Bethlehem Faculty

Scott Melanson, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director
Emergency Medicine Residency

• Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
• Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
• Board Certified: 1991
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: ED Sonography, Imaging in EM, International Medicine, Disaster Medicine, Orthopedic EM, Trauma Care

Rebecca Jeanmonod, MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director

• Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
• Residency: Baystate Medical Center
• Board Certified: 2004
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic / Research Interests: Resident Education, Emergency Department Productivity

Becki Pequeno, MD, FACEP
Network Chair of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Faculty

• Temple University School of Medicine
• Residency: St. Luke’s University Health Network
• Board Certified: 2005
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: Emergency Medical Services, Tactical Medicine

Justin Binstead, DO
Chief of Emergency Medicine St. Luke’s University Hospital
Core Faculty

• Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital
• Board Certified: 2011
• Academic/Research Interests: Trauma/Critical Care, International EM

Jennifer Axelband, DO
Medical Critical Care Faculty
EM Clinical Faculty

• Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency: St. Luke’s University Hospital
• Fellowship: Trauma/Critical Care (St. Luke’s University Hospital)
• Board Certified: 2007
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: Critical Care/Emergency Medicine Research, Resident Education 

Vamsi Balakrishnan, MD
Clinical Faculty

• Medical School: Chicago Medical School
• Residency: St. Luke’s University Hospital
• Board Certified: Board Eligible
• Academic/Research Interests: Critical Care, Resident Education

Eric Dornblaser, DO
Clinical Faculty

• Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency: Naval Aerospace Regional Medical Center
• Board Certified: EM - 1998
• Academic/Research Interests: Clinical Emergency Medicine 

Mary Eberhardt, MD
Director of Resident Wellness
Core Faculty

• Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
• Residency: Medical Center of Delaware (Christianna Care)
• Board Certified: 1992
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: Dermatology, Resident Education, Resident Wellness

Donald Jeanmonod, MD, FACEP
Director of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Core Faculty

• Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
• Residency: Baystate Medical Center
• Board Certified: 2004
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic / Research Interests: Ultrasound

Tony Luizza, MD
Medical Critical Care Faculty
EM Clinical Faculty

• Medical School: Drexel University
• Residency: St. Luke’s University Hospital
• Fellowship: Trauma/Critical Care (St. Luke’s University Hospital)
• Board Certified: 2012
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound

Rachel Patterson, MD
Clerkship Director of Medical Student Education
Core Faculty

• Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
• Residency: Cooper University Hospital
• Board Certified: 2011
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: High Fidelity Simulation, Medical Student Education, Toxicology

Jonathan Pester, DO
Director of Emergency Medical Simulation
Core Faculty

• Medical School: Western University of the Health Sciences
• Residency: St. Luke’s University Hospital
• Fellowship: ACEP Teaching Fellowship 2014-2015
• Board Certified: 2014 
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: High Fidelity Simulation, Technology in Medicine, Pain Management, Critical Care and Resident Education

David Pronchik, MD
Clinical Faculty

• Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
• Residency: Medical College of Pennsylvania
• Board Certified: 1991
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound  
• Academic/Research Interests: Clinical emergency medicine

Philip Salen, MD
Director of Emergency Medicine Research
Core Faculty

• Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
• Residency: Temple University Hospital (Internal Medicine), Medical Center of Delaware (Emergency Medicine)
• Board Certified: 1998
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: Ultrasound, Radiation Screening, Geriatrics
• EMS Medical Director: Nazareth EMS ALS

Holly Stankewicz, DO
Core Faculty

• Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency: St. Luke’s University Hospital
• Board Certified: 2012
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: Emergency Obstetrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Guhan Rammohan, MD 
Medical Critical Care Faculty 
EM Clinical Faculty

• Medical School: Medical College of Ohio at Toledo
• Residency: Temple University Hospital (Emergency Medicine)
• Fellowship: St. Luke's University Hospital (Critical Care)
• Board Certified: 2009
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: Critical Care & Emergency Medicine

Jonathan Trager, DO
Medical Critical Care Faculty
EM Clinical Faculty

• Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency: Temple University Hospital (Emergency Medicine)
• Fellowship: Cooper University Hospital (Critical Care)
• Board Certified: 2013
• Credentialed in ED Ultrasound
• Academic/Research Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medical Services, Critical Care Transport and Education

Thomas Nappe, DO
Core Faculty

• Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
• Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital (Emergency Medicine)
• Fellowship: Denver Health & Medical Center (Toxicology)
• Board Certified: 2016

Keith Baker, MD
Core Faculty

• Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Residency: St. Luke’s University Hospital (Emergency Medicine)
• Fellowship: Denver Health & Medical Center (Toxicology)
• Board Certified: 2017