Matthew Masiello, MD, MPH

Chief Wellness Officer

Community Wellness Officer

 

 PROFESSIONAL  ACTIVITIES     

 

07/08 -                                                    Director, The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Windber Research Institute and Windber Medical Center, Windber, PA

 01/07 – present                                     Project Coordinator  (US-based), International HPH Network, World Health Organization-Collaborative Centre (WHO-CC), Copenhagen Denmark

 05/03 – 07/08                                         Vice-President, Conemaugh Health System/Memorial Medical Center     

                                                                Director, Office of Community Health.            

 05/03 – 07/08                                         Vice-President, Conemaugh Health System/Memorial Medical Center     

                                                                Director, Office of Community Health.            

 11/96 – 07/08                                         Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

                                                                Memorial Medical Center

                                                                1086 Franklin Street

                                                                Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15905

 9/07 – Present                                       Adjunct Professor, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

 6/07 – Present                                       President, Health Promoting Hospital Consultants, LLC

9/02 -  Present                                       Public Health Advisor – Cambria County, PA

 11/96 – 2/07                                           Private Practice – “KIDS CARE” & The Laurel Highland Clinic for Children With

Special Needs

 01/98 – 2001                                          Medical Director, Woman/Child Services

                                                                Memorial Medical Center

                                                                1086 Franklin Street

                                                Johnstown, PA  15905

1992 – 10/96                                          Director, Pediatric Critical Care Services

                                                                Allegheny General Hospital

                                                                Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1987 - 1992                                             Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

                                                                Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

                                                                University of Massachusetts Medical School

                                                                Worcester, Massachusetts

 1984 – 1987                                            Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

                                                                St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

                                                                Patterson, New Jersey  

EDUCATION 

1999 -2004                                              MPH Degree  - The George Washington University School of Public Health and

Health Services

1974 – 1979                                            Autonomous University of Guadalajara Medical School,

                                                                Guadalajara, Mexico, M.D. Degree.

 1971 – 1974                                            Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York, B.A. Degree.

  

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

 Internships and Residencies

1983 – 1984                                            Fellow in Pediatric Intensive Care, The Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts    

 1982 – 1983                                            Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut

 1981 - 1982                                             Junior Resident in Pediatrics, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut

 1980 – 1981                                            Intern in Pediatrics, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut            

 1979 – 1980                                            Fifth Pathway, New York Medical College, New York, New York

  

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

1994-2000                                               Course Director, Pediatric Advanced Life Support

1990-Present                                         Instructor, Advanced Pediatric Life Support

1988                                                                                    Board Certified, Pediatrics; Re-certified 2002-2009

1980                                                        FLEX, New York State Board, #01125

  

LICENSURE

1992-present                                         Pennsylvania License Registration #MD-048546-L

1987                                                        Massachusetts License Registration #58679 (Expired)

1984                                                        New Jersey License Registration #42548 (Expired)

1982                                                        Connecticut License Registration #24235 (Expired)

  

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

 

World Health Organization-Health Promoting Hospital Network

 American Academy of Pediatrics     

¨       Fellow, American Academy of  Pediatrics

¨       Community and International Child Health

¨       Children with Disabilities

 Pennsylvania and Cambria County Medical Society

 American Public Health Association

 Irish American Pediatric Society

  

STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

 4/99 – 2002                                            Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

u Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

 11/1996 – 07/08                                     Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

¨       Vice-President, Office of Community Health

                                                                u   Chairman, Department of Pediatrics Committee

                                                                u   Medical Executive Committee

                                                                u   Ethics Committee (Chairman 1998-1999)

                                                                u  Medical Staff Clinical Council

u  CMO Advisory Committee

 

                                                                State

                                                                u  Child Death Review Team

u        AAP – Pa. Chapter Firearm Safety Educator

u        AAP – Pa. Chapter Child Abuse Educator

  

                                                                Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1993 – 1996                                            u  Advisory Council on Trauma Prevention

