Our Physicians and Staff

Meet the Medical Genetics Team

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC's Division of Medical Genetics provides a team of physician geneticists, genetic counselors, a nurse practitioner, metabolic dietitian and social worker with the expertise and training necessary to diagnose, evaluate and treat genetic conditions in children and adolescents and support both patient and family.

Division Chief
Gerard Vockley, MD, PhD

Medical Genetics Residency Director
Allan Hogge, MD

Assistant Program Director/Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Site Director
Suneeta Madan-Khetarpal, MD

Clinical Physicians
Jane Breck, MD
David Finegold, MD
Pim Suwannarat, MD

Genetic Counseling
Jacqueline M. Hoover, MS, CGC
Katie Long, MS – Lysosomal Disorders
Juliann McConnell, MS, CGC
Elizabeth Jenkins McCracken, MS, CGC
Marianne McGuire, MS, CGC
Catherine M. Walsh Vockley, MS, CGC

Current Residents
Alvaro Serrano, MD
Shareece Davis, MD

Nurses
Katy Gallo, RN, BSN
Michelle Graham, RN – Lysosomal Disorders

Metabolic Dietitian
Nicole Walters Payne, RD, LDN

Social Worker
Jennifer Ross, MSW

Research Faculty
Gerard Vockley, MD, PhD - Division Chief
David Finegold, MD, PhD
Robert D. Nicholls, DPhil
Al-Walid Mohsen, PhD
Eric S. Goetzman, PhD
Yudong Wang, PhD
Mihaela Stefan, PhD

Research Study Coordinator
Judith Henry, RN, MSN

Clinical Laboratory Directors
Jeffrey A. Kant, MD, PhD – Molecular Laboratory
Urvashi Surti, MD – Cytogenetics Laboratory

Administrative Office
Tracey Banks, Sr. Administrative Assistant
Melissa Barclay, Secretary II
Teresa Newton, Practice Manager