C. Scott Applegate
Cara Bailey
Leslie Bicksler
Ken Bissett
Greg Bolles
Robert Burton
Kellie Conklin
Virginia Copley
Lisa Costello
David Crumm
Bryan Cummings
Jessica Deshler
Christina Entenmann
Chris Griffith
Lee Ann Haley
Scott Hanson
Jason S. Harshbarger
Erin Hurst
Sean Hyde
Brian Jett
Nathan Kelly
Bethany Kinder
Patrick Kirby
Geoff Koch
Taira Landavere
Joseph Leonoro
Natalie Luppold
Matthew McVay
Susie Nelson
Erin Newmeyer
Jorn Otte
Shelby Paxton
Suzette Raines-Ashley
Jenna Ramsey
Ceason Ranson
Jamie Remp
Michael Robie
James Runyon
Leigh Shepard
Terry Smarr
Jamie Smith
Arie Spitz
Adam Stollings
Ryan Stoner
Lisa Stover
Becky Sullivan
William Swann
Ryan Taylor
Ronay Tenney
Melissa Wandling
Stephanie Warino
Lizzie (Nancy) Watts
Chris Weikle
Chris Willits
James Yost
Cara Bailey
Leslie Bicksler
Ken Bissett
Greg Bolles
Robert Burton
Kellie Conklin
Virginia Copley
Lisa Costello
David Crumm
Bryan Cummings
Jessica Deshler
Christina Entenmann
Chris Griffith
Lee Ann Haley
Scott Hanson
Jason S. Harshbarger
Erin Hurst
Sean Hyde
Brian Jett
Nathan Kelly
Bethany Kinder
Patrick Kirby
Geoff Koch
Taira Landavere
Joseph Leonoro
Natalie Luppold
Matthew McVay
Susie Nelson
Erin Newmeyer
Jorn Otte
Shelby Paxton
Suzette Raines-Ashley
Jenna Ramsey
Ceason Ranson
Jamie Remp
Michael Robie
James Runyon
Leigh Shepard
Terry Smarr
Jamie Smith
Arie Spitz
Adam Stollings
Ryan Stoner
Lisa Stover
Becky Sullivan
William Swann
Ryan Taylor
Ronay Tenney
Melissa Wandling
Stephanie Warino
Lizzie (Nancy) Watts
Chris Weikle
Chris Willits
James Yost
Class of 2021

Lisa Costello
Assistant Professor Pediatrics
West Virginia University
812 Cottonwood Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP is a lifelong West Virginian who hails from Weirton, WV and currently resides in Morgantown, WV with her husband David Smith. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department Pediatrics at West Virginia University (WVU) and a Pediatric Hospitalist at WVU Medicine Childrens Hospital. She is co-director of the Pediatrics Clerkship and leads a healthcare literacy and patient advocacy curriculum thread for the M.D. program. In 2007, she received a B.S. in biology with a minor in Communication Studies from West Virginia University where she was an invited walk-on to the women's basketball team for the 2003-2004 season. She later became involved in the WVU Student Government Association where she served as Chief-of-Staff and focused on student health and safety. For her academic work and extracurricular activities, she received WVUs prestigious Ms. Mountaineer award in 2006, was inducted into Mountain Honorary (WVUs ranking honorary), and was also named a Distinguished Mountaineer by Governor Joe Manchin III. She went on to complete her MD and MPH degrees at West Virginia University graduating in 2011. During medical school, she served as the WVU Mountaineer Mascot Selection Committee Chair, voting member of the WVU SoM Admissions and WVU SoM Dean Search Committees, and selected into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). She served as GHHS president and co-coordinated the nations first Gold Humanism Week. She received the School of Medicine Alumni Association Presidents Young Alumnus Award.From 2011-2015, Dr. Costello completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at WVU, serving as the programs chief resident from 2014-2015. She then served as one of two Internal Medicine Chief residents from 2015-2016. As a resident, she was a member of the WVU Healthcare Culture Council, Medical Executive Committee, two-term member of the WVU Graduate Medical Education Committee, and selected into the national medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha. At a state level she served as the resident board member on the West Virginia Political Action Committee (WESPAC). At a national level, she served on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Medical Students, Residents, and Fellowship Trainees (SOMSRFT) executive committee, was a tri-chair for the SOMSRFT 2013-14 advocacy campaign, Pediatricians Against Violence Everywhere (#PAVE), and co-chaired the SOMSRFT member value workgroup where she helped develop a national mentorship program and spearheaded enhancing communication in the section. For her advocacy work, she was the first resident to receive the Advocate for Children award from the WV Chapter of the AAP. Dr. Costello currently serves as the vice-president of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, treasurer of the West Virginia State Medical Association, and Vice-Chair of WESPAC. Governor Jim Justice appointed her to the Board of Directors for the WV Childrens Health Insurance Program. Dr. Costello is on the WVU School of Medicine Alumni Association Executive Council and a past recipient of the Margaret Buchanan Cole Young Alumnus Award from the WVU Alumni Association. At a national level, she is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on State Government Affairs and previously served on the Executive Committee for the Section on Early Career Physicians. Her academic interests include advocacy, healthcare policy, social media, and improving communication with patients, healthcare professionals, and the public by utilizing technology and media to amplify advocacy and education. Connect with this passionate Mountaineer on Twitter (@LisaCostelloWV), Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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Leslie Bicksler
Ken Bissett
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Bryan Cummings
Jessica Deshler
Christina Entenmann
Chris Griffith
Lee Ann Haley
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Jason S. Harshbarger
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Sean Hyde
Brian Jett
Nathan Kelly
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Patrick Kirby
Geoff Koch
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Chris Griffith
Lee Ann Haley
Scott Hanson
Jason S. Harshbarger
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Sean Hyde
Brian Jett
Nathan Kelly
Bethany Kinder
Patrick Kirby
Geoff Koch
Taira Landavere
Joseph Leonoro
Natalie Luppold
Matthew McVay
Susie Nelson
Erin Newmeyer
Jorn Otte
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Jenna Ramsey
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William Swann
Ryan Taylor
Ronay Tenney
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Lisa Costello
Assistant Professor Pediatrics
West Virginia University
812 Cottonwood Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP is a lifelong West Virginian who hails from Weirton, WV and currently resides in Morgantown, WV with her husband David Smith. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department Pediatrics at West Virginia University (WVU) and a Pediatric Hospitalist at WVU Medicine Childrens Hospital. She is co-director of the Pediatrics Clerkship and leads a healthcare literacy and patient advocacy curriculum thread for the M.D. program. In 2007, she received a B.S. in biology with a minor in Communication Studies from West Virginia University where she was an invited walk-on to the women's basketball team for the 2003-2004 season. She later became involved in the WVU Student Government Association where she served as Chief-of-Staff and focused on student health and safety. For her academic work and extracurricular activities, she received WVUs prestigious Ms. Mountaineer award in 2006, was inducted into Mountain Honorary (WVUs ranking honorary), and was also named a Distinguished Mountaineer by Governor Joe Manchin III. She went on to complete her MD and MPH degrees at West Virginia University graduating in 2011. During medical school, she served as the WVU Mountaineer Mascot Selection Committee Chair, voting member of the WVU SoM Admissions and WVU SoM Dean Search Committees, and selected into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). She served as GHHS president and co-coordinated the nations first Gold Humanism Week. She received the School of Medicine Alumni Association Presidents Young Alumnus Award.From 2011-2015, Dr. Costello completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at WVU, serving as the programs chief resident from 2014-2015. She then served as one of two Internal Medicine Chief residents from 2015-2016. As a resident, she was a member of the WVU Healthcare Culture Council, Medical Executive Committee, two-term member of the WVU Graduate Medical Education Committee, and selected into the national medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha. At a state level she served as the resident board member on the West Virginia Political Action Committee (WESPAC). At a national level, she served on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Medical Students, Residents, and Fellowship Trainees (SOMSRFT) executive committee, was a tri-chair for the SOMSRFT 2013-14 advocacy campaign, Pediatricians Against Violence Everywhere (#PAVE), and co-chaired the SOMSRFT member value workgroup where she helped develop a national mentorship program and spearheaded enhancing communication in the section. For her advocacy work, she was the first resident to receive the Advocate for Children award from the WV Chapter of the AAP. Dr. Costello currently serves as the vice-president of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, treasurer of the West Virginia State Medical Association, and Vice-Chair of WESPAC. Governor Jim Justice appointed her to the Board of Directors for the WV Childrens Health Insurance Program. Dr. Costello is on the WVU School of Medicine Alumni Association Executive Council and a past recipient of the Margaret Buchanan Cole Young Alumnus Award from the WVU Alumni Association. At a national level, she is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on State Government Affairs and previously served on the Executive Committee for the Section on Early Career Physicians. Her academic interests include advocacy, healthcare policy, social media, and improving communication with patients, healthcare professionals, and the public by utilizing technology and media to amplify advocacy and education. Connect with this passionate Mountaineer on Twitter (@LisaCostelloWV), Facebook, and LinkedIn.