                                                                u  Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee

                                                                u  Chairman, Pediatric CPR Committee

                                                                u  Co-Chairman, Pediatric Critical Care/Trauma QA Committee

                                                                u  Coordinator, Pediatric Mock Code Program

u  Coordinator, Pediatric Rotation - Emergency Medicine Program           

 

                                                                University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts

1987 – 1992                                            u  Critical Care Committee, Department of Pediatrics

u  Curriculum Committee, Department of Pediatrics

                                                                u  Coordinator, ICU/ICA Renovations for the Children’s Medical   

                                                                    Center

u        Resuscitation Committee

                                                                u  Inpatient Ad-Hoc Committee for Children’s Medical Center

                                                                u  Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Pediatrics

u  International Health Coordinator of Educational Projects,

                                                                    Department of Pediatrics

                                                                u  Coordinator for Pediatric Mock Code Program

 

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, New Jersey

1984 – 1987                                            u  Critical Care Committee

                                                                u  Pediatric Bioethics Committee

                                                                u  Quality Assurance Committee

 

                                                                Bridgeport Hospital, Connecticut

1982 – 1983                                            u  Curriculum Committee

u  Hospital Committee on Child Protection

 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

 

2004-2005                                               Board Member – American Cancer Society of Cambria County

 2000 – Present                                      President, Board of Directors, Professional Family Care Services Inc.,  Johnstown,

Pennsylvania ( Board member 7/08) 

2000 – 2003                                            Board of  Directors, Beginnings Early Intervention Program, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

1999 – 2001                                            Treasurer/Member, CHADD  of Johnstown(Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) 

1994 – 1996                                            Big Brother Program, Health Ranger Mentor, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

1994 – 1997                                            Chairman & Founder, Goods for Guns Coalition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Parents Against Violence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Board of Education Committee for Gun Safety and Awareness Advisory Group to the Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

1983 – 1992                                            Honorary Member, United Cerebral Palsy Center of Greater Fairfield County, Connecticut 

1981 – 1983                                            Executive Board Member, United Cerebral Palsy Center of Greater Fairfield County, Connecticut 

1982 – 1983                                            Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Services to Handicapped Children, Bridgeport Board of Education, Connecticut 

 

ABSTRACTS/PUBLICATIONS

 

·         Pittsburgh  Gun Buy Back Program

Coalition for Injury Prevention, National Trauma Conference, American Trauma Society, Arlington, Virginia, May, 1995.

 

·         C. Barber, M. Masiello, Oral Rehydration Therapy, Topics in Emergency Medicine 1996; 18(3):21-26.

 

·         D. Bishop-Kurylo, Matthew Masiello, MD. Pediatric Resuscitation:  Development of a Mock Code Program and Evaluation Tool. Pediatric Nursing. July/August 1995/Vol.21/No.4

 

·         Pittsburgh Gun Buy Back Program.

Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan, Washington, D.C., November, 1995.

 

·         Firearm Injury Prevention Program – Pittsburgh, PA

Irish-American Pediatric Society – Killarney Meeting – 1998

 

·         Pittsburgh Goods For Guns Antiviolence Coalition: A Successful Four Year Expanded Gun Buy-Back Program Matthew Masiello, MD, FAAP; James Friend; Michael Hirsh, MD, FACS, FAAP and Kay Snyder, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting – San Francisco, October 1999

 

·         Health Promotion and Disaster Preparedness: A Role for the Community Hospital

Matthew Masiello, MD, Irish-American Paediatric Society, Cork, Ireland, Sept. 2002

Annual Meeting American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston, MA, October 2002

 

·         A School Based Injury Prevention Program: A Public Health Partnership Between The Community and Health care System. Lisa Drennen, RN and Matthew Masiello, MD. American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, November 2003

 

·         The Establishment of a Formal Public Health Office in A Regional Health Care System.

Matthew Masiello, MD, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, November 2003

 

·         Bullying Prevention and Cessation: A Collaborative Community Based Public Health Initiative.

