Department of Medicine
Faculty Profiles by Division

Department of Medicine

Faculty Profiles

Department Chair

Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Visiting Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: pancreatic cysts, early cancer detection

Email: lennona2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-2049

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Rime Abbas, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: abbasrt@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Rima Abdel-Massih, MD

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infections in solid organ transplant recipients and telemedicine

Email: abdelmassihr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Kaleab Z. Abebe, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Data Coordinating Centers, Trial Management Systems, Cluster Randomized Trials, Kidney Disease Studies

Email: kza3@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-246-6931

Fnu Abhishek, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: abhishekf@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Steven R. Abo, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: abo@dom.pitt.edu

Phone: 412-641-2135

Blaise William Abramovitz, DO, FASN

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hypertension, Medical Education, & Glomerulonephritis

Email: abramovitzbw2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-7366

Ruben Abunto, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: abuntor@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Antonio Achkar, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Treatment of rheumatic diseases

Email: achkaraa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-682-2434

Gur Adhar, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiac Electrophysiology/Arrythmia

Email: adhargc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-325-3090

Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS

Rheumatology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Inclusion Body Myositis) and Autoimmune Interstitial Lung Disease

Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-8123

Neha T. Agnihotri, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: agnihotrint@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Syeda Behjat Ahmad, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Glomerular Disease, Clinical trials, teaching

Email: sba27@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-753-9271

Saleem Ahmed, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Bloodless Medicine

Email: ahmesx@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-367-8202

Aryan Narayan Aiyer, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Atherosclerosis; Hypertension

Email: aiyeran@upmc.edu

Fadeke Akanbi, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine

Email: akanbif@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Imad Al Ghouleh, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: NAPDH oxidase-ROS signaling pathway

Email: ima6@pitt.edu

Mohammad Al-bataineh, DVM, MS, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Acute kidney injury; ischemia; metabolic stress; Muc1; ß-catenin; AMPK

Email: mma57@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-2619

Mazen O. Al-Qadi, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sarcoidosis, pulmonary hypertension, cardiopulmonary physiology, medical education.

Email: alqadim@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Kathryn M Albers, PhD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sensory neuron development, function of transcription factor Sox11

Email: kaa2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9669

Jonathan K. Alder, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Telomeres, Telomerase, Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Email: jalder@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-7441

Tasha L Alston, PhD, MSW

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: African American fathers' involvement in education, fatherhood, academic achievement, equity in education, school, family & community partnerships, strengthening families, & DEI.

Email: TLA42@pitt.edu

Lakya Amaranatha, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Patient Flow and Utilization Management in Hospital Systems

Email: lakya.amaranatha@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-3332

Pooja Amarapurkar, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: amarapur@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-6821

Timothy Anderson, MD, MAS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Prescribing & Deprescribing Chronic Medications, Impact of Hospitalization on Chronic Disease Trajectories, Care Delivery for Medically Complex Populations

Email: tsander@pitt.edu

Eric J. Anish, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Academic General Interal Medicine, Sports Medicine

Email: anishea@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2458

Martina Anto-Ocrah, PhD, MPH, MTASCP

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Reproductive Epidemiology, Social Media & Digital Health, Global Health

Email: maa509@pitt.edu

Cristian Apetrei, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diversity and pathogenesis of SIVs in natural and non-natural nonhuman primate hosts

Email: apetreic@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5256

Gerard Apodaca, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: cell biology, uroepithelium, rho family GTPases, exocytosis, endocytosis, kidney epithelium

Email: gla6@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8893

Leonard J Appleman, MD,PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Genitourinary Malignancies, Experimental Therapeutics

Email: applemanlj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4724

Ricardo Arbulu, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship. Quality improvement.

Email: arbuluguerrard@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-7539

Robert M. Arnold, MD

General Internal Medicine

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Doctor-Patient Communication, Palliative Care, Medical Ethics, Educational Interventions

Email: rabob@pitt.edu

Sarah Arnold, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: arnoldsa2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

George Aromatorio, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Cardiology

Email: aromatoriogj@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-698-1830

Gavin E. Arteel, PhD, FAASLD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Chronic fatty liver diseases (alcoholic and nonalcoholic)

Email: gearteel@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-4187

Dana Ascherman, MD

Rheumatology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Systemic autoimmune disease, ILD, Autoimmunity, Applied and Innate Immunity, Biomarker discovery

Email: DASCHER@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8734

Shauna M. Assadzandi, MD

Geriatrics

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cognitive Evaluation, Frailty, Post-Acute and Long Term Care

Email: assadzandism@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Huda I Atiya, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Email: atiyah@upmc.edu

Charles W. Atwood Jr., MD, FCCP, FAASM

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Fellowship

Email: atwoodcw@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2461

Antonie J. Auguste, MD, MPH

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infection Prevention and Control, Hospital Epidemiology, General Infectious Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Telemedicine

Email: augusteaj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Dreema Zafar Awan, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology

Email: awandz@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Khaled Bachour, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Echocardiography, Preventive Cardiology, General Cardiology

Email: bachourk@upmc.edu

Rachel Bachrach, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Unhealthy Alcohol Use, Implementation Science, Evidence-Based Substance Use Care, Veteran Health

Email: rachel.bachrach2@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-2674

Hassan Badrane, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Investigating opportunistic infections caused by Candida species of yeasts

Email: hab42@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8438

Harinath Bahudhanapati, PhD, MSc

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, CXCL6, TWIST1, RBPs, Collagen mRNA stabilization

Email: hab98@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

William G. Bain, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: bainwg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2211

Eric P Balaban, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email:

Phone: 412-864-7706

Marija Balic, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Email: balicm@upmc.edu

Kiran Bambha, MD, MSc

Gastroenterology

Visiting Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatology. Liver Transplant and Evaluation.

Email: bambhak@upmc.edu

Archana Bandi, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Telehealth, General Endocrinology

Email: archana.bandi@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-6146

Amar D. Bansal, MD, FASN

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: chronic kidney disease, renal supportive care, onconephrology, glomerulonephritis

Email: bansalad@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2571

Riyue Bao, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Computational Oncology, Cancer Immunotherapy, High-dimensional data integration, Machine Learning, Human Microbiome.

Email: baor@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-0021

James J. Baran, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: baranjj2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-373-8040

Ian J. Barbash, MD, MS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Critical Care; Health Policy; Healthcare Quality

Email: barbashij@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2211

J. Ryan Bariola, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Endemic Fungal Infections

Email: bariolajr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Arthur M. Barrie III, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Email: amb145@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-641-2164

William Barrington, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiac arrhythmias, ablation of arrhythmias,syncope, resident and fellow education

Email: barringtonww@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6272

Monica L Baskin, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Email: baskinml@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3421

Catherine Baty, DVM, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: lymphatic endothelial cell biology, cardiomyopathy, live cell imaging (microscopy)

Email: cjb16@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9411

Robert A Baumgartner, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: baumgartnerra@upmc.edu

Jason R. Becker, MD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Molecular processes central to inherited and acquired cardiomyopathies

Email: beckerj@pitt.edu

Ricardo N. Bedoya, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Email: bedoyarn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Jaideep Behari, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Fatty Liver Disease; Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Email: jab31@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-4526

Juliane I. Beier, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Toxicant-associated liver disease

Email: jibeier@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-4186

Kambez H. Benam, DPhil

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Organs-on-Chips, 3D-Bioprinting, Bioartificial Living Human Lung Systems, Preclinical Pathophysiological Modeling, Host-Pathogen/Environment Interactions, Therapeutic Discovery and Development

Email: kambez.benam@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-4766

Monica Benavides, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: benavidesmm@upmc.edu

Filitsa Bender, MD, FACP

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Chronic Kidney Disease: management and outcomes, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis

Email: fhb5@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-4899

Kathryn Berlacher, MD, MS, FACC

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical education, women's cardiology, general cardiology

Email: berlacherk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-3429

Jennifer I Berliner, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: berlinerji@upmc.edu

