Elizabeth E Knepp, MD

Dr. Dhawale is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She received her Master’s in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts and completed her residency at Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland affiliated with Johns Hopkins University...

Dr. Hayes is a general surgeon who specializes in surgery for weight loss, including gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, lap band removal, lap band to bypass, lap band to sleeve bypass, and gallbladder surgery for bariatric patients. His special clinical interests are bariatric surgery, sleeves, and revisions. A graduate of the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Hayes also completed a bariatric and minimally invasive surgical fellowship at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. He speaks English.

Dr. Bichile earned her degree at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in Karad, India, and completed her internal medicine residency at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. She received additional training as a rheumatology fellow and a lupus fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is a member of the American College of Rheumatology and a member of the Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society. Dr. Bichile is a member of the medical staff at Forbes Hospital, Allegheny Valley Hospital, and West Penn Hospital.