Medical Staff Leadership

Medical Staff Officers

Michael Webb, MD
Vice President 
Daniel Judge, MD
Secretary/Treasurer

Medical Directors

 

 

Desire Anderson, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist Services

Dilip Arora, MD
Cardiovascular Quality

Kourosh Baghelai, MD
Cardiothoracic Services

Jonathan Beyer, DO
Berrien County Medical Control Authority

Rex Cabaltica, MD
Riveridge Manor

Dennis Disch, MD
Cardiovascular Services 

Kenneth Edwards, MD
Surgical Services 

Katie Fitton, DO
Pulmonology

John Froggatt, III, MD
Infection Control

Benjamin Gielda, MD
Radiation Oncology 

Daniel Hayward, MD
Pine Ridge: A Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Kevin Hoffman, DO
(Assistant Medical Director) Stroke Program

John Howard, MD
Benton Harbor Homecare Services 

Ewanah Johnson, MD
Inpatient Diabetes

Craig Kline, MD
Trauma Services

Samantha LaBay, DO
Clinical Documentation

Willie Lawrence, Jr., MD
Health Equity

Dale Leffler, DO
Cardiology

Michelino Mancini, DO
Continuing Medical Education

Albert Naveed, MD
ICU/PCU

Robert Nolan, DO
Trauma, Watervliet and Niles

Edmund Paloyan, MD
Oncology and Cancer Program 

Shelia Philpott, MD
SANE Program 

Michael Schuhknecht, DO
Weight Loss Center/Bariatric Services

Jay Shah, MD
Rural Health Clinics

James Sisamis, MD
Anesthesia

Daniel Sohn, MD
Orthopedics

Inga Sriubiene, MD
Sleep Lab

Benjamin Stockton, MD
Robotics

Sean Sullivan, DO
Inpatient Rehabilitation and Watervliet Walk-in-Clinic  

Robert Ward, DO
Stroke Program

Gary Witucki, DO
Wound Clinic

Donald Wolfram, DO
Royalton Manor

Ben Wood, DO
Obstetrics/Gynecology, Intercare 

Karen Zienert, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology

Chief Medical Officers

Jeffrey Postma, DO
Spectrum Health Lakeland Watervliet Hospital

Dennis Disch, MD
Spectrum Health Lakeland Niles Hospital

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COVID-19 Update 5.4.2021

Join president, Loren B. Hamel, MD, and Nicki Britten from the Berrien County Health Department for the latest COVID-19 news.

May 05
COVID-19 Update 4.14.2021

Join president, Loren B. Hamel, MD, and Nicki Britten from the Berrien County Health Department for the latest COVID-19 news.

Apr 14
COVID-19 Update 3.31.2021

Join president, Loren B. Hamel, MD, and Nicki Britten from the Berrien County Health Department for the latest COVID-19 news.

Mar 31
Tiny poke. Big impact.

Learn how to schedule your COVID-19 vaccination appointment.

Mar 29
COVID-19 Update 3.16.2021

Join president, Loren B. Hamel, MD, and Nicki Britten from the Berrien County Health Department for the latest COVID-19 news.

Mar 17
Pardon our dust: Phase II Pavilion project updates

Phase II of the Pavilion project at Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center is now underway.

Mar 08
Why I vaccinated: Community member, Deborah Haynes

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and stay protected, community members are getting a tiny poke with a big impact.

Mar 02
COVID-19 Update 2.25.21

Kendall Troyer, vice president of quality, safety and physician practices at Spectrum Health Lakeland and Nicki Britten, health officer at the Berrien County Health Department share the latest COVID-19 updates in Berrien County.

Feb 25

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Spectrum Health Named Among Best Companies for Multicultural Women

Spectrum Health has been named one of the 2021 Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Seramount.

Spectrum Health, Beaumont Health Take 1st Step Toward Creating New Health System

Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health, two of the most respected health systems in Michigan, announced today they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore creating a new health system.

Lakeland to Offer Convenient Walk-in Options for COVID-19 Vaccinations

Spectrum Health Lakeland will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines at four new locations throughout Southwest Michigan including the Center for Outpatient Services in St. Joseph and the health system’s three walk-in clinics.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Revises Visitor Guidelines

Spectrum Health Lakeland has revised its visitor guidelines effective Wednesday, June 2. Revised guidelines allow for two visitors from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the duration of a patient’s stay.

Spectrum Health Warns of “Vishing” Scam

Spectrum Health has received reports from patients and Priority Health members that they are receiving calls from individuals pretending to be from Spectrum Health or Priority Health.

Partnership Focuses on Cultural Relevancy in COVID-19 Communications

Community Grand Rounds, a program of Spectrum Health Lakeland, has teamed up with music artists and community health advocates in Benton Harbor to deliver messages they hope inspire communities across West Michigan and beyond.

Phase II of Pavilion Project Underway

Phase II of the Pavilion project at Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center is now underway.

Center for Better Health Services Remain Available in 2021

The Center for Better Health will continue to provide services in the Benton Harbor community in 2021.

An open letter to our community

Area business leaders have joined together to share an ask of our friends and neighbors.

Spectrum Health Lakeland Changes COVID-19 Testing Criteria

Due to increasing demand for COVID-19 testing and a nationwide shortage of supplies, Spectrum Health Lakeland has revised eligibility changes for those seeking a test at a Lakeland facility.

Lakeland, Whirlpool Celebrate Longstanding Commitment to Care

Over the last several decades, and most recently during the COVID-19 pandemic, Spectrum Health Lakeland and Whirlpool Cooperation have come together in support of community members.

Lakeland Receives $1.2 Million Grant to Establish Center for Better Health

The Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities has awarded Spectrum Health Lakeland a $1.2 million grant to support a rapid response to COVID-19 disparities experienced by residents of Benton Harbor.

Spectrum Health Reinforces Commitment to Equity

Today, Spectrum Health issued an anti-racism pledge, committing to act against structural racism and pledging to take on the challenge to eliminate racism and its impact on health, hope and lives.

Lakeland Named Among the Nation’s Most Wired Health Organizations

Spectrum Health Lakeland has earned level eight certifications in acute and ambulatory care in the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition.

1st Source Bank Donates $30,000 in Support of Frontline Workers

In honor of frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, 1st Source Bank has donated $30,000 to the Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation.

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