.gbi--2074318360-dYd71Lcz81DtBpa7Gj4u9a:before { opacity: 1; background-image: url(''https://www.datocms-assets.com/23576/1583440198-childrensrendering.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fm=jpg''); }

Mary Fanning, DNP, RN, FRE, NEA-BC

Vice President, Nursing Clinical Services; Associate Chief Nursing Officer

Mary Fanning has worked at WVU Medicine since 1983 and is currently vice president of nursing clinical services and associate chief nursing officer of WVU Medicine Children’s.

In her current roles, Fanning is responsible for the overall functioning of the hospital and the Outpatient Infusion Center. In addition, she has oversight of professional programs, such as American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet® designation and several clinical support programs.

Fanning is a native of McDowell County and was raised in Welch, West Virginia. She received her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees from the WVU School of Nursing. She holds a certification in advanced nursing administration. In 2015, she was inducted as a fellow of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Institute of Regulatory Excellence (IRE). She completed a six-year term on the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses and currently serves as a Magnet® Appraiser for the ANCC.

Leadership

Albert L. Wright, Jr.

President and CEO, West Virginia University Health System; Chairman, Board of Directors, Peak Health

Michael A. Grace, EdD, MBA, FACHE

President, WVU Hospitals

Amy L. Bush, BSN, MBA, RN, CNOR

Chief Administrative Officer

P. David Adelson, MD

Steve A. Antoline Endowed Chair for Children’s Neuroscience, Vice Chair, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Executive Director, WVU Medicine Children's Neuroscience Center Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, WVU School of Medicine

Patrick C. Bonasso II, MD, MBA

Pediatric Trauma Director

Rafka Chaiban , MD, MHCM, FAAP

Associate Chief Quality Officer, Medial Director of Pediatric Ambulatory Clinics, Vice Chair of Pediatric Ambulatory Operations

Brian Casey, MD, ABOG-MFM

Chair, WVU Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences 

Christopher Deskins, MD

Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology Operations

Michaela Dolde, MHA

Assistant Vice President of Operations

Pavithra Ellison, MD, MMM, FASA

Associate Chief Quality Officer, Vice Chair of Anesthesiology

Lawrence Glad, MD

Co-Director, Labor and Delivery

Jeffrey Lancaster, MD

Associate Chief Medical Officer

Christopher Mascio, MD

Executive Chair, WVU Children’s Institute; Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery; Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery; Executive Director, WVU Medicine Children’s Heart Center