Karl Bezak, MD, HMDC

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative; Telehealth; Technology; Equity; Leadership; Entrepreneurship; Healthcare Innovation; Quality Improvement

Email: bezakkb@upmc.edu

Mamta Bhatnagar, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative Care, Symptom Management, Quality Improvement

Email: bhatnagarm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4834

Pooja Bhatt, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: mahadeshwarps@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Manisha Bhattacharya, MD, MBA

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: bhattacharyam@upmc.edu

Aditya Bhonsale, MBBS, MD, MHS

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: bhonsalea@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-3419

Scott W. Biggins, MD, MAS

Gastroenterology

Visiting Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatology

Email: bigginssw@upmc.edu

David G. Binion, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Big Data and IBD: Defining Clinical Challenges and Developing Data Driven Solutions

Email: biniond@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-4194

Lori Birder, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Urinary Bladder, Sensory Neurons, Urothelium, Vanilloid Receptor 1 (VR1), Mechanosensitivity, Nitric Oxide

Email: lbirder@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-7368

Julius Birnbaum, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: birnbaumj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-3550

Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: rheumatology, reproductive health, women's health

Email: birrums@upmc.edu

Partha S Biswas, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Rheumatology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Systemic lupus erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Immunity, Autoimmunity, Inflammation, Cytokine, Interleukin -17, Chronic kidney diseases

Email: psb13@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8708

Marcio Sommer Bittencourt, MD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiac Imaging; Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Email: bittencourtms@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-3436

Timothy Bober, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Digital Health Literacy; Implementation Science; Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Medicine

Email: bobertm@upmc.edu

Tatiana Bogdanovich, MD, PhD, MSc

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clostridium difficile infection and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Email: bogdanovicht@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Milana Bogorodskaya, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV prevention, cardiovascular disease in individuals with HIV

Email: bogorodskayam@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Corry Bondi, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: cdb88@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-0423

Eliana Bonifacino, MD MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Clinical Reasoning Education

Email: bonifacinoe@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Franklin A. Bontempo, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Coagulation, Thrombosis, Bleeding Disorders, Lupus Anticoagulants, Coagulation in Liver Transplantation

Email: fbontempo@itxm.org

Phone: 412-586-9875

Priya V. Borker, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: borkerpv@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Sonya Borrero, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Reproductive Health Equity, Contraception, Marginalized Populations, Women's Health

Email: borrerosp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4841

Stephen Bowser, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiovascular Disease; Interventional Cardiology; Cardiac Catheterization

Email: bowsersa@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-258-3966

Cary Boyd-Shiwarski, MD, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hypertension and Electrolyte Disorders

Email: boydcr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-3118

Jennifer Brackney, DO

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Gout, Pseudogout

Email: jennifer.brackney@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-6146

Randall E. Brand, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hereditary Pancreatic and GI Cancers; Pancreatic cystic neoplasms,, Early detection of pancreatic cancer.

Email: brandre@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3105

Rhonda Metter Brand, PhD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Musocal research in dermatology and gastroenterology.

Email: rmb91@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-3399

Leah Brandt, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Research Instructor in Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV-1 Latency and Persistence

Email: ldb43@pitt.edu

Molly Brennan, DO

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Resident education

Email: brennanme2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Susan Brode, MD

Cardiology

Instructor in Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiac Electrophysiology

Email: brodese@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-4690

Robert C. Brooks, MD, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education

Email: robert.brooks@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-3194

Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Clinical Trials, Breast Molecular Biology, Metastatic Disease

Email: brufskyam@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-641-4530

Jodie Bryk, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Enhanced Care Program

Email: brykja@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-925-5875

Tomasz Brzoska, MPharm, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: brzoskat@pitt.edu

Ronald J Buckanovich, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Email: buckanovichrj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-641-4721

Patrick J. Buckley, MD, MBA

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Integrated Psychiatry

Email: buckleypj@upmc.edu

Marta Bueno, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: aging, pulmonary fibrosis, mitochondrial dysfunction

Email: mbueno@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-0524

Sam A Buffer Jr, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical and Noninvasive Cardiology

Email: buffersa@upmc.com

Phone: 412-367-8202

Thuy D. Bui, MD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Care for Underserved Populations

Email: buit@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Hailey W. Bulls, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer Pain, Pain Psychology, Behavioral Medicine

Email: bullshw@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2666

Peter D. Bulova, MD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, International Scholars, Disabilities

Email: bulovapd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Gregory M. Bump, MD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Email: bumpgm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Raquel A. Buranosky, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Women's Health, Underserved Care

Email: buranoskyr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Sarah Welsh Burgdorf, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: burgdorfsw@upmc.edu

Melissa A Burgess, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sarcoma; Merkel Cell Carcinoma; Clinical Trials, Quality Improvement

Email: burgessma@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-7277

Timothy F. Burns, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung Cancer, Targeted Therapy, Therapeutic Resistance, KRAS and EGFR mutant NSCLC, MET altered NSCLC, EMT

Email: burnstf@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-7770

Alexandra Elizabeth Bursic, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Home dialysis, renal supportive care

Email: bursica2@upmc.edu

Karin E. Byers, MD, MS

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Surgical infections, particularly neurosurgical infections and orthopedic infections

Email: byerke@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Diana Cantellops, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: CHF, CAD, Valvular Disease, Hypertension

Email: cantellopsd@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-981-6810

Marcelo D. Carattino, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Structure and function of ion channels, Acid-sensing ion channels, Epithelial sodium channel, Tight junctions, Epithelial transport, Physiology of the Urinary bladder

Email: mdc4@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9075

Andrea Carter, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Heath, Medical Education

Email: carterae@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Carolyn M. Casey, DO

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General rheumatology and medical education

Email: caseycm2@upmc.edu

William J. Ceyrolles, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: ceyrolleswj@upmc.edu

Priyanka V Chablani, MD, MS

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: chablanipv2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-0040

Geetha Chalasani, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Memory T cells in organ transplantation, B cell – T cell interactions in memory generation, Innate immune activation in organ transplantation, Pathogenesis of chronic rejection

Email: gec12@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5924

Colby Chamberlain, DO

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: chamberlaincl2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Stephen Y. Chan, MD, PhD, FAHA

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pulmonary hypertension, molecular cardiology, precision medicine

Email: chansy@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-6030

Divay Chandra, MD, MSc

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: COPD, lung volume reduction

Email: chandrad@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-7784

(Joyce) Chung-Chou H. Chang, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Survival and Longitudinal Data Analyis, Causal Effect Modeling, Designs of Clinical Trials, Risk Prediction, Machine Learning

Email: changj@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-4868

Judy C. Chang, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Email: changjc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Yvonne Chao, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: chaoyl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-7703

Beibei Bill Chen, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Acute Lung Injury, Protein Ubiquitination, E3 ligase, Small Molecule Drug Discovery

Email: chenb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-2664

Edwin Chen, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: chene@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Kong Chen, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Th17 cells, mucosal vaccines, cystic fibrosis, lung transplant

Email: kong.chen2@chp.edu

Phone: 412-692-2118

Xucai Chen, PhD

Cardiology

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Ultrasound microbubble assisted molecular imaging; drug and gene delivery

Email: chenxx2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-9512

Yi-Fan Chen, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Tree-based Modeling for Subgroup Identification; Design & Analysis of Clinical Trials; Meta-Analysis; Longitudinal Data Analysis

Email: yic246@pitt.edu

Yue Chen, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV pathogenesis and HCMV reactivation in HIV

Email: cheny@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-596-2373

Zhangguo Chen, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: B cell biology and B cell lymphomagenesis

Email: chenz12@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-4674

Andy Yi-Ming Cheng, MD, FACP

General Internal Medicine

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine, Readmission Reduction, Post-Discharge Follow-Up Programs

Email: chengay2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Shaoji Cheng, MD

Infectious Diseases

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: The molecular pathogenesis of Candida infection

