Faculty | Staff & Students

Faculty

P. David Adelson, MD
Director
A. Leland Albright Professor of Neurosurgery
(412) 692-6347
david.adelson@chp.edu

Anthony Fabio, MPH, PhD
Associate Director
Director of Public Health
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 802-6498
fabioa@upmc.edu

David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Director of Acute Care
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 647-1025
okonkwodo@upmc.edu

Thomas J. Songer, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
(412) 802-6499
tjs@pitt.edu

Amy Wagner, MD
Director of Rehabilitation and Disability
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation
(412) 648-6979
wagnerak@upmc.edu

Hank Weiss, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 802-6494
hw@injurycontrol.com

Patrick Kochanek, MD
Director, Safar Center for Resucitation Research
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Critical
Care Medicine
(412) 383-1900
kochanek@upmc.edu

Rachel Berger, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Child Abuse Research and Scientist
Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
(412) 692-5526
rachel.p.berger@gmail.com

Staff

Darius H. Carlins
Program Coordinator
Thinkfirst for Kids
(412) 802-6501
carlinsdh@upmc.edu

Debra Morris
Administrative Assistant
(412) 802-2500
morrisdg@upmc.edu

Patty Quirin, MS
Center Administrator
(412) 802-6497
quirinpt@upmc.edu

Erin Sauber-Schatz, MPH

Senior Staff Epidemiologist
(412) 802-6508

sauberek@upmc.edu

Zhifang Yuan, MS
Senior Staff Biostatitician
(412) 802-6503
yuanz@upmc.edu

Karen Zuri
Research Specialist
Program Director, Thinkfirst for Kids
(412) 802-6496
zurik@upmc.edu

Students

Alvaro Sanchez-Ortiz, MD

(412) 802-6506

Li-Chuan (Charlotte) Tu, MS

(412) 802-6502

Chris Taylor, BS
(412) 802-6507