Team

At the heart of Mount Nittany Surgical Center is our team of exceptional, caring employees who demonstrate superior patient service every day.

Our staff is here to take care of you from the moment you make the decision to undergo same-day surgery at Mount Nittany Surgical Center. Our goal is to provide a caring surgical environment with the highest professional standards to make your same-day surgery experience as comfortable and worry-free as possible.

We do our best to make your time with us as comfortable and pleasant as possible by providing great healthcare in a relaxed, cheerful and friendly atmosphere. Our staff is always happy to answer any questions you may have and provide plenty of information and reassurance about our procedures.

The surgical team prepares for an operation.

Physicians

All of our more than 60 skilled surgeons are board certified in their specialty and have exceptional credentials and experience in their fields.

Using the latest technology and techniques, our physicians provide patients with the most advanced—and least invasive—same-day surgeries and procedures. From advanced arthroscopic surgeries that reduce trauma to muscles and joints to leading ophthalmic technology that emulsifies and repairs the ocular lens through ultrasonic vibrations, our highly trained, talented surgeons offer patients a wide range of surgical solutions.

Team

Physicians

Anesthesiologists

Atif V. Farag, MD

Michael Feffer, MD

Patrick J. Foster, MD

William H. Justice, MD

Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeons

Gerald M. Beresny, MD

Michael J. Clark, MD

James E. Freije, MD

Yi How Kao, MD

General Surgeons

Mark Armstrong, MD

Mona Duncan, MD

Robert M. Hall, MD

Michael T. Hegstrom, MD

Stephen E. Miller, MD

Salvatore M. Ramondelli, MD

Neurosurgeons

James R. Fick, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology Surgeons

Kristine K. Charles, MD

Melanie Cherry, MD, FACOG

J. Frederick Doucette, MD, FACOG

Angela K. Hardyk, MD, FACOG

Theodore J. Hovick Jr., MD, FACOG

Mary C. Kruszewski, DO

John G. O'Shea, MD, FACOG

Samuel Owusu, MD

Shreya Patel, MD, FACOG

Elizabeth M. Raquet, MD, FACOG

Laura L. Stephenson, MD, FACOG

Emil R. Szabo, MD

Opthalmologists

Christopher T. Cessna, DO

Jay M. Fiore, MD

Jeffrey L. Heimer, MD

Adam Marcovitch, MD

John J. Schietroma, MD

David B. Werner, MD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Douglas E. Collins, DDS

Stephen Engroff, MD, DDS

Harold J. Haney, DMD

Greg Kewitt, MD, DMD, FACS

Barry R. Stein, DMD

Orthopedic Surgeons

Dov A. Bader, MD

Kenneth L. Cherry, MD

Thomas J. Ellis, DO

Christopher J. Lincoski, MD

James S. Martin, MD

Douglas E. Roeshot, MD

Edwin J. Rogusky, MD

Wayne J. Sebastianelli, MD

James W. Serene, MD

Paul S. Sherbondy, MD

Brian A. Spencer, DO

Paul V. Suhey, DO

Pain Management Surgeons

Gregory Billy, MD

Jennifer L. Gilbert, DO

Upendra Thaker, MD

Reconstructive Surgeons

Robert Louton, MD

Emily A. Peterson, MD

Podiatry Surgeons

Larry J. Assalita, MD, DO, DPM, MS, PA, RN

Christine Weikert, DPM

Urology Surgeons

Steven K. Ansong, MD

Charles M. Dalton, MD

Howard I. Miller, MD

David Oselinsky, MD

Vascular Surgeons

Eugene J. Simoni, MD

Consulting Staff

Paul G. Meade, MD

John J. Schietroma, MD