Meet Our Team
The accomplished faculty and clinical instructors who support the Master of Science in Anesthesia Program at Case Western Reserve University are known for creating a sense of community among students while simultaneously offering challenging academic work, hands-on learning experiences, and opportunities tailored to individual student needs. As one of the premier programs in the United States at a top twenty-five medical school, the MSA Program faculty pride themselves on their approach, perspective, and pedagogy.
Each location boasts a program director, a medical director, a director of didactic instruction, a director of clinical instruction, and a director of simulation instruction. The program also has dedicated full-time and adjunct faculty members in addition to a network of clinical instructors at affiliate hospitals across the country.
Network Faculty and Staff
Shane Angus, CAA, MSA
Executive Program DirectorAssistant ProfessorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Matthew Norcia, MD
Executive Medical DirectorMedical DirectorClevelandAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Anesthesiology & Perioperative MedicineSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.5212
Joseph Rifici, CAA, MEd
Director of Network Quality AssuranceAssistant ProfessorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.2336
Michael Altose, MD, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Anesthesiology & Perioperative MedicineSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.844.7334
Jennifer Puin, PhD
Senior Director of Network Admissions and FinanceEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.2336
Daniel Mesaros, CAA, MMSc
Clinical InstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Logan Jacklin, MBA
Associate DirectorEnrollment Management & Strategic InitiativesSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.2336
Cleveland, Ohio Faculty and Staff
Carie Twichell, CAA, MSA
Program DirectorClevelandAssistant ProfessorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.5212
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Matthew Norcia, MD
Executive Medical DirectorMedical DirectorClevelandAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Anesthesiology & Perioperative MedicineSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.5212
Zachary Barsman, CAA, MSA
Co-Director of Didactic EducationClevelandInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.5212
Elizabeth Kate Carvill, CAA, MSA
Director of Clinical EducationClevelandInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.5212
Justine Gaug, CAA, MSA
Co-Director of Didactic EducationClevelandInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.5212
Pete Kaluszyk, CAA, MEd
Director of Special ProjectsClevelandInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.5212
Mamuni Swain, MS, MCRM
Manager of Administrative OperationsClevelandEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.5212
Houston, Texas Faculty and Staff
Kenneth Maloney, CAA, MMSc
Program DirectorHoustonAssistant ProfessorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 713.574.9491
Brian Haskins, CAA, MSA
Director of Clinical InstructionHoustonInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 713.574.9491
Paul Menzel, CAA, MSA
Director of Simulation InstructionHoustonClinical InstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 713.574.9491
Joseph Shafer, CAA, MSA
Director of Didactic EducationHoustonClinical InstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 713.574.9491
Teri Haskins, BA
Manager of Administrative OperationsHoustonEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 713.574.9491
Washington, D.C., Faculty and Staff
Daniel Pistone, CAA, MMSc
Interim Program DirectorWashingtonClinical InstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Fay Horng, MD
Medical DirectorWashingtonAdjunct Assistant ProfessorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Saral Patel, CAA, MMSc
Co-Director of Didactic EducationWashingtonInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Scott Plunkett, CAA, MSA
Co-Director of Didactic EducationWashingtonInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Ashish Patel, CAA, MMSc
Director of Simulation InstructionWashingtonClinical InstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Giselle Lara, CAA, MSA
Interim Director of Clinical EducationWashingtonClinical InstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Elizabeth Piecuch, BA
Manager of Administrative OperationsWashingtonEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 202.758.2502
Austin, Texas Faculty and Staff
Ty Townsend, CAA, MSA
Program DirectorAustinAssistant ProfessorCenter of Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 512.344.9843
Ld Herzog, MD
Medical DirectorAustinAdjunct Assistant ProfessorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 512.344.9843
Timothy Goodridge, CAA, MMSc
Director of Clinical EducationAustinInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 512.344.9843
Regina Phillips, CAA, MSA
Director of Simulation EducationAustinInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 512.344.9843
Tasha Seidenberger, CAA, MHSc
Director of Didactic EducationAustinInstructorCenter for Medical EducationSchool of MedicineEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 512.344.9843
Paulina Zal, MBA, MHA
Manager of Administrative OperationsAustinEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 512.344.9843