Email: sjc43@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9928

Jennifer S Chennat, MD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy

Email: chennatjs@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-578-9424

Aravind Cherukuri, MBBS, PhD, MRCP

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cytokine expressing B cells, TCMR, DSA, Biomarkers, Post-transplant proteinuria

Email: cherukuria@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-525-0671

Julie W. Childers, MD, FAAHPM, FASAM

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative Care, Addiction Medicine, Motivational Interviewing, Clinical Ethics

Email: childersjw2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4834

Matthew Chinman, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Implementation Science, Adolescents, Healthcare Program Evaluation, Mental Health & Illness, Substance Use Disorders

Email: chinman@rand.org

Shalini Chiravuri, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: chiravuris@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Yu-Chiao Chiu, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Bioinformatics, Machine learning, Cancer genomics, Pharmacogenomics

Email: YUC250@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-5023

Kapil Brijmohan Chopra, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Transplantation; Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases

Email: choprak@dom.pitt.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Madhu Choudhary, MD

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV and viral hepatitis therapeutic Clinical trials

Email: mac529@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-1675

Simon Chough, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiovascular Disease; Interventional Cardiology

Email: choush@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-258-3966

Xiaojie Chu, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic antibody and cancer

Email: XIC110@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-4706

Cornelius (Neil) J. Clancy, MD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance and susceptibility in Candida species, and correlations with therapeutic efficacy

Email: cjc76@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-0996

Alexandra Clark, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Endocrinology, Diabetes, Transgender Care, Male Hypogonadism

Email: Alexandra.Clark4@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-1428

Melissa P. Clark, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Asthma, Allergies

Email: clarkmp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Becky Clarkson, PhD

Geriatrics

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Understanding the brain-bladder connection and developing treatments for urgency incontinence

Email: bdc29@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-1270

Rene Claxton, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Teaching Communication Skills, Providing Faculty Development in Educational Methods

Email: claxtonrn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3173

Deborah Jane Co, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Rheumatoid Arthritis and osteoporosis and gout

Email: codj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1466

Andreea Coca, MD, MPH

Rheumatology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases, systemic lupus, erythematosus, Sjogren’s syndrome, uveitis and inflammatory eye disease

Email: cocaa2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-3550

Ronald Codario, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Transgender/Gender Diverse Care, Diabetes

Email: ronald.codario@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-1441

Lan G Coffman, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Ovarian cancer biology, Tumor microenvironment,Mesenchymal stem cells, Mechanisms of metastasis

Email: coffmanl@mail.magee.edu

Phone: 412-641-2016

Jeffrey S. Cohen, MD FACC

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography

Email: cohenjc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-781-4860

Jason B Colditz, PhD, MEd

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Alcohol Use Disorders; Addiction Recovery Trajectories; Digital Health; Behavioral Interventions

Email: colditzjb@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-246-6929

Brenna Conroy, DO

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: conroyb2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Jennifer A. Corbelli, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Graduate Medical Education, Women's Health, Faculty Development, Care for the Underserved

Email: corbellija@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Timothy E. Corcoran, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: aerosol drug delivery

Email: corcorante@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-8918

John M. Cormack, PhD

Cardiology

Research Instructor in Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Imaging Technology (BIOENG 2505)

Email: jmc345@pitt.edu

Julia Kang Cornett, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: cornettjk@upmc.edu

Chelcie L. Costabile, DO

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiovascular disease

Email: costabilecl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-380-5030

Peter J Counihan, MD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiovascular hemodynamics; valvular heart disease

Email: counihanpj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6296

Malamo E Countouris, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: countourisme@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-641-8870

Matthew Culyba, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Antimicrobial Resistance, Bacterial Evolution

Email: culybamj2@upmc.edu

Tess Cummings, DBA, RN, CCRP

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor

Academic Interest: My professional career has focused on administrative oversight of research in both the academic setting as well as the private sector.

Email: cummingstm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-459-8796

Michael J. Curren Jr., MD MS

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical informatics, Clinical Cardiology

Email: currenmj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-781-4860

Joshua C Cyktor, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: the interface of intracellular pathogens, like HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Email: jcc114@pitt.edu

Jessica E. Cyr, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine, Inpatient Medical Education, Medication Reconciliation, Veterans

Email: jessica.cyr@va.gov

Phone: 412-822-2222

Chelsea Dahl, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: dahlcf@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Allie Dakroub, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor

Email: dakroubah@upmc.edu

Rohit Das, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy

Email: dasr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3105

Sudipta Das, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunology, host pathogen interaction, lung injury

Email: sud29@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Diwakar Davar, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: cancer immunology and immunotherapy; checkpoint inhibition; biomarker development; melanoma

Email: davard@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4724

Brian M. Davis, PhD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Neurogenic inflammation and role of peripheral nervous system in pancreatic disease

Email: bmd1@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9745

Lydia S. Davis, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiac imaging; women's health; cardiovascular disease

Email: davislj2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-367-6484

Ishani De, MD

Geriatrics

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Long-term outcomes of acute illness in frail older adults, dementia care , Hospital Elder Life Program

Email: dei@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2377

Laura M. De Castro, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sickle Cell Disease

Email: decastrolm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-7026

Joy de Luna, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung Transplantation

Email: delunaj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-684-3199

Allison S DeKosky, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine

Email: dekoskyas@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Email: delacruz@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Kathryn Demanelis, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: demanelisk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3731

David Demoise, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinician Educator

Email: demoisedc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2458

Robert Moreau Denshaw, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Management of chronic kidney disease

Email: denshawr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-802-3043

Frederick DeRubertis, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders, Diabetes

Email: frederick.derubertis@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-6146

Ranil DeSilva, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Chronic kidney disease, Quality improvement, Outcomes associated with hemodialysis vascular access

Email: desilvarn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-802-3043

Deborah DiNardo, MD, MS, FACP

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Women’s Health

Email: Deborah.dinardo@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-1709

Sean Doerfler, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: doerflerse2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Yohei Doi, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mechanism of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

Email: yod4@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9445

Alan Domat, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: domata@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Robyn T. Domsic, MD, MPH

Rheumatology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Systemic sclerosis or scleroderma, Diffuse scleroderma, Raynaud phenomenon, Clinical trial, Risk prediction, Risk stratification, Endothelial function, Vascular imaging

Email: rtd4@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8000

Michael Donahoe, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Hospital Quality Improvement

Email: donahoem@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-2049

Leslie Dongell, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: dongellll@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Anna K Donovan, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education; Curriculum Design and Evaluation; Physician Wellbeing; Communication Skills Training

Email: donovanak2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Yan Dorneich, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: dorneichy@upmc.edu

Kathleen Dorritie, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma, novel therapeutics for acute myeloid leukemia

Email: dorritieka@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2816

Jan Drappatz, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Early Clinical Drug Development, Glioblastoma, CNS Lymphoma, Brain Metastases

Email: drappatzj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7791

Wei Du, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Bone marrow failure, Leukemia, Hematopoiesis, Fanconi Anemia, DNA damage repair (DDR), Immune responses, Stem Cell Biology

Email: duw@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2211

Howard Dubner, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: dubnerhm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3105

Jeffrey M Dueker, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: IBD, quality improvement and patient safety, healthcare utilization, and medical education

Email: duekerjm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2183

Richard H. Duerr, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory bowel disease genetics and functional genomics research; inpatient care of inflammatory bowel disease patients

Email: duerr@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9497

Eric J. Dueweke, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Developing effective evidence-based cardiac outreach care at community hospitals

Email: duewekeej@upmc.edu

Daniel G. Dunlap, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: dunlapd2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Partha Dutta, DVM, PhD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammation and hematopoietic stem cell fate in cardiovascular disease and pulmonary hypertension

Email: duttap@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-6030

Karlyn A. Edwards, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Chronic Pain; OUD; Stigma; Psychological/Behavioral Interventions; Psychosocial Factors

Email: kae132@pitt.edu

William P. Edwards Jr., MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Nuclear Cardiology

Email: edwardsjrwp@upmc.edu

Phone: 814-432-7327

Kristen Ann Ehrenberger, MD, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Nutrition, Health Humanities, Body Studies, Disability Studies

