Acute & Tertiary Care

Faculty in the department of Acute and Tertiary Care teach multiple courses in the undergraduate nursing program covering topics such as ethics, medical/surgical nursing, and pharmacology. At the graduate level, there are several areas of concentration within the Master's and doctoral programs.

Administration

Department Chair	Sheila A. Alexander, PhD, RN, FCCM	412-624-3831	salexand@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Administration	Christopher C. Imes, PhD, RN	412-624-5872	imesc@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Research	Margaret Rosenzweig, PhD, CRNP-C, AOCNP, FAAN	412-383-8839	mros@pitt.edu
Department Administrator	leesha Barron	412-624-6859	irb10@pitt.edu

3500 Victoria Street
336 Victoria Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-624-4722
Fax: 412-383-7227

Certificate and Minors

Nurse Education Certificate and Minor

Laura Fennimore, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

412-624-1853

laf36@pitt.edu

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Area of Concentration

Clinical Nurse Leader
(no longer accepting applications)

Heather Vitko, PHD, RN, CNL, CCRN, TCRN

412-624-9654

vitkoh@pitt.edu

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) – Areas of Concentration

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner	Brady John Bielewicz, DNP, CRNP, CNS, CCRN, TCRN	412-624-3434	bjb148@pitt.edu
Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist	Patricia Tuite, PhD, RN, CCNS	412-624-3797	ptuite@pitt.edu
Health Systems Executive Leadership	Judith F. Zedreck Gonzalez, DNP, MPM	412-624-3582	jfz5@pitt.edu