Program Leadership

Dr. Deborah Pierce

Program Director

Hometown: Plymouth Township, PA
College: Lehigh University
Graduate School: Masters in Biochemistry at Lehigh University
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Einstein Hospital
Hobbies/interests: Hanging out with my 2 daughters, husband and 2 dogs (Oakley and Theodore). Playing tennis where my competitive genes surface, relaxing on the beach and staring at the ocean for hours

Assistant Program Director

Hometown Olney, Maryland
College: Johns Hopkins University
Medical school: University of Virginia
Residency: Drexel College of Medicine/Hahnemann
Fellowship: Drexel College of Medicine Simulation Education Fellowship/Masters of Science in Medical and Healthcare Simulation
Hobbies/Interests: I am a deprived Philly Foodie since my two kids are too young to take to nice restaurants nowadays. Fun fact: I biked from Baltimore to San Francisco one summer and haven’t touched a bike since.

Assistant Program Director

Hometown: Columbia, Maryland
College: College at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Medical School: Medical school at Ohio State University
Residency: Emory University
Fellowship: Ultrasound at Emory University
Hobbies/interests: Peloton-ing, orchestra with my co-APD Dr. Sielicki, exploring every playground in Philadelphia with my 3 children
Fun fact: Life goal is to discover an esoteric ultrasound structure and name it after myself (“The Claire Sign”)

Assistant Program Director

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Fellowship: Medical Education at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Graduate school: Adult Learning and Leadership at the Teacher’s College of Columbia University
Medical Interests: all things education but especially preferred learning styles, academic remediation, gamification, and use of humor in education
Hobbies/Interests: urban gardening, city biking, thrifting/antiquing, all types of food except for sweet breakfast carbs, all types of dogs except for poodle mixes and pomeranians
Fun fact: I’m on a mission to visit all of the National Parks, and yes, I’m that annoying one of the trip that makes you wake up at 5am to do the best hikes

Assistant Program Director

Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa
College: La Salle University
Medical school: Rowan College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Einstein
Fellowship: Civic Health
Hobbies/interest: wasting money on restaurants, paddle boarding, sarcasm, unusual color scrubs, karaoke, thinking about working out but usually not doing it, long walks to get coffee, sushi, Seinfeld, go Birds.
Fun fact: I have had countless odd jobs: sign spinner outside a furniture store, dog trainer, pet store cage cleaner, waitress, brain slicer for science, snowboard instructor, swim instructor, lifeguard, tutor, nanny, dog walker, carpet store salesperson, phone salesperson, pyramid scheme member, hand model, eyebrow model, ghostwriter, secret agent, car transporter, bread delivery person, pizza delivery driver, French fry maker, survey taker. You can decide which ones are made up.

Residency Program Administrator

Hometown: Riverton, NJ
Hobbies: Love to spend time with my family, friends & my 2 year old “grandsonSHINE”, spending time at beach, biking, traveling & reading. I’ve always volunteered in my community, including currently 21 years serving on my local School Board of Education.
Fact: Soup Sundays; I make a different soup most Sundays during winter months to share w/family; I have 29 first cousins!

Residency Program Coordinator

Hometown: Perkasie, PA
Education: bachelor’s degree from Temple University, master’s degree from Saint Joseph’s University
Hobbies/Interest: Playing pickleball
Fun Fact: I met Milo Ventimiglia hiking Angel’s Landing at Zion National Park in Utah