Email: ehrenbergerka@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4945

Oliver Eickelberg, MD, FERS, ATSF

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung and tissue fibrosis, Lung transplantation, Extracellular matrix

Email: eickelbergo@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Mazen El Ali, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: elalim2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2461

D. Michael Elnicki, MD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Clinical Hypertension, Teaching in Ambulatory Settings

Email: elnickim@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3688

N. A. Mark Estes, MD, FACC, FHRS

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Electrocardiography, Complex Arrhythmias, Pacemakers and ICDs

Email: estesna@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-4690

Adriana Estrada-Bernal, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Study of the pathogenetic process of the lung

Email: estradabernala@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Tulio Estrada-Quintero, MD, FACC

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Adult General Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography

Email: estrtx@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-588-9830

John Evankovich III, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Molecular Biology of Lung Injury

Email: evankovichjw@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7441

Christopher N. Faber, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General pulmonology; Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Email: fabercn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Merritt L. Fajt, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Asthma, Immunologic Disorders

Email: fajtml@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Michael A Fallert, MD, FACC

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional and Invasive Cardiology

Email: fallertma@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-9030

Kenneth E. Fasanella, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy; Barrett's Esophagus

Email: fasanellake@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7081

Shumail Fatima, MBBS

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: fatimas@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Pouneh K Fazeli, MD, MPH

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Neuroendocrine adaptations to undernutrition, Pituitary disorders, Amenorrhea/Infertility, Anorexia nervosa-associated bone loss

Email: pkfazeli@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Ning Feng, MD, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: fengn@upmc.edu

Robert J Ferguson, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer Surviovorship, Cancer-Related Cognitive Dysfunction, Palliative Care

Email: fergusonrj2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-5888

Carolyn Fernandes, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Treating travel-related infections, tuberculosis and infections due to Staphylococcus aureus

Email: fernandescr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Kristian Feterik, MD, MBA, FAMIA

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interoperability in Healthcare, Clinical Informatics, Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries

Email: feterikk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Jessica Bon Field, MD, MS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Email: bonjm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-3098

Michael Jonah Fine, MD, MSc

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Health Care Delivery and Outcomes

Email: finemj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-360-2206

Toren Finkel, MD, PhD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Science of aging, cellular quality control pathways, cell and molecular biology approaches

Email: finkelt@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-4409

Gary S. Fischer, MD, FACP

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Using Informatics to Improve Health Care Quality

Email: fischerg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Meghan Fitzpatrick, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV, HIV co-infections with COPD

Email: fitzpatrickme2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-7784

Julia Foldi, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Breast cancer clinical and translational research

Email: foldij@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-641-4530

William P. Follansbee, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Decision Making, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac Amyloidosis

Email: follansbeewp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-3437

Shea A Ford, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: fordsa2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Daniel E. Forman, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Optimizing physical function in older cardiovascular patients, including clinical and translational initiatives

Email: formand@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-2507

Katherine Foust, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: foustkm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Jeffrey A. Fowler, DO, FACC, FSCAI

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: fowlerja@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-0211

Fadi F. Francis, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatology and General Gastroenterology

Email: francisff2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Linda Fried, MD, MPH

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetic nephropathy, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Aging Epidemiology, Kidney failure, chronic Peritoneal dialysis Dialysis

Email: lff9@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-360-3930

Laurence Friedman, MD, CCSP, FACP

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Care of patients with solid organ transplants and chronic kidney disease, Medical Education

Email: friedmanle@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-578-9551

Patrizia Fuschiotti, PhD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Human inflammatory skin diseases; Systemic sclerosis; Cutaneous T cell lymphoma; Human T cell differentiation; Molecular pathways of IL-13 in fibrosis and cancer

Email: paf23@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9385

Charles C. Gabbert, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Endoscopy and related advanced gastroenterology procedures and patient care.

Email: gabbertcc2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1110

Dennis K Gabos, MD, FACC

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology; Interventional Cardiology; Nuclear Cardiology; Echocardiography

Email: gabosd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-748-6484

Sarah L. Gaffen, PhD

Rheumatology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Biology of IL-17 and Th17 cells, autoimmunity, signal transduction, oral mucosal immunology, fungal infections, psoriasis

Email: sarah.gaffen@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8903

Natasha Galanina, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: mad375@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-6370

Cristi L. Galindo, PhD

Cardiology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: galindoc@pitt.edu

Deborah L. Galson, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Paget's disease, Multiple Myeloma bone disease, signal transduction, chromatin epigenetics

Email: galson@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-623-1112

Swaytha Ramaraj Ganesh, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Diseases, Liver Transplant and post liver transplant related issues

Email: ganesx@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-0689

Wentao Gao, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: gaow2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-908-9771

Will Jerrold Scoutt Garner, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infections in patients with hematological malignancies or solid organ transplants.

Email: garnerwj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Marc C. Gauthier, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Severe Asthma and Pathways of Steroid Resistance in Asthma

Email: gauthierm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2118

Walid F. Gellad, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pharmaceutical Policy, Pharmacoepidemiology, Veterans, Medicare Part D

Email: walid.gellad@pitt.edu

Thomas Generalovich, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology, Cardiovascular disease

Email: generalovicht3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-9030

Mark W. Geraci, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Critical Care Medicine, Career Development, Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Hypertension

Email: mgeraci@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-3713

Lawrence Gerber, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Teaching Hospital Medicine, Inpatient Hospitalist Procedures

Email: Lawrence.Gerber@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-3640

Charles E Geyer Jr., MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Breast cancer care and clinical research

Email: geyerce@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-641-6500

Amir Ali Ghaffari, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Microbiome, Diet, Medical Education

Email: ghaffariaa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2183

Samit Ghosh, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sickle Cell Disease, Kidney, Endothelium, Circulation

Email: sag130@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-4574

Kevin F. Gibson, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical & Translational Studies of IPF, Sarcoidosis, Autoimmune Lung Disease, and Occupational Lung Disease

Email: gibsonkf@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Rabindra Girdhar, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical and Interventional Cardiology

Email: girdrr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-621-1500

Rachel J. Givelber, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sleep Disorders, Sleep Apnea

Email: givelberrj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2461

Nikola Gligorijevic, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Quality improvement

Email: gligorijevicn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Lauren Glikes, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Complex Patient Care, Resident Education, Quality Improvement, Hospital Operations & Capacity Management

Email: glikesl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Kenneth Gold, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: goldkn@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-935-1130

Michael S Gold, PhD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical features of pain syndromes

Email: msg22@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5367

Delphine Gomez, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: atherosclerosis

Email: gomezd@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-3269

Gustavo Gomez, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: gomezg2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Alda Maria R. Gonzaga, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medicine-Pediatrics, Adolescent Health, Women's Health

Email: gonzagaa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

C. Bernie Good, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Drug Safety, Cost Effectiveness, Value-Based Pharmacy Contracting

Email: goodcb2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-454-5916

Rachael Gordon, MD, PhD

Rheumatology

Post Doctoral Scholar

Email: Gordonra2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-8000

Matthew J. Gorgone, DO

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Medical education, Pulmonary physiology

Email: gorgonemj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-621-1200

Thomas Grau, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Preoperative and Perioperative Medicine

Email: Thomas.Grau@va.gov

Phone: 412-623-1239

Rebecca Green, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health; Gender-Affirming Care; Medical Education

Email: greenre@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Susan L. Greenspan, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Osteoporosis, Falls, and Fractures

Email: greenspn@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2477

Julia B. Greer, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: GI cancer epidemiology and medical education

Email: greerjb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-578-9525

Roy Brett Guinto, DO, FACP, FACE

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General endocrinology, transgender health, health care technology, and the crossroads of obesity (diabetes), metabolic health, and lifestyle medicine

Email: guintor@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Vijay K. Gulati, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology

Email: gulativk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-781-4860

Nupur Gupta, DO, MPH

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV/AIDS, General Infectious Diseases, Medical Education

