
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
