Faculty
Joseph Capogreco, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Jay M Brenner, MD, FACEP
Medical Director of Community Emergency Department, Professor
Hometown: Woonsocket, RI
Medical School: George Washington University
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: Research: Ethics, Global Health, Substance Use Disorders; Organizations: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Ethics Committee, New York ACEP Government Affairs Committee, American Medical Association, Medical Society of the State of New York, Onondaga County Medical Society, Upstate Faculty Council; Non-Academic Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Triathlons, Tennis, Skiing, Golf, Trombone, Guitar
Syed Adnan, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Rishana Cohen, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Christine Courtney, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Residency: East Carolina University
Dana Finch, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor, Assistant Medical Director of the Oswego Emergency Department
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: Endurance sports, CrossFit, triathlons, baking cupcakes, great danes
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Erin Hanley, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director
Hometown: Oneida, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Pediatric Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: Child abuse, pediatric trauma. Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, SU sports, NYG football and lake life at our camp.
Jordan Holliday, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
EMS and Disaster Medicine Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: NAEMSP, teaching/supervising procedures, LEGO, craft beer, dogs, grilling, traveling
Hometown: Oswego, NY
Paul Klawitter, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Hometown: Hamburg, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Research Fellowship: Ohio State
Sports Medicine Fellowship: University of Buffalo
Interests: Research in medical education and cerebrovascular autoregulation, Head Team Physician at Colgate University, skiing, backpacking and canoeing, guitar
Thomas Lavoie, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Deborah Mann, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Buffalo Affiliated Hospital
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Louise Prince, MD, FACEP
Professor
Hometown: Carlisle, PA
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University-Hershey
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: ACEP, NYACEP, music/trumpet, participation in faith based volunteer organizations
Deepali Sharma, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Christopher Tanski, MD, MSEd
Assistant Professor
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Residency: Albany medical Center
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship: SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Thomas Weidman, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
​Patrick Adcock, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Vincent Calleo, MD
Medical Director, Upstate NY Poison Center, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Hannah Charland, MD
Assistant professor, Co-director of medical student ultrasound elective, Co-director of faculty development in emergency ultrasound
Residency: SUNY Upstate University Hospital
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound
Interests: Emergency ultrasound, women in emergency medicine
Gregory P Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP, FACEP
Chairman and Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric EM Attending
Hometown: Pittsford, NY
Pediatric Residency: Children's National Medical Center
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center
Interests: Pediatric coin/foreign body ingestion
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Kayla Dueland-Kuhn, MD
Assistant Professor
EM Residency - SUNY Upstate
Fellowship - PEM, SUNY Upstate
Interests - dance, broadway, college football, food
Medical School: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Family Medicine Residency: University of Arizona
Emergency Medicine Residency: Kino Community Hospital
Kevin Gaskin, MD
Associate Professor, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Co-Director
Marvin Heyboer III, MD, FACEP, FUHM, FACCWS
Hyperbaric Fellowship Director, Hyperbaric Services Director, Wound Care Center Director, Professor
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: GRMERC - Michigan State University
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Gary Johnson, MD
Hometown: LaGrange, IL
Medical School: University of Virginia
Emergency Medicine Residency: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Interests: Graduate medical education, regional health care systems
Past Chair
Brian Kloss, DO, JD
PA Fellowship Director, Associate Professor
Medical School: UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Sarah Mahonski, MD
Assistant Professor
EM Residency - University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship - New York City Poison Control Center and New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Medical Toxicology Fellowship
Interests - Caring for the poisoned patient, poison plants, iron poisoning
Demetrio Muñoz, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse
Residency: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse
P David Sadowitz, MD
Associate Professor
Kelsey Stack, DO
Associate Professor, Vice Chair - Clinical
Hometown: Tully, NY
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: Reading, Hiking the ADK, gardening and of course basketball!
Asalim Thabet, MD
Associate Professor
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Pediatrics Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: I love spending time with my amazing three sons and family. I enjoy sports, nature, and baking.
Matthew Camara, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Ultrasound Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Leah Bennett, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine Residency: University of Arizona
Peter Christiano, MD
Assistant Professor, Team Physician at Colgate University
EM Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA
Fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine at West Virginia University, Morgantown WV
Interests: mountain biking, being outdoors, Villanova University basketball, Green Bay Packers football, my dog
Tyler Greenfield, DO
Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Department, Assistant Professor
Hometown: Homer, NY
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Maimonides Infants and Childrens Hospital, Brooklyn NY
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelpha PA
Interests: Family, food and fitness
Eric Hojnowski, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Samantha Jones, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Risa Farber-Heath, DO
Assistant Professor, Adult AI Assistant Director
Hometown: Homer, NY
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: Turning medical students into residents, playing with my 3 children, hiking, baking, travel, running and living in the country!
EMS Medicine Fellowship Program Director, Medical Director Tele-Emergency Medicine, Medical Director Physician Response Team, Director of Faculty Development, Associate Professor
Hometown: Orchard Park, NY
Medical School: Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: Texas A&M University HSC/Scott & White Memorial Hospital
EMS Fellowship: Texas A&M University HSC/Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Interests: Telemedicine, medical and tactical support for firefighters/law enforcement, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, part-time police officer, radiological emergency response physician for Nine-Mile Nuclear facility, snowboarding, hiking, camping, boating, home-brewing, and coaching basketball
Derek R Cooney, MD, cLEO, FACEP, FAAEM
Christian Knutsen, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
James Mangano, DO
Associate Professor, Medical Director Adult Emergency Department
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Rhonda Philopena, MD
Assistant Professor
Hometown: Cortland, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Residency: University of Connecticut
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Interests: Teaching, music, theatre, animals
William Santiago, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Ross Sullivan, MD
Medical Toxicology Fellowship Director, Clinical Director Emergency Opioid Bridge Clinic, Assistant Professor
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Matthew Thornton, MD
Associate Professor
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Pediatrics Fellowship: Brown University/Hasbro Children's Hospital
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
Interests: Medical student, resident, and fellow education, Medical Simulation, Quality Improvement, Pediatric Trauma Soccer, Outdoor Activities, Sports, Music, Spending time with my wife and 3 crazy kids!