Email: guptan8@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Shikha Gupta, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Pulmonary Medicine, Resident Education

Email: guptas12@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Aditi U. Gurkar, PhD

Geriatrics

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Understanding the biology of aging and age-related diseases

Email: agurkar1@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-7494

Christiane M Hadi, MD, MPH, MSc

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV treatment and prevention, Infections in refugee and immigrant population, Travel Health

Email: hadicm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Chadi Antonios Hage, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung transplant outcomes, fungal diagnostics and endemic fungal diseases

Email: hageca@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Ghady Haidar, MD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Transplant infectious diseases; Multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria; HIV-to-HIV organ transplantation

Email: haidarg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6601

Stephanie Hakimian, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes Care in Underserved Populations, Diabetes Technology, Diabetes Education

Email: hakimians@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Elias K. Halvas, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Development of technologies for HIV detection; detection and quantification HIV minor species

Email: ekh2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8152

Megan E Hamm, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Qualitative Methodology, Evaluation, Patient Experience

Email: mehst52@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-0280

Katrina Han, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Dyslipidemia

Email: hank5@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Steven M. Handler, MD, PhD, CMD

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medication and patient safety for older adults in a variety of settings

Email: handler@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-822-1650

Joseph T. Hanlon, PharmD, MS

Geriatrics

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Relationship between medication use and geriatric syndromes

Email: jth14@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-2507

Janel Hanmer, MD, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Patient-Reported Outcomes, Health Utility Measurement, Population-Based Data Sets, Quality of Life Research

Email: hanmerjz@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9850

Jaishree Hariharan, MD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Quality Improvement, Primary Care, Curriculum Development, Medical Education

Email: hariharanj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Matthew E. Harinstein, MD, MBA, FACC

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Non-invasive imaging, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, cardiac risk assessment of solid organ transplant candidates

Email: harinsteinme@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-664-4124

James Joseph Harrigan, MD, PharmD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Informatics, Antibiotic Stewardship

Email: HarriganJJ2@upmc.edu

Janet Rose Harrison, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Women's GI

Email: harrisonj@dom.pitt.edu

Phone: 412-641-2172

Lee H. Harrison, MD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Epidemiology and molecular epidemiology of bacterial pathogens

Email: lharriso@edc.pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-1599

Peter R. Harvey, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: harveypr3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Shamsul Hasan, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: hasans3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Shuja Hassan, MD

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Geriatrician for the HELP (Hospital Elder Life Program) at Shadyside

Email: hassans@msx.upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2700

Leslie R. M. Hausmann, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Disparities in Health/Health Care, Perceived Discrimination & Unconscious Bias in the Health Care Setting, Pain Management

Email: Leslie.hausmann@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-2112

Rimi Hazra, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sickle cell disease, Ischemic Stroke, Heme Oxygenase-1

Email: rih17@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9427

Danielle Heffner, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education; Curriculum Design; Complex Patient Care

Email: heffnerdl2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Brian Sanjay Heist, MD, MSc

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: International Medical Education, Clinical Reasoning

Email: heistb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-1702

David J. Helfrich, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Autoimmune disease, inflammatory arthritis, osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease

Email: helfrichdj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-854-3491

Nadine Hempel, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: ovarian cancer, metastasis, antioxidant enzymes, redox signaling, mitochondria

Email: nah158@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-4822

Bradley T. Heppner, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology

Email: heppnerbt@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-781-4860

James G Herman, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: cancer epigenetics with a particular focus on upper aerodigestive cancer (lung and esophagus) Early Detection of Lung Cancer, Predictive and Prognostic Biomarkers

Email: hermanj3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-7769

Scott Herrle, MD, MS, FACP

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Skills, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention

Email: herrles@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-822-3000

Darla B. Hess, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pregnant patients with heart disease and echocardiography

Email: hessdb@upmc.edu

Phone: 814-432-7327

Gavin W. Hickey, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Congestive heart failure, heart transplant, pulmonary hypertension

Email: hickeygw@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6000

Ken S. Ho, MD, MPH

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Anal HPV Diagnosis and Management, HIV-AIDS prevention research and retention in care of HIV/AIDS

Email: hok2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-1675

Erika Lee Hoffman, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: erika.hoffman@med.va.gov

Phone: 412-688-6237

Jonathan Holtz, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Heart failure, heart transplant, ventricular assist devices, pulmonary hypertension

Email: holtzj@upmc.edu

Mara J Horwitz, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Metabolic Bone Diseases, Osteoporosis, Calcium Disorders

Email: horwitz@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

John Robert Hotchkiss, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Quantitative approaches to medical education, Analysis of physiologic patterns, Mechanical ventilation, Dialysis

Email: HotchkissJR@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-9073

Dennis Hsu, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Instructor in Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer genomics, computational biology, cancer metabolism

Email: hsudj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4724

Yen-Michael S Hsu, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immune effector cellular therapy, hematopoiesis, and vascular biology

Email: hsuys@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-1592

Jing Hu, PhD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Molecular interventions for colorectal and pancreatic cancers.

Email: huj3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2227

Yufei Huang, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: m6A methylation, cancer genomics, KSHV, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for cancer research

Email: YUH119@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-623-2617

Maura Huffner, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: heffernanmj2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Kailey Hughes Kramer, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunocompromised adults, infectious disease epidemiology

Email: hugheskl4@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6453

Rebecca P Hughey, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Assembly of the epithelial sodium channel, Role of Muc1 in acute kidney injury, MUC1 mucin synthesis processing and trafficking, Apical membrane trafficking in polarized epithelia

Email: hugheyr@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8949

Syed I Hussain, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: hussainsi@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Yong Gil Hwang, MD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Rheumatoid arthritis, Immnosenescence, Patient reported outcome, Geriatric rheumatology, Immunosenescence, Autoimmunity with aging

Email: hwangyg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1466

Youko Ikeda, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lower urinary tract cell physiology

Email: yoi4@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5939

Annie Im, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Stem Cell transplant and graft-versus-host-disease

Email: imap@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2393

Venmathi Indramohan, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: indramohanv@upmc.edu

Giuseppe Intini, DDS, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Academic Interest: Research interests: Skeletal stem cell, bone cancer stem cells. Clinical interests: periodontal and bone augmentation procedures. Teaching focus: periodontology and craniofacial biology

Email: gii5@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8535

Alina Iovleva, MD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: iovlevaa@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-9435

Fatima Iqbal, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung Transplantation

Email: iqbalf@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Sawa Ito, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hematology malignancies, stem cell transplantation, adoptive cell therapy, biomarkers in graft-versus-host disease and graft-versus-leukemia effect

Email: itos3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3617

George Jabbour, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: jabbourg@upmc.edu

Phone: 814-889-2011

Edwin (Ed) K. Jackson, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Academic Interest: Pre-Clinical cardiovascular & renal pharmacology, Paracrine & autocrine pharmacology of purines & estrogen metabolites, Development of intellectual property

Email: edj@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-1505

Jana Lynn Jacobs, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Characterization of HIV reservoirs contributing to persistence

Email: jlj90@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8578

Priyanka Jagar, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: jagarp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Sandeep Jain, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Electrophysiology; Atrial Fibrillation Therapies

Email: jainsk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6272

Anna Joanna Jasinska, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Systems biology of infectious diseases, aging, stress, behavior, brain functions, epigenetic clock

Email: AJJ59@pitt.edu

Raagini Jawa, MD, MPH, FASAM

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Healthcare based Harm reduction interventions; Developing multidisciplinary innovative strategies for patients with substance use disorders within non-specialty practices; Implementation Science

Email: raagini.jawa@pitt.edu

Jasanjeet Jawanda, MBBS

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Antimicrobial stewardship, general infectious diseases, telemedicine to increase access to care

Email: jawandaj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Nishanie Jayawardena, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: jayawardenank@upmc.edu

Constance A. Jennings, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: COPD, Emphysema

Email: jenningsca@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Manisha Jhamb, MD, MPH

