatics
267-581-6548
Benjamin Chang
Healthcare Technology/Biomed
Bill Cress
Homelessness; Transition and Care Management
412-822-3425
Lindsay Weissberg
Human Resources (Deputy)
412-328-5985
Steven Rios
Information Resources; Data Warehouse
814-860-2766
James McKinley
Logistics
570-830-7020
Howard Schappell
Logistics (Deputy)
717-272-6621 x5569
Lisa Kendziora
My HealtheVet; Rural Health
814-860-2939
Thomas Yaw
Occupational Health, Safety Manager
484-280-6366
Warren Tenley
Patient Experience
814-943-8164 x14842
Kathleen Leone
Patient Safety
814-860-2226
Eric Dill
Pharmacy
302-994-2511 x5604
Jeffrey Steidler
Chief of Police
302-994-2511 x4664
Douglas Hilliard
Prosthetics
878-271-6622
Mark Grode
Risk & Utilization Management
412-822-3321
Richard Powell
Strategic Planner
412-360-3681
Judith Vona
Systems Redesign
Karen O'Neal
Voluntary Services
814-860-2454
Amy Stewart
Whole Health
724-282-5530
Desmarie DeCuir
Women's Health; Health Promotion Disease Prevention
412-822-3377
VISN 4 Program Leads
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. Adrian D'Amico
Emergency Department
412-360-1451
Dr. Daniel Nackley
Environmental Health
814-943-8164 x7467
Beth Howard
Financial Quality Assurance
412-822-3322
Josef Niznik
Financial Quality Assurance
412-822-3303
Jennifer Fouse
Infection Prevention
814-943-8164
Katie Kirzoncic
MOVE!
717-272-6621 x2729
Sharon Coyle
Nursing
878-271-6671
Dr. Daniel Russell
Optometry
814-943-8164 x7185
Kelly Bieber
Pain Management
215-823-5800 x6256
Rebecca McCarthy
Pain Management
412-360-6879
Dr. Sandra Blakowski
Palliative Care & Hospice
412-360-1293
Dr. Richard LaTour
Prevention of Amputation in Veterans Everywhere (PAVE)
717-228-5952
Dr. Keith Robinson
SCI Group; Traumatic Brain Injury; Polytrauma Level II
215-823-5800 x5220
Ginny Vayda
Social Work
814-943-8164 x8184
Peter Albert
Suicide Prevention
898-271-6096
Dr. Carl Reese
Surgery
717-272-6621
Directory last updated: March 29, 2023