Diana Schroeder, RN and Matthew Masiello, MD. American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, November 2003

 

·         Health Promoting Hospitals – A Lesson Learned From the European Initiative.

Matthew Masiello, MD, MPH, Spring Training for Health Champions. 2007 Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona. March 7-9, 2006

 

·         A Health Promoting System in Rural America.

       Matthew Masiello, MD, MPH. WHO-HPH Conference, Palanga, Lithuania. May 2006

 

·         A Partnership Between A Health Care System and the Regional School Systems.

      Matthew Masiello, MD, MPH. WHO-HPH Conference, Palanga, Lithuania. May 2006

 

·         Cost Benefit of a Hospital Worksite Wellness Program.

Matthew Masiello, MD, MPH. WHO-HPF Conference, Vienna Austria, April 2007

 

·         Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating a Child  Passenger Safety Seat Clinic with a Second Hand Smoking Educational Component.

Matthew Masiello, MD, MPH. WHO-HPF Conference, Vienna Austria, April 2007

 

·         Establishment of  Regional Centers of Excellence to Prevent School Based Bullying

Matthew Masiello, MD, MPH. WHO-HPF Conference, Vienna Austria, April 2007

 

·         Actual Cost Benefit to A Hospital Employee Worksite Wellness Coaching Program

        Matthew Masiello, MD, MPH. WHO-HPH Conference, Berlin, Germany, May 2008

  

INVITED LECTURER/INSTRUCTOR

                                   

2008                                        Obesity & Diabetes. University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, May 6, 2008

                                               

                                                Health Literacy and the Health Care System Penn State Conference, 2008 Midwinter PAACE                                             Conference, February

 

                                                Delivering Health Care in America, The Children’s Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, January

 

2007                                        WHO-HPH Conference, Vienna, Austria, April

 

Memorial Medical Center, MMC Grand Rounds, February

 

                                                Memorial Medical Center, Family Medicine Conference, February

 

2006                                        Translational Medicine, Obesity and a Health Promoting Hospital: The Road to

Redemption or an Oxymoron. Windber Research Institute. August 15, 2006

 

Spring Training for Health Champions. 2007 Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona. March 7-

9, 2006.  Health Promoting Hospitals – A Lesson Learned From the European Initiative

 

2005                                                            Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, The Public Health Role of Hospitals- Oct.

Super Conference – A Conference for Student Leaders – Mt Aloysius College, May

International Health and the Tsunami Relief Effort –

·         Family Medicine Conference, Memorial Medical Center, March

·         Westmont Middle School, April

 

2004                                                            The New Role of A Health Care System in the

National Public Health Structure - Memorial Medical Center Trauma Meeting 

Safety and Health Symposium - University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

                               

2003                                                            Building a Healthy Community and the Obesity Issue

Chamber of  Commerce, Cambria County

November, 2003, Holiday Inn

Building a Healthy Community – Annual Trauma Symposium

Memorial Medical Center – November, 2003, UPJ Living and Learning

 

Public Health in A Community – A Model Program Health

Pittsburgh Highmark BC/BS – June 20, 2003

 

Visiting Professor – Autonomous Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico

May, 2003

 

 Promotion and Disaster Preparedness

School Nurse Forum – January 2002

 

2002                                                            Keynote Speaker – Rotary Club of Cambria County

                 Kiwanis of Cambria County

                   Topic: Children of Cambria County

                    May, 2002

Head Start – Rashes in Children – February, 2002

 

Family Medicine Center – Memorial Medical Center – August, 2002

Gastroenteritis and ORT

 

2001                                                            Maternal/Child Conference – University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Thinking Outside the Box:: A New Public Health Agenda

October 2001

 

Memorial Medical Center - School of Nursing

Neonatal Examination

October 2001

 

Professional Family Care, Inc. – Johnstown, PA

Keynote Speaker – Annual Foster Parent Recognition

October 2001

 

Memorial Medical Center – Internal Medicine Residency

Meningococcemia

September 2001

 