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: chronic kidney disease, end stage renal disease, sleep apnea in dialysis patients

Email: jhambm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7062

Mohit Jhamb, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: jhambm2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Jonathan Jindia, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: jindiajr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Bruce A. Johnson, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung Transplant

Email: johnsonba2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-8477

Elyse Ryding Johnston, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Email: johnstoner@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2183

James R. Johnston, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetic nephropathies, Hypertension, Immunosuppresive agents, Kidney failure, acute Kidney transplantation Kidney, polycystic, autosomal dominant, Medical Education

Email: jamiej@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-6821

Charles Jonassaint, PhD MHS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Technology Interventions for Managing Stress and Pain among Underserved Populations

Email: cjonassaint@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-586-9850

Naudia L. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, MBA

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease

Email: jonassaintnl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-5734

Sarah A Jones, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: jonessa3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Paul J Joudrey, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Expand access to patient centered methadone treatment for opioid use disorder

Email: pjoudrey@pitt.edu

Robin L.P. Jump, MD, PhD

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Antimicrobial stewardship, infections in older adults, post-acute and long-term care, informatics

Email: Robin.Jump@va.gov

Phone: 440-915-8662

Michael J Jurczak, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatic Insulin Resistance, Lipid Metabolism, Lipotoxicity, Metabolism, Metabolic Flux, Isotope Tracers

Email: jurczakm@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-7006

Hoda Kaldas, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Quality improvement and patient safety, Online case-based teaching

Email: kaldash@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7157

Nitin Muralidhar Kamat, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Care of patients with chronic kidney disease, Outcomes in patients with acute renal failure in the ICU, Clinical Nephrology

Email: kamatnm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7157

Anthony Kanai, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Urinary bladder dysfunctions due to benign prostatic hyperplasia/obstruction, radiation cystitis and spinal cord injury, and new therapeutic approaches

Email: ajk5@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-1430

Krishna Kancharla, MBBS

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: kancharlak@upmc.edu

Joseph M Kaplan, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: kaplanjm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Saloni Kapoor, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: kapoors2@upmc.edu

Hussain A. Karimi, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: In my teaching journey, a central focus has been the intricate relationship between electrolytes and glomerular diseases.

Email: karimiha@upmc.edu

Krupa Karnik, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: karnikkd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Esra Karslioglu French, MD, MBA, ECNU

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inpatient hyperglycemia management, Thyroid Disease, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Innovative Models of Healthcare Delivery

Email: karslioglufrenche@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Ossama B. Kashlan, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Ion channels, Epithelial sodium channel, Allosteric regulation, Post-translational processing, Protein structure-function

Email: obk2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9277

Daniel J. Kass, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pulmonary fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Autoimmunity

Email: kassd2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

William E. Katz, MD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Echocardiography. Director of Adult Echocardiography Laboratory

Email: katzwe@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-2545

Brett A. Kaufman, PhD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mitochondrial stress and dysfunction in disease

Email: bkauf@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-6031

Amrit Kaur, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: kaura12@upmc.edu

Phone: 833-271-2408

Mary E Keebler, MD

Cardiology

Visiting Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: keeblerme@upmc.edu

John A Kellum, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: critical care nephrology, sepsis and multi-organ failure,clinical epidemiology

Email: kellumja@ccm.upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-8110

Erin E. Kershaw, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Obesity, Metabolism, Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Glucose Metabolism, Adipose Tissue Biology

Email: endoadm@pitt.edu

Asif Khalid, MD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pancreatic disorders, Therapeutic Endoscopy

Email: khalida@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7079

Mashukur Khan, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: khanm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Md Saifur Rahman Khan, PhD

Cardiology

Research Instructor in Medicine

Academic Interest: Metabolic diseases (Diabetes and CVDs) and immunometabolism

Email: khanmsr@pitt.edu

Phone: 724-713-5647

Nazia Khan, MD, MSc, DTMH

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Global Health

Email: Khann7@upmc.edu

Rabea Khedimi, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: khedimir@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Kang Kim, PhD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Academic Interest: Ultrasound-based noninvasive multi-modality imaging

Email: kangkim@pitt.edu

Linda A. King, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inpatient Palliative Care; Communication Skills; Academic Coaching

Email: kingl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4834

Michael Kingsley, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Email: kingsleymj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

John M. Kirkwood, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Email: kirkwoodjm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-7707

Joseph E. Kiss, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Email: jkiss@itxm.org

Phone: 412-209-7320

Christine E. Kistler, MD

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Complex and challenging medical decision-making in older adults

Email: KistlerC@pitt.edu

Georgios D. Kitsios, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Acute Respiratory Failure, Precision Medicine, Critical Care, Biological Heterogeneity, Human Microbiome

Email: kitsiosg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-0127

Andrew Klein, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Primary Care, Curriculum Innovation, Medical Education

Email: kleinaj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Thomas R. Kleyman, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: hypertension, Na channel, K channel, epithelial cell biology

Email: kleyman@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-3121

Corrine R. Kliment, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: COPD, epithelial biology, ciliary function, mitochondrial biology

Email: Klimentcr2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7441

Dustin E. Kliner, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Predictors of outcome post TAVR; Cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease patients: Novel imaging modalites

Email: klinerde@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-621-1500

Sosa Varghese Kocheril, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: kocherilsv@upmc.edu

Agnes Koczo, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Cardiovascular Disease

Email: koczoa@upmc.edu

Leah Koenig, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health in Primary Care; Imposter Phenomenon

Email: koeniglj3@upmc.edu

Alison B Kohan, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Intestinal Lipoproteins, Metabolism, Chylomoicron Metabolism, Inflammation

Email: akohan@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-2546

Amar Kohli, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Consultation Medicine, Generalist Track, Combined Ambulatory Medicine Pediatrics Clerkship

Email: kohlia@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Bhagat Kondaveeti, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: kondaveetibc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Melanie Königshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF, FERS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: translational research, lung regeneration, stem cells, aging, IPF, COPD, disease modeling

Email: koenigshoffm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Ioannis Konstantinidis, MD, MS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: konstantinidisi@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Lindsey Kowalski, DO

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: bigelowla@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Orysia Kozicky, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General rheumatology

Email: kozickyom@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1466

Jeff D. Krackow, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Non-Invasive Cardiology

Email: krackowjd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-367-8202

John W. Kreit, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical education, Pulmonary physiology, Respiratory failure, Pulmonary embolism

Email: kreitjw@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2118

Venkatesh Basappa Krishnamurthy, MBBS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sleep Medicine

Email: krishnamurthyvb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2461

Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Judgment and Decision Making, Risk Perception and Communication, Behavioral Interventions, mHealth

Email: tamark@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-4855

Ashok Kumar, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory arthritis, systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Email: kumara39@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-858-0338

Kiran Kuriakose, MD, MRCP

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Quality Improvement, Utilization Management Review

Email: kuriakosek@upmc.edu

Eun Jeong Kwak, MD

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Fungal infections in organ transplant

Email: KwakeJ@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Charity M Kwamanakweenda, MD, MBA

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes, Telemedicine, Pituitary

Email: kwamanakweendacm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Janet Kwok, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening, Hepatology, and Functional GI Disorders

Email: kwokjy@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1110

Jillian Kyle, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: roperj@upmc.edu

Robert Lafyatis, MD

Rheumatology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Systemic Sclerosis, Scleroderma, autoimmunity, biomarkers, TGF Beta, myofibroblast, macrophage activation

Email: lafyatis@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8123

Yandong Lai, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: COPD, Extracellular matrix

Email: yandong.lai@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Fadi Lakkis, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: acute and chronic rejection in solid organ transplantation

Email: fgl1@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5774

Jessica Kehris Lambert, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Endocrinology, Diabetes, Thyroid Disorders, Osteoporosis

Email: lambertjk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Phillip E. Lamberty, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Ultrasonography, Education

Email: lambertype@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Vladimir Lamm, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Advanced Imaging; Machine Learning

