About Us
Specialty Advisory Group, Community Principles of Pain Management, 2010
Chair
| Patricia Bomba, MD, FACP* |
Vice President & Medical Director, Geriatrics, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield |
Member
| Nancy J. Adams | Executive Director, Monroe County Medical Society |
| Carol Beechy, MD* | Attending Physician, Internal Medicine, Bassett Healthcare |
| Jeanne Bishop, MD* | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics, Upstate Medical University |
| Gail Brocious, RN | Quality Care Coordinator, ROHM Nursing Home |
| Carl Cameron, MD | Medical Director, MVP |
| John Chamberlain, MD | Pediatrics/Internal Medicine, Private Practice |
| Mona Chitre, PharmD, CGP | Director of Clinical Services, Pharmacy Management FLRx |
| Nicole Dawley, RPh | Clinical Pharmacist, Buffalo, NY |
| Oscar DeLeon Cassasola, MD | Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Roswell Park Cancer Center |
| Carl Devore, MD, MPH | Associate Medical Director, Workers' Comp Choice |
| Michael DiSalle, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Unity Health |
| Chris Forcucci, RN | Project Director, Cancer Pain in Elders Grant, University of Iowa |
| Beth Gawronski, RN | Clinical Quality Specialist, Quality & Health Informatics, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield |
| Eugene Gosy, MD | Gosy and Associates Pain Treatment Center, Buffalo |
| Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF | Professor & Chair, Adult & Gerontological Nursing, University of Iowa |
| Patrick Hopkins, RN | Pediatric/Neonatal Advance Practice Nurse, Clinical Instructor, Golisano Children's Hospital & U of R School of Nursing |
| Pamela Horst, MD* | Palliative Care Consult Service, St. Joseph's Health, Syracuse, NY |
| Brian Justice, DC | Chiropractor, Rochester Chiropractic Group |
| Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD | Medical Director, Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Buffalo, NY |
| David Korones, MD | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics, U of R Medical Center |
| Michael Kuttner, PhD | Clinical Psychologist, Pain Management, Via Health |
| Kevin Mathews, MD* | Palliative Care Consultative Service, Utica, NY |
| Kathleen McGrail, MD* | Hospice Medical Director, Visiting Nurse Service |
| Daniel Mendelson, MD* | Palliative Care Consult, Geriatrics, U of R Medical Center |
| Dallas Nelson, MD | Assistant Professor, Geriatric & Internal Medicine, U of R Medical Center |
| Ajai Nemani, MD | Anesthesiology Associates of Rochester, Pain Management ViaHealth |
| Al Peppard, PT |
Physical Therapist, U of R Sports Medicine |
| Kathy Plyter, RN |
Hospice Nurse Educator, Lifetime Care Home Care & Hospice |
| Joel Potash, MD* |
Palliative Care Consult, Hospice & Palliative Care Associates, CNY |
| Gilbert Proper, MD |
Anesthesiology Associates of Rochester, Pain Management, Via Health |
| Timothy Quill, MD* | Palliative Care Consult, U of R Medical Center |
| Steve Ryan, MD* | Medical Director, Independent Living for Seniors |
| OJ Sahler, MD* | Director, Psychosocial Services & Research, Pediatrics Golisano Childrens Hospital |
| James Leo Schupper, MD* | Director of Health Services, Corning, Inc. |
| Judith Setla, MD* | Medical Director, Hospice & Palliative Care Associates, CNY |
| Bernard Shore, MD* | Geriatric & Internal Medicine, Jewish Home of Rochester |
| Julia Smith, MD* | Oncology & Internal Medicine, Via Health |
| Jaimala Thankik, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Highland Hospital |
| Paul Updike, MD | Pain Management & Addiction Specialist, Catholic Health System, Buffalo, NY |
| Elise van der Jagt, MD, MPH | Pediatric Critical Care, U of R Medical Center |
* Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care (EPEC) Faculty & Participants
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