PPHN Membership and Governance

The PPHN is physician-led and -governed, representing disciplines across the continuum of care.

The Board and Committees comprise representatives from each participating primary care group, as well as administrative and specialty care representatives from UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Participating primary care groups are:

• Caring Hands Pediatrics
• Children’s Community Pediatrics
• Division of General Academic Pediatrics
• Hershey Pediatrics
• KidsPlus Pediatrics
• Laurel Pediatric Associates
• Pediatric Alliance
• Pediatric Associates of Westmoreland
• Pediatric Care Specialists
• Pediatric Care Center of Erie PC
• PinnacleHealth Children and Teen Center

Executive Board Leadership

P.J. Tate, MD
Chair

Andrew Buchert, MD
PPHN President

Timothy Shope, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Director

Toni Stefan
Director

Committees

Quality (Population Health and QRRC)

Kristin Ray, MD
Chair

Finance and Contracting

Timothy Shope, MD, MPH
Chair