Your Care Team

Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center’s experienced and compassionate health care professionals are dedicated to your total health and well-being – body, mind, and spirit.

To make an appointment, call 412-697-3260.

Jack Todd Wahrenberger, MD, MPH 

Chief Medical Officer
Pittsburgh Mercy

Specialty

Family Medicine

Board Certification

American Board of Family Medicine

Education
  • Bachelor of Science, Gannon University, Erie, Pa.
  • Master of Public Health in epidemiology with a concentration in chronic disease, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Doctor of Medicine degree, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Residency

Chief Assistant Resident, Department of Family Medicine
St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Professional Affiliations
  • Allegheny County Medical Society
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American Board of Family Medicine
  • Christian Medical Society
Hospital Affiliations
  • Allegheny General Hospital
  • The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
  • UPMC Mercy
  • UPMC Shadyside
Volunteer Service
  • Member, Missions Committee, The Church of the Ascension, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Member of several medical missions in Arizona, South Dakota, Guatemala, and Honduras
Hobbies & Interests
  • Spending time with family
  • Health care for underserved populations, domestic and abroad
  • Short-term medical mission trips
  • Electronic health records
  • Bicycling
  • Triathlons.
Language

English

Philosophy on Wellness

“I believe that we are meant to live in community and that true health – physical, spiritual, and emotional – is a byproduct of healthy relationships in the context of community.” 

Andrew H. Leuenberger, MD

Family Medicine Physician & Medical Director
Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center

Specialty

Family Medicine

Board Certification

American Board of Family Medicine

Education
  • Bachelor of Science, Grove City College, Grove City, Pa.
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Residency

Department of Family Medicine
UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Professional Affiliations
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
  • Allegheny County Medical Society
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Hospital Affiliation

UPMC Mercy

Volunteer Service
  • Small Group Leader, City Reformed Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Mission trips to Guatemala and Ghana
Hobbies & Interests
  • Spending time with family
  • Distance running
  • Hiking
  • Reading
  • Exploring Pittsburgh
  • Group Bible study leader at church
Language

English

Philosophy on Wellness

“Wellness is a team effort – a continuous act of listening, speaking, goal-setting, and keeping each other accountable – that brings wholeness to every part of a person.”

Photo of William C. Hawkes, MD, a new doctor at Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health CenterWill Hawkes, MD

Family Medicine Physician
Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center

Specialty

Family Medicine

Board Certification

American Board of Family Medicine

Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
  • Doctor of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Va.
Residency

Department of Family Medicine
UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Professional Affiliations
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American Board of Family Medicine
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
Volunteer Service
  • Caritas Homeless Shelter, Richmond, Va.
  • UVA Center for Addiction Research & Education, Charlottesville, Va.
  • Hospice of the Piedmont, Charlottesville, Va.
  • Dual Recovery Center, Charlottesville, Va.
Hobbies & Interests
  • Mountain biking, hiking, and visiting parks
  • Gardening, relaxing on the front porch and in the outdoors at-large
  • Spending time with family, friends, and pets
  • Reading science fiction and fantasy books and watching UVA football and basketball
  • Compassionate and empowering care for underserved members of our communities.
Language

English

Philosophy on Wellness

“Wellness is a living and constantly evolving practice that requires persistent upkeep and engagement across the many aspects of our lives but is essential to our human experience. It helps us to both maintain ourselves and to better connect with those around us in compassionate and transformational ways.”

James S. Withers, MD, FACP

Internal Medicine Physician, Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center
Founder & Medical Director, Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net®

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Education
  • Bachelor of Science, Haverford College, Haverford, Pa.
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Residency

Chief Resident, Department of Internal Medicine
The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Professional Affiliations
  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians
  • Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • American College of Physicians, Associate
  • American Public Health Association
  • Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians’ Network
  • Street Medicine Institute (Founder)
  • Wilderness Medicine Society.
Hospital Affiliation

UPMC Mercy

Volunteer Service

Elder, Second United Presbyterian Church, Wilkinsburg, Pa.

Hobbies & Interests
  • Spending time with family
  • Health care for underserved populations, domestic and abroad
  • Street medicine
  • Short-term medical mission trips.
Languages
  • English
  • German
Philosophy on Wellness

“I believe wellness must not only engage us to care for ourselves, but also to care about each other.”

Jennifer A. Conway, PA-C

Certified Physician Assistant
Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center 

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Certification

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Education
  • Bachelor of Health Science, Gannon University, Erie, Pa.
  • Master of Physician Assistant Science, Gannon University, Erie, Pa.
Hobbies & Interests

Exploring Pittsburgh with family

Language

English

Chaya Sarah Naiditch, FNP-BC   

Family Nurse Practitioner
Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center

Specialty

Family Medicine

Board Certification

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Education
  • Bachelor or Science in Nursing (BSN), Ohio University in Athens, Ohio
  • Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Conn.
Professional Affiliation

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Volunteer Service

Synagogue children’s program volunteer with a special focus on food crafts

Hobbies & Interests
  • Spending time with family and friends
  • Parsha
  • Writing
  • Poetry
  • Walking
  • Making a good sandwich
Language

English

Philosophy on Wellness

“I try my best to practice with the understanding that every person is a world and prevention is more desirable than cure.”

Kara M. Peterson, MSN, FNP, CNM

Family Nurse Practitioner
Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center

Specialty

Family Medicine, Women’s Health/Gynecology

Board Certifications
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
  • American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN-CNM), Frontier University, Versailles, Ky.
  • Post Master’s Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Professional Affiliation
  • American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Hobbies & Interests
  • Spending time with family
  • Distance biking
  • Camping and hiking, anything outdoors and in the woods
  • Cooking
  • Nutrition, wellness care and women’s health
Language

English

Philosophy on Wellness

“Wellness is not just the absence of disease, but the ability to live one’s life to the fullest.  It involves joy, stability, safety, and meaningful relationships. Through trauma informed care and person-centered care, I hope to provide holistic health care that focuses on the whole person and supports their personal journey.”

Danielle SchnauberDanielle R. Schnauber, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner
Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net

Specialty

Family Medicine

Board Certification

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)

Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Carlow University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Professional Affiliation
  • Street Medicine Institute
Hobbies & Interests
  • Kayaking
  • Reading
  • Spending time with my niece and nephews
  • Traveling to national parks
  • Emergency nursing
  • Health care for the underserved.
Language

English

Philosophy on Wellness

“I believe wellness involves a deep understanding of one’s self through the process of embracing self-determination. As providers, our role is to walk alongside and support individuals – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.”

Page updated: July 7, 2023

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