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Penn Medicine's Department of Communications serves the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, managing media relations, internal communications, and publications.

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Leadership & Administration

Holly Auer

Associate Vice President for Communications

Phone: 215-200-2313

holly.auer@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Joan Labranche

Administrative Coordinator

Joan.labranche@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Carol Berman

Senior News Director

Phone: 267-254-8643

carol.berman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Rachel Ewing

Senior Editorial Director

Phone: 267-584-3496

rachel.ewing@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Debbie Foster

Senior Director of Internal Communications

Phone: 215-203-6593

Debra.foster@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

John Lines
Director, Regional Communications

Phone:717-468-8303

john.lines@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Beats: Lancaster General Health, Chester County Hospital, Princeton Health

Ylonda Russell

Office Coordinator

Phone: 215-662-2560

ylonda.russell@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Media Relations

Alex Gardner

Senior Medical Communications Officer

Phone: 215-873-3870

alex.gardner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Beats: Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nursing, Urology, Family Medicine and Community Health, Global Health, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Biochemistry & Biophysics

Kelsey Geesler

Senior Medical Communications Officer

Phone: 215-300-1194

kelsey.geesler@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Beats: Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, General Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Geriatric Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, Radiology, Microbiology, Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology

Eric Horvath

Associate News Director

Phone: 215-821-4289

eric.horvath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Beats: Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Community Engagement & Service, Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, Pharmacology

Frank Otto

Senior Medical Communications Officer

Phone: 267-693-2999

Francis.Otto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Beats: Rheumatology, Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, Telemedicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Penn Medicine Rittenhouse/Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Center for Health Care Transformation, Physiology, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Ophthalmology

Meagan Raeke
Senior Science Communications Officer
Phone: 267-693-6224
Meagan.Raeke@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Beats: Cancer, including Hematology-Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Endocrine & Oncologic Surgery, and Cancer Biology; Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pharmacy, Palliative Care

Matt Toal

Senior Medical Communications Officer

Phone: 267-600-4871

matthew.toal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Beats: Cardiothoracic Surgery; Cardiovascular Medicine; Vascular Surgery; Bariatric Surgery; Center for Weight and Eating Disorders; Anesthesiology; Transplant Surgery; Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care; Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Cell and Developmental Biology;Genetics