Email: lammv2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1110

William J. Lauer, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology

Email: lauerwj@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-772-1133

Eric R Lechman, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor

Academic Interest: Normal and Malignant Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Hematopoiesis, Non-Coding RNA, miRNA, Adult and Pediatric Myeloid Leukemia

Email: lechmane@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-7962

Ashley Lee, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional cardiology; percutaneous coronary intervention

Email: leeab@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6296

Donna Lee, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Endocrinology, Diabetes, Thyroid, Osteoporosis

Email: leed27@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Jenifer E. Lee, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Valvular Disease, Medical Education

Email: leeje@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-3860

Jeongkyung Lee, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Metabolism, Pancreatic Islet Function

Email: jkl43@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9770

Jooseob Lee, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Health Care Accessibility

Email: leej53@upmc.edu

Adriana S. Leme, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: asl15@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-7784

Elizabeth A. Lendermon, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung Allograft Rejection

Email: lendermonea@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Amanda Lenhard, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Operational Efficiencies, Effectiveness in Healthcare

Email: lenhardah@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Visiting Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: pancreatic cysts, early cancer detection

Email: lennona2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-2049

Anita Leon-Jhong, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Complex care mangement

Email: lyonsab@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Janet Leung, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Transgender/Nonbinary Care; Advancing Patient Care Through Education, Quality Improvement, & Technology

Email: leungjh@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Joshua E Levenson, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor

Academic Interest: Cardio-Oncology, Quality & Safety, Medical Education, Cardiac Imaging

Email: levensonje2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-621-1500

William Levin, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine

Email: levinwi@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

David Levinthal, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mind-Body Interactions in GI Health and Disease

Email: dlevinth@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Helena Levitt, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes, General Endocrinology, Endocrine Genetic Conditions, Osteoporosis, Calcium Disorders

Email: levitthe@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Kathryn Leyens, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: leyensk@upmc.edu

Gang Li, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Human genetics and aging-related diseases

Email: lig@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-3429

Sui Kwong Li, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Medical Education

Email: lis17@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Wei Li, Ph D

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor

Email: liwei171@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-4703

Yijia Li, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV/AIDS, Clinical Reasoning

Email: liy33@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Vladimir Liarski, MD

Rheumatology

Visiting Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE), idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM)

Email: VLiarski@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8000

Frank S. Lieberman, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Brain tumor therapy, molecular genetic of brain tumors, neurologic complications of cancer and cancer treatment, neurofibromatosis

Email: liebermanf@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2607

Jane M. Liebschutz, MD, MPH, FACP

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Primary Care; Addiction Medicine; Clinical Trials; Wellness

Email: liebschutzjm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4821

Marcy Lindsay, PA C, MS

General Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant

Email: lindsaym3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Avinash Linganna, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology

Email: lingannaa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-664-4124

Jie Liu, PhD

Cardiology

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: metabolism, mitichondrial function, aging, vascular biology

Email: jieliu@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-4418

Shihui Liu, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Bacterial pathogen and host interactions; Cancer biology and cancer targeted therapy

Email: shl176@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-4419

Tianshi (Mike) Liu, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: liut4@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Yuan Liu, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Ubiquitin, Degradation, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Inflammation, Acute Lung Injury, Small Molecule Inhibitor

Email: yul119@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8732

Wei-Hsuan Jenny Lo-Ciganic, PhD, MS, MSPharm

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pharmacoepidemiology; Health Outcomes Research; Medication Adherence; Machine Learning; Predictive Analytics

Email: jenny.lociganic@pitt.edu

Anna E Lokshin, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer biomarkers, tumor microenvironment, exosomes

Email: lokshina@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-623-7706

Carissa A. Low, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: lowca@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-5973

Nicole Luche, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Social Determinants of Health; Health Equity; Chronic Disease Management

Email: luchenm@upmc.edu

Jose Giovanni Luiggi-Hernandez, PhD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Qualitative Research, Patient Experience, Stakeholder Engagement, Process & Outcome Research

Email: jgl58@pitt.edu

Jason J Luke, MD, FACP

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Phase I clinical trials, Immunotherapy, Melanoma, Translational Reserach

Email: lukejj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-4511

Jing Luo, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pharmaceutical Policy and Pricing, Pharmacoepidemiology, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Diabetes Medications, Insulin

Email: luoj@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-3559

Andrew Lutz, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise

Email: lutzah@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

James P. Lynch, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: lynchj@upmc.edu

Bernard JC Macatangay, MD

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV Immunology; HIV Immunotherapy; and parasitic diseases

Email: macatangaybj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-1272

Nicoletta Machin, DO

Hematology/Oncology

Email: machinnc2@upmc.edu

Jared W Magnani, MD, MSc

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: social determinants of cardiovascular health; cardiovascular outcomes; health literacy; health services research; epidemiology

Email: magnanij@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-0611

Sultan Mahmood, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Advanced Endoscopy Procedures / Gastroenterology

Email: mahmoods7@upmc.edu

Hussain Mahmud, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pituitary Disorders, Adrenal Disorders, Thyroid Cancer

Email: mahmudh@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Robbie B. Mailliard, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunology, HIV, Cancer and Tumor Immunology, Vaccinology

Email: rbm19@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-3848

Amber Makani, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: makania@upmc.edu

Lena K. Makaroun, MD, MS

Geriatrics

Assistant Professor

Academic Interest: Social influences on aging health, elder abuse, health services research

Email: lkm35@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-360-2253

Shahid M. Malik, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease

Email: maliks@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-1170

Rebecca Mancoll, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Primary Care

Email: mancollr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Janet R Manning, PhD

Cardiology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: manningj@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8018

Megan M. Mantica, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Email: manticam@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-4633

Anna Manukyan Nasse, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: manukyana@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Emily Y. Mao, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Gastroenterology

Email: maoey@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1100

Lars Margolis, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Symptom Management; Communication Regarding Goals of Care

Email: margolis1@upmc.edu

Oscar C. Marroquin, MD, FACC

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Big data, Analytics, Outcomes research

Email: marroquinoc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-1436

Elise M. Martin, MD, MS

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infection control and prevention, hospial epidemiology, antimicrobial stewardship

Email: emm207@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-360-1696

Silvia Laverdes Martinez, MD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: My interests are myositis, scleroderma and lung involvement in these diseases. As well as medical education.

Email: martinezlaverdes@upmc.edu

Jamil Masood, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: masoodjm@upmc.edu

Nicholas F. Maston, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: mastonnf@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Michael A. Mathier, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension

Email: mathierm@upmc.edu

Veronica Matto, DO

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: mattov@upmc.edu

Stephen Michael Mills Maurer, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: maurersm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Stephanie I Maximous, MD, MS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: maximoussi@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-3098

Colleen A. Mayowski, EdD, MLIS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Assessment Research, Online Teaching, Competency-Based Education, Diversity

Email: mayowski@pitt.edu

Sarah McBeth, MD MPH

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV; HIV/HCV co-infection

Email: mcbethsk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-1675

Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: mccrearye3@upmc.edu

John F. McDyer, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunobiology of Lung Transplantation

Email: mcdyerjf@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2118

Lakeya S. McGill, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Healthy Equity; Pain Disparities; Sickle Cell Disease; Social Determinants of Health; Psychosocial & Behavioral Interventions

Email: lsm82@pitt.edu

Kevin McGrath, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy; Endoscopic Ultrasound; Barrett's Esophagus; Esophageal cancer; Pancreatic cysts

Email: mcgrathkm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7079

Deborah K. McMahon, MD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV; AIDS Clinical Trials

Email: mcmahond@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-1675

Dennis M McNamara, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical care and translational research for subjects with heart failure.

Email: mcnamaradm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6598

Casey N. McQuade, MD, MSEd

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Social Media in Medicine, Clinical Reasoning

Email: mcquadec@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Kathleen M. McTigue, MD, MPH, MS

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Obesity and Health Behaviors, Pragmatic Research, Stakeholder Engagement

Email: kmm34@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-4843

Bryan J. McVerry, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Fellowship Education, Acute Lung Injury, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Email: mcverrybj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-3098

Thomas A. Medsger Jr., MD

Rheumatology

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) and related diseases

Email: tmedsger@verizon.net

Phone: 412-383-8765

Rajil Mehta, MD, FASN

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Transplant, epidemiology, renal allograft function

Email: mehtar2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-5479

Seema Mehta Steinke, MD, MS

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infections in transplant recipients and oncology patients, Telemedicine

Email: mehtasteinkesa@upmc.edu

John W. Mellors, MD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV prevention, treatment, and cure

Email: jwm1@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-8512

Oscar Mena, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: menamirandaod@upmc.edu

Jessica S. Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pain and Opioid Misuse/Use Disorder, Randomized Behavioral Trials, Delphi Methodology, Medical Cannabis-Related Decision Making, Pain and Addiction in Patients with Cancer

Email: merlinjs@upmc.edu

Sarah Merriam, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health, Medical Education, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development

Email: sarah.merriam@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-7823

Barbara Methé, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Microbiome, Microbial Ecology

Email: metheba@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-7784

Matthew N. Metzinger, MD

General Internal Medicine

Fellow

Academic Interest: General internal medicine, medical education, resident continuity clinic, primary care

Email: metzingermn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Alexandra Eleanore Mieczkowski, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Primary Care across the Age Spectrum, Trainee Autonomy, Trainee and Physician Wellness

Email: mieczkowskiae@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Bruce Milburn, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: milburnbm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Sharon F. Miller, DO

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: millersl5@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-981-8883

Stephanie D Miller, DO

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: barnettsj2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Cara M Mitchell, DO

Geriatrics

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Consultative geriatrics, evaluation of cognitive impairment, and optimization of quality of life among older adults

Email: mitchellcm2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, MPH

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory myopathies, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatology

Email: moghaddamkias@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-8123

Kaveh Moghbeli, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung transplant

Email: moghbelik@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Niveditha Mohan, MD

Rheumatology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: clinician educator for fellows and residents, autoimmune eye disease

Email: mohann2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-8861

Sann Yu Mon, MBBS, MPH

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inpatient Glycemic Management, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity

Email: monsy@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-9150

Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga, MD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Molecular mechaniss of liver growth and development

Email: smonga@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8842

Beverley A Moore, PhD

Gastroenterology

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, translational research, GI motility disorders

Email: bamoore1786@gmail.com

Phone: 215-692-0860

Elena Morariu, MD, ECNU

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Disorders; Parathyroid Disorders; Adrenal Disordres; Diabetes

Email: morariuem@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Margaret W Moreland, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: morelandmw@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Alison Morris, MD, MS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV, Microbiome

Email: morrisa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-7784

Mahta Mortezavi, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: mortezavim@upmc.edu

Elizabeth (Liz) Mosley, PhD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Reproductive Health Equity; Community-Engaged Research; Family Planning; Mixed Methods

Email: eam241@pitt.edu

Phone: 470-219-8153

Matthew Francis Muldoon, MD, MPH

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Preventive cardiology, hypertension, behavioral medicine, health behaviors, fish oil

Email: mfm10@pitt.edu

Visala S. Muluk, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Perioperative Medicine

Email: visala.muluk@med.va.gov

Phone: 412-360-3958

Suresh Mulukutla, MD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, Quality and Patient Safety

Email: mulukutlasr@upmc.edu

Charles T. Mupamombe, MD, HMDC, FACP

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: mupamombec@upmc.edu

Cristina M. Murray-Krezan, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Substance Use Disorders, Statistics and Data Coordinating Centers, Clinical Trials, Methods to Adjust for Informative Dropout

Email: cmmk@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-3023

Stephanie Mutchler, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: smm226@pitt.edu

Alex H. Myint, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation

Email: myintah2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-672-5766

Linda Nabha, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Infectious Diseases, HIV treatment and prevention

Email: nabhal@upmc.edu

David A. Nace, MD, MPH

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Influenza Prevention & Management, and Infectious Diseases in Older Adults

Email: naceda@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Benjamin A Nacev, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Chromatin Dysregulation in Cancer

Email: nacevba@upmc.edu

Neelesh K. Nadkarni, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Preclinical Alzheimer's disease, and the influence of Alzheimer's disease pathology and cerebral small-vessel disease on the interactions cognitive and motor functions in older adults.

Email: nadkarnink@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2383

Yana G. Najjar, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunotherapy, combination strategies of immunotherapy, translational research, tumor immunology, remodeling the tumor microenvironment, melanoma.

Email: najjaryg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2294

Sowmya Nanjappa, MBBS, MD, FACP, FIDSA

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Patient care, Residents/Fellows ongoing academic education, antibiotic stewardship

Email: nanjappas@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-683-7147

Sudhir K. Narla, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: narlsk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-672-5766

John Naumovski, MD

Geriatrics

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infectious disease management in long term care

Email: naumovskij@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2700

Varidhi Nauriyal, MD, FACP

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Global health with focus on critical care development, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Endovascular Infections, COVID-19

Email: nauriyalv@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Lauren Grunenwald Navitsky, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Burnout, Physician Well-being

Email: navitskylg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Megan E. G. Neils, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: neilsme@upmc.edu

Jennifer Newitt, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Non-invasive ventilation, chronic respiratory failure, medical education

Email: newittjl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2461

Anne B. Newman, MD, MPH

Geriatrics

Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Email: anewman@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-1871

Jason Ng, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes Mellitus, Glucose Control

Email: ngj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Minh-Hong Nguyen, MD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Molecular pathogenesis of Candida albicans infections

Email: mhn5@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-0996

Quyen Nguyen, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: nguyenql2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Anthony J Nicolas, MD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: nicolasaj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6700

Tanya Nikiforova, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Ambulatory Education, Chronic Hepatitis C Infection, Equitable Primary Care for Diverse Populations

Email: nikiforovat@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Sobia Nizami, MBBS

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: nizamis@upmc.edu

Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Academic Interest: Nephropharmacology, clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Email: nolin@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-4683

Marie K. Norman, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Online Learning, Educational Innovation, Application of Learning Research

Email: mkn17@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-860-1922

Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Metabolism, Data Management and Analysis

Email: nouraies@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-8086

Enrico M Novelli, MD, MS

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hemolysis-associated thrombosis; vascular dysfunction in Sickle Cell Disease

Email: novellie@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-2591

Toru Nyunoya, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: COPD, aging, cellular senescence, DNA damage/repair

Email: nyunoyat@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7280

Robert M. O'Doherty, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunometabolism, Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Disturbances

Email: rmo1@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9770

Stephen J.D. O'Keefe, MBBS, MD, MSc, MRCS, FRCP

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Nutrition; Short Bowel; Microbiome; Colon Cancer Prevention

Email: sjokeefe@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-7217

Chester V. Oddis, MD

Rheumatology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Myopathies, polymyositis, dermatomyositis

Email: cvo5@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8861

Solomon F Ofori-Acquah, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Acute Chest Syndrome/Acute Lung Injury in Sickle Cell Disease; Genetics of Hemolysis; Hemin signaling, Vascular Endothelial Permeability; TLR4 Signaling, Pathogenesis of End-organ damage in SCD

Email: sfo2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9231

Satoshi Okawa, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: okawas@pitt.edu

Olubusola Oluwole, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor

Email: oluwoleob2@upmc.edu

Ayman Omara, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: omaraaa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Thaddeus Anthony Osial Jr, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Rheumatoid Arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondylitis and crystalline arthritis (e.g. gout).

Email: osialta@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1466

John Pacella, MS,MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Optimization of microvascular perfusion. Interventional cardiology. Research and clinical mentorship.

Email: pacellajj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-5840

Cristina Marie Padilla, MD

Rheumatology

Post Doctoral Scholar

Academic Interest: Translational and clinical research in scleroderma

Email: padillacm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-8123

Simi Padival, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Endovascular infections, General Infectious Diseