Chief Medical Officer
Lawrence Kay, MD, FAAFP is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Empath Health. As a key member of the executive team, Dr. Kay oversees all medical programs throughout the organization, providing clinical strategic direction and managing all physicians throughout Empath Health’s integrated network of care. He is a board-certified family physician with extensive patient care and health care management experience. Most recently, Dr. Kay was senior medical director for Clinical Services at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he managed Medical Policy and Quality. Prior to that, he served as CMO for Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation, a largely commercial managed care plan owned by an integrated delivery system in Madison, Wisc. Dr. Kay earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Georgetown University and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He then completed the UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and later on the National Institute for Program Director Development fellowship program.
Our Physicians
Alexandra S. Owens, MD
Ann-Marie Cholowski, MD
Brian MacDowell, MD
Carol Li, DO Hospice Medical Director
Charles L. Suggs, MD
Daniel Thomgren, III, MD
David Doeringer, DO
Donald Gibertini, DO
Douglas Baird, DO
Jane Williams, MD
Janet Keating, MD
Jasmin Jerez-Marte, MD
Jeff Prosser, MD
Juan Escobales, MD
Karla Pope, MD
Kristen Berlin, MD
Mary Waechter, MD
Michelle Salvat, MD
Mihaela Soran, MD
Sayyed Hussain, MD
Susan Wehr, MD
Tahirih Jensen, DO
Tanya Horne, MD
William Burt, MD PACE Medical Director
Our ARPNs
Ann Sapp, APRN
Barbara Dobron, APRN
Brian Kidd, APRN
Brittney Addis, APRN
Candace Dornstauder, APRN Palliative Care Program Director
Carly Johnson, APRN
Catherine P. Emmett, PhD, APRN
Eman Harb, APRN
Gail Clemson, APRN
Janet Roman, DNP, APRN
Director Cardiac Programs
Jennifer Mistretta, APRN
Jessica Liebelt, APRN
Katelyn Johnson, APRN
Kelly Wright, APRN
Laura Bradshaw, APRN
Loida Buaquina, APRN
Mary Lynn Guarino, APRN
Mary Snyder, APRN
Megan A. Gerage, APRN
Natalya Bundy, APRN
Nicole Hammani, APRN
Paige Vallely, APRN
Robin Richins, APRN
Tameckia Reece, APRN