Cambria County Children & Youth Services – Johnstown, PA

Keynote Speaker – Annual Foster Parent Recognition

September 2001

 

Memorial Medical Center – Family Medicine Residency

Immunization Update

July 2001

 

Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico

Visiting Professor

May 2001

 

2000                                        Memorial Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency

                                                Pediatric Airway

January 2000

 

School Health Symposium - University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

                                                Croup, Pneumonia & More

March 2000

 

                                               

2nd Annual Treatment Across the Lifespan Conference - University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

                                                Firearm Injuries in the Pediatric/Adolescent Population

                                                March 2000

 

                                                Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics

Teleconference:  Practice Tools to Prevent Firearm Injury Among Children and Adolescents

June 2000

 

Memorial Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency

Bullying

September 2000

 

                                                Marist College – Purghkeepsie, NY

Guns and Violence: Urban and Rural Initiatives

November 2000

 

1999                                                            Memorial Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency

Pediatric Airway Management

January 1999

 

                                                Pennsylvania Department of Health, District Injury Prevention Coordinators and County/Municipal Health Departments

Youth Violence Prevention

April 1999

 

Memorial Medical Center - Pediatric Grand Rounds

The Pediatric P’s:  Pull, Pee & Poop

May 1999

                                          

                                                Mount Aloysius College – Cresson, PA

A Comprehensive School Violence Prevention and Awareness Program

August 1999

                                               

                                                Memorial Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency

Lead Intoxication – Case Presentations

July 1999

                                               

                                                University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Campus

                                                Asthma Camp- Physician Panel

July 1999

 

                                                Maternal/Child Conference

                                                Otitis Media

September 1999

 

                                                Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania

                                                Firearm Safety/Injury Prevention

September 1999

 

1998                                        British Virgin Islands

                                                Sponsor: University of Massachusetts Medical Center

                                                Pediatric Asthma Update

January 1998

 

                                                Virgin Islands

                                                Pain Management

January 1998

 

                                                Pennsylvania Society for Respiratory Care, Inc. - Seven Springs

Pediatric Asthma

February 1998

 

                                                Memorial Medical Center - Pediatric/Trauma Update

Firearm Injuries in the Pediatric/Adolescent Population

April 1998

 

School Health Symposium - University of Pittsburgh at  Johnstown

Firearm Injuries in the Pediatric/Adolescent Population

April, 1998

 

Johnstown School District – Johnstown, PA

Firearm Injuries in the Pediatric/Adolescent Population

May 1998

 

                                                Bridgeport Hospital - Bridgeport, Connecticut

Pediatric Grand Rounds - Firearm Injury Prevention

August 1998

 

                                                Irish-American Paediatric Society Annual Meeting, Killarney, Ireland

Pittsburgh Goods for Guns Antiviolence Coalition: A Successful Four Year Expanded Gun Buy Back Program

September 1998

 

                                                American Academy of Pediatrics National Meeting, San Franciso, California

Pittsburgh Goods for Guns Antiviolence Coalition: A Successful Four Year Expanded Gun Buy Back Program

October 1998        

 

1997                                                            Safe Kids Conference - Harrisburg, PA

Water Safety

January 1997

 

Memorial Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency

Pediatric Airway

February 1997

 

                                                17th Annual Cambria County Child Abuse Workshop – University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Children and Violence

April 1997

                                               

                                                Memorial Medical Center - Trauma Services

Pediatric Concerns

April 1997

 

                                                Western Pennsylvania Chapter of Pennsylvania Safe Kids Press Conference

National Child Safety Trigger Lock

April 1997

 

                                                4th National HELP Conference - Washington, D.C.

Workshop on “Understanding the Costs of Handgun Injuries

April 1997

 

Memorial Medical Center - Family Medicine Residency

Child Abuse

May 1997

 

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course - University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Respiratory Failure and Shock

May 1997

 

Memorial Medical Center - Pediatric Grand Rounds Presentation

Oral Rehydration

June 1997

 

Memorial Medical Center

Pre-Hospital Case Presentation

June 1997