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Meet the Pediatric Ophthalmology Team
Chief
Ken K. Nischal, MD, FRCOphth
Faculty
Lea Ann Lope, DO
Ellen Mitchell, MD
Christin L. Sylvester, DO
Staff Scientists
Valerie Fu, PhD
Director of Operations
Ali Vandine
Ophthalmology Coordinator
Bianca Blaha
Pediatric Optometry Contact Lens & Low Vision
Craig A. Luchansky, OD
Consulting Physicians
Randall L. Beatty, MD
Robert L. Bergen, MD
David G. Buerger, MD
Kenneth Cheng, MD
Vicki Christopoulos, MD
Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD
Andrew Eller, MD
Darren Hoover, MD
Jane Hughes, MD
Louis A. Lobes, MD
Kimberly V. Miller, MD
Karl R. Olsen, MD
Joe Paviglianiti, MD
Leela Raju, MD
Pamela Rath, MD
Susan T. Stefko, MD
Jenny Yu, MD
Support Staff
Lauren Bolling
Melissa Brinza
Roxanne Caterino
Whitney Churchfield
Brittany Ezell
Jacqueline Hoover
Amanda Johnson
Jamie Presken
Hannah Scanga
UPMC Eye Center
Chairman of Ophthalmology
Joel Schuman, MD
Last Update
May 18, 2012
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