Faculty

Thomas B. Zanders, DO is the Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at St. Luke’s University Health Network. A Clinical Associate Professor at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Dr. Zanders is dedicated to pulmonary and critical care education and best practices in patient care. In addition to standard diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, he performs endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) with fine needle aspiration (FNA), tunneled pleural catheter placement, and percutaneous tracheostomy placement. His practice is committed to general pulmonary and critical care but he has particular interest in system methods to reduce morbidity within the intensive care unit, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and mechanical ventilation liberation.

A native to Lehigh Valley, Dr. Zanders obtained his BS in biochemistry from Muhlenberg College. He obtained his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Following graduation Dr. Zanders was an active duty officer in the U.S Army from 2002 thru 2013. Dr. Zanders completed his both his internal medicine residency and pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He received numerous accolades for teaching to include selection as Chief of Internal Medicine Residents. While at Brooke Army Medical Center, Dr. Zanders was the medical director of the medical intensive care unit, respiratory care services, Inter-Service Respiratory Care Training Program, and Bronchoscopy-Pulmonary Function Testing Labs. He deployed to Afghanistan as an intensivist with the 31st Combat Support Hospital. While on active duty, Dr. Zanders’ research focus was on smoke inhalational injury, pulmonary function testing of active duty personnel, and deployment related lung disease.

Dr. Zanders joined St. Luke’s University Health Network in 2013. Since arriving, he was honored by the residents with an Outstanding Teaching award. Dr. Zanders also serves as the medical director for the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the Bethlehem Campus.

Dr. Zanders is an active member with the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, and Society of Critical Care Medicine. He has presented and served as a moderator at national academic conferences including CHEST. An avid sports fan, he enjoys living in the Lehigh Valley with his wife and four children.

Livia Bratis, DO, FCCP joined St. Luke’s University Health Network in 2011. She earned her medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed an internal medicine residency at Philadelphia College of Medicine and a Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at Drexel University. She earned teaching awards and patient choice awards as an attending. In 2009, Dr. Bratis was named a “Top Doctor Under 40” in Philadelphia Magazine.

Dr. Bratis is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, critical care medicine and sleep medicine thru the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Dr. Bratis is also the ICU Medical Director for St. Luke’s Miner’s Campus.

Her clinical interests include tobacco cessation, improved quality of COPD care and implementation of spirometry testing in the primary care arena. Dr. Bratis is also passionate about process improvement and creating an exceptional patient care experience.

Dr. Bratis lives in the Lehigh Valley with her husband and four children. In her spare time, she is involved in her children’s activities, including soccer and basketball, and is an avid Philadelphia sports fan.