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Two fellowship-trained trauma surgeons and two family medicine physicians from
Geisinger have earned spots on the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s list of Top
Physicians Under 40.
Akram Alashari,
M.D., is a
board-certified,
fellowship-trained
trauma surgeon
who practices
at Geisinger
Community
Medical Center (GCMC) in Scranton and
specializes in surgical critical care.
Jason R. Woloski,
M.D., is a board-
certified physician
who specializes in
family medicine
and practices at
Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre−
Community
Medicine.
Melaina Benscoter has
been named as a full-
time faculty member at
Lackawanna College,
where she served as an
adjunct instructor since
2016 in business and
accounting.
Tod Kania has been
hired as an IT application
support specialist at
Lackawanna College.
Erik Larson has been
named the assistant
athletic director at
Lackawanna College.
He has served as an
athletic director and
athletic trainer since
August 2004.
Timur Maskayev has
been named full-time
faculty at Lackawanna
College, where he
served as an adjunct
instructor since 2018 in
American history and
effective speaking.
Brian Frank, M.D.,
is a board-certified,
fellowship-trained
general surgeon
who practices
at Geisinger
Community Medical
Center (GCMC) and
subspecializes in trauma and surgical
critical care.
Kristin Simmons,
M.D., is a board-
certified physician
who specializes in
family medicine
and practices at
Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre−
Community
Medicine.
Jennifer Mercereau has been hired as an
Enrollment Specialist for the Lackawanna
College Lake Region Center.
Amylyn Ostroski has been named as a full-
time faculty member at Lackawanna College
in Scranton, where she served as an adjunct
instructor since 2016 in Criminal Justice, Public
Administration and Social Science.
Ashley M. Reedy has
been named as a full-
time faculty member
in the Physical Therapy
Assistant program at
Lackawanna College.
Maurice (Mick)
Dennis has joined
The Dime Bank as
a Vice President
Commercial Loan
Officer, working
primarily out of the
bank’s Lake Region
branch.
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Rev. Herbert B.
Keller, S.J. has
been named
vice president
for mission and
ministry at the
University of
Scranton . Fr.
Keller also serves
as rector of the
campus’s Jesuit Community and as
interim president at the university from
June 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, and
most recently as the University’s special
assistant to the president.
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