The Ornish Team

Dave Harshbarger, MS - Program Director


phone: 304-598-4000 x73079, direct | 304-388-2520, inquiries

fax: 304-293-3725

e-mail: harshbargerd@wvuh.com | ornish@wvuh.com

address:
West Virginia University Hospitals
The Wellness Program
One Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506-9146

Biography:
Originally from West Virginia, Dave has been with West Virginia University Hospitals since 1995 as the Wellness Manager for the Health Sciences Campus of West Virginia University. Here he manages an on-site wellness program for more than 7,000 employees. Dave is also the Program Director for the Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease which is a clinical program offered to patients. Prior to this he lived in the Boston, MA area for eight years while working for Fitcorp. While at Fitcorp, he managed fitness and wellness facilities and oversaw the delivery of these services to corporate clients.

Dave earned his M.S. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Delaware, and his B.S. from West Virginia University in Physical Education. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Wellness Council of West Virginia since in 1995 and past president and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Mon River Trails Conservancy better known as our local Rails Trails.


Ed Horvat, MA, BCC


phone: 304-598-1952

e-mail: horvate@monhealthsys.org

address:
Monongalia General Hospital
1200 J. D. Anderson Drive
Morgantown, WV 26505

Biography:
Ed Horvat became interested in the Ornish program because of a history of heart disease in his family, and has personally benefited from participation in the program. Ed is a board certified chaplain with a master’s degree in Counseling from the University of Northern Iowa. He has also been trained as a spiritual director through a cooperative venture between Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Ontario and the Haden Institute of North Carolina.

Favorite quotes:
“Health is a sacred process,” Dr. Mehmet Oz
“Your body is the address of your soul,” Barbara Brown Taylor.


Kimberly Williams


phone: 304 276-4956

e-mail: kawilliams8@msn.com

address:
307 Brooke Ave,
Morgantown, WV 26505

Biography:
Kimberly received her Ph.D in Medical Sciences from McMaster University in 1989 and her certification in Iyengar yoga in 2005. She has been the stress management specialist for the Dean Ornish Program since its inception in West Virginia. She has a passion for helping people recover their health and realize their full potential through yoga and other the intensive lifestyle practices.


Liz Quintana


phone: (304) 293-7246

e-mail: equintana@hsc.wvu.edu

address:


Biography:
Liz is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). On the faculty of the WVU School of Medicine, she provides nutrition and diabetes education for students, patients, and the public. She teaches an interactive web-based nutrition course. A native New Yorker, Liz has visited all the states in the USA (except Alaska). She found wonderful people and nutritious food everywhere! She enjoys herb gardening, yoga, and taste-testing new recipes with unsuspecting subjects.


Heidi Lewis, BSN, CCRN, RNC

phone: 304-598-4000 x72795
e-mail: lewish@wvuh.com