Our APPs

Below is a comprehensive list of our Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), who care for our patients in Orthopedics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Rheumatology.

Orthopedic and Sports Medicine APPs

Hip & Knee Reconstruction

William D. Abraham, MD

Hip & Knee Reconstruction

Cranberry/Mars, North Hills

D. Kelly Agnew, MD

Hip & Knee Reconstruction

Butler-Clearview, Slippery Rock

Eric A. Chen, MD

Hip & Knee Reconstruction

Cranberry/Mars, North Hills, Sewickley

Christopher T. Edwards, MD

Hip & Knee Reconstruction

Cranberry/Mars, North Hills

Duane Chess, PA-C

Cranberry/Mars, North Hills

APP for Dr. Chen

Cranberry/Mars, North Hills

APP for Dr. Abraham


Jason Kuchta, MBA, PA-C

Butler-Clearview

APP for Dr. Muzzonigro

Chris VanSchepen, PA-C

Butler-Clearview, Slippery Rock

APP for Dr. Agnew

Butler-Clearview

APP for Dr. Muzzonigro


Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery

Jake D'Antonio, PA-C

Butler-Clearview, Cranberry/Mars, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

APP for Dr. Szabo

BHS Crossroads, Cranberry/Mars, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

APP for Dr. Waltrip


Jason Vasses, PA-C

North Hills, Slippery Rock, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

APP for Dr. Richmond

Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery

Nick Fleisner, PA-C

North Hills

APP for Dr. Gause

Cranberry/Mars, North Hills

APP for Dr. Gause II


Mike Lugarich, PA-C

BHS Crossroads, Slippery Rock

APP for Dr. Pacek

Bethany Prince, PA-C

BHS Crossroads, Cranberry/Mars

APP for Dr. Pfaeffle

BHS Crossroads, Cranberry/Mars

APP for Dr. Pfaeffle


Jason Takacs, PA-C

North Hills

APP for Dr. Gause

Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Surgery

Jennifer Clark, PA-C

Cranberry/Mars, North Hills

APP for Dr. Edwards

Butler-Clearview, Slippery Rock

APP for Dr. Saar


Rebecca Zahniser, PA-C

Butler-Clearview, Slippery Rock

APP for Dr. Saar

Orthopedic Back & Neck Surgery

BHS Crossroads, Slippery Rock

APP for Dr. Rainey


Additional Orthopedic APPs

Dave Brown, PA-C

North Hills

Independent APP

Multiple Locations

APP for Multiple Teams


Carolyn Hemphill, PA-C

Independence Health System

Hospitalist APP

UPMC Passavant

Hospitalist APP


Trenton M. Gause, MD

Hand & Upper Extremity Care

North Hills

Thomas S. Muzzonigro, MD

Hip & Knee Reconstruction

Butler-Clearview

Corey A. Pacek, MD

Hand & Upper Extremity Care

BHS Crossroads, Slippery Rock

H. James Pfaeffle, MD, PhD

Hand & Upper Extremity Care

BHS Crossroads, Cranberry/Mars

Scott G. Rainey, DO

Orthopedic Back & Neck Care

BHS Crossroads, Slippery Rock

John M. Richmond, MD

Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery

North Hills, Slippery Rock, Lemieux Sports

William E. Saar, DO

Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Care

Butler-Clearview, Slippery Rock

S. Joshua Szabo, MD

Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery

Butler-Clearview, Cranberry/Mars, Lemieux Sports

Robert L. Waltrip, MD

Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery

BHS Crossroads, Cranberry/Mars, Lemieux Sports

Megan Groh Miller, MD

Primary Care Sports Medicine

BHS Crossroads, Slippery Rock

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation APPs

James L. Cosgrove, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehab

Cranberry/Mars, Slippery Rock

James A. Craig Jr., DO

Physical Medicine & Rehab

BHS Crossroads, Cranberry/Mars

Chen Cui, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehab

BHS Crossroads, Cranberry/Mars, North Hills

Anna K. Gaines, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehab

Butler-Clearview, Cranberry/Mars, North Hills

Debra Arbuthnot, CRNP

BHS Crossroads, Slippery Rock

APP for Drs. Cosgrove and Craig

Edward D. Reidy, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehab

BHS Crossroads, North Hills

Benedict C. Woo, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehab

BHS Crossroads, Cranberry/Mars, North Hills


Rheumatology APPs

Joseph Devich Jr., DO

Physical Medicine & Rehab

BHS Crossroards, North Hills

Betsy F. Shook, MD

Rheumatology

Cranberry/Mars, Slippery Rock

Kelly McCullough, PA-C

Cranberry/Mars

APP for Dr. Shook

Cranberry/Mars, Slippery Rock

APP for Dr. Shook


Julia West, CRNP

BHS Crossroads, North Hills

APP for Dr. Devich


Rashelle Maderitz, DMSc, PA-C

Butler-Clearview, Cranberry/Mars, North Hills, Slippery Rock

APP for Osteoporosis Program

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