General Info

Ihave a passion for process improvement and improving the patient care experience. My clinical interests include tobacco cessation, improved quality of COPD care and implementation of spirometry testing in the primary care arena. I am the chief of St. Luke’s Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates. I am also a full-time clinical assistant professor at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.I am board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, critical care medicine and sleep medicine thru the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). I have won teaching awards and patient choice awards as an attending. In 2009 I was named a Top Doctor under 40 in Philadelphia Magazine. I joined St. Luke’s in 2011 and have been chief since 2012. I earned my medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed an internal medicine residency at Philadelphia College of Medicine and then a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Drexel University. I live in the Lehigh Valley with my husband and four children. In my spare time, I am involved in my children’s activities including soccer and basketball. I am also an avid Philadelphia sports fan.