About Hospice

Medical Directors

Richard G. Emanuelson, MD
With VNA since October 1989

Private Practice with Hematology & Oncology Associates of NEPA, Dunmore, PA

Education:

  • Denison University, Granville, Ohio, BS Biology
  • State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, MD
  • West Virginia University Medical Center, Internal Medicine Internship & Residency
  • West Virginia University Medical Center, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship

 

Board Certification:

  • National Board of Medical Examiners Certified (Part III)
  • Board Certified Internal Medicine
  • Board Certified Oncology
  • Board Certified Hematology
  • Board Certified Hospice & Palliative Care

 

Thomas G. Majernick, DO
With VNA since November 1996

Private Practice with PrimeMed, Olyphant, PA

Education:

  • Pennsylvania State University, BS in Nursing
  • University of Maryland, Premed
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathy
  • Geisinger Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency

 

Board Certifications:

  • Clinical Hypertension Specialist
  • Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians
  • Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Board Certified in Emergency Medicine

 

John Diakiw, MD, FACP
With VNA since July 2007

Private Practice with Physicians’ Health Alliance, Inc., Scranton, PA

Education:

  • University of Scranton, BS Biochemistry, BS Secondary Education, Chemistry
  • Medical College of Pennsylvania, MD
  • Geisinger Medical Center, Internal Medicine Internship & Residency

 

Board Certification

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Lifetime Certification

 

Board Certification:

  • American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine