Dr. Lenhard is Chief of Medicine at UPMC Shadyside and Vice President of Care Coordination and Hospital Medicine. She earned her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine before completing her internal medicine residency at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Following residency, she worked as a hospitalist for Community Hospitalists LLC in Ohio, developing their quality/onboarding program and serving as their Director of Quality from 2010-2012. She ten served as Medical Director of the Rapid Observation Unit and Director of UR at Cleveland Clinic's Avon Hospital. She was elected as Chief of Staff at University of Toledo, as well as serving as Chief of Hospital Medicine and Vice Chair of Quality for the Department of Medicine. She joined the Pitt faculty in 2020, bringing extensive experience in hospital leadership, quality improvement, and hospital medicine. Dr. Lenhard has been instrumental in developing and implementing the new model of care coordination and discharge planning across the UPMC system as Vice President of Care Coordination and Hospital Medicine.
Since joining Pitt and UPMC, Dr. Lenhard has mentored medical students, conducted weekly Medicine Grand Rounds, and presented at local and national conferences on the new care coordination model and leadership. She hosted numerous workshops and site visits regarding the discharge SWAT model she created and implemented. She has also created, integrated, and transformed the Physician Advisor Program for the UPMC system, collaborating with revenue cycle leadership on process/procedure.
Dr. Lenhard's research focuses on reducing hospital length of stay through operational efficiency and care coordination. She led the implementation of the Discharge SWAT program systemwide, achieving year-over-year reductions in length of stay, and developed a systemwide care coordination power plan to promote best practices and identify opportunities for improvement.
- BA, Biology, Texas A&M University, 1997
- MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2002
- Internal Medicine Residency, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2005
Education & Training
Renno A, Hill M, Abdel-Aziz Y, Meawad H, Lenhard A, Nawras A. Diagnosis of intrapancreatic accessory spleen by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration mimicking a pancreatic neoplasm: A case report and review of literature. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 220; 13(2):287-297.
Choucair K, Duff JR, Cassidy CS, Albrethsen MT, Kelso JD, Lenhard A, Staats H, Patel R, Brunicardi FC, Dworkin L, Nemunaitis J. Natural killer cells: A review of biology, therapeutic potential and challenges in treatment of solid tumors. Future Oncology. 2019; 15(26):3053-3069.
Metzinger MN, Verghese C, Hamouda DM, Lenhard A, Choucair K, Senzer N, Brunicardi FC, Dworkin L, Nemunaitis J. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy: Reach to solid tumor experience. Oncology. 2019; 97(2):59-74.
Lenhard A, Moallem M, Marrie RA, Becker J, Garland A. An intervention to improve procedure education for internal medicine residents. JGIM. 2008; 23(2):288-93.
Lenhard A, Daoud M, Donahue L, Jones S, Kip P, Zapf R, Minnier T. How SWAT changed the conversation: Implementation of a discharge SWAT team improves morale and facilitates communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prof Case Manag. 2024; 29(6):254-262.
- Rajiv M. Reddy, M.D. Academic Achievement Award, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2004
- Resident Teacher of the Year Award, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2005
- Fellow of Hospital Medicine, 2011
- Faculty Teaching Award, University of Toledo Medical Center, 2020
- Quality and Safety Fair Award, UPMC, 2022, 2023
