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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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Class of 2020

Lisa Costello

Assistant Professor Pediatrics
West Virginia University
812 Cottonwood Street
Morgantown, WV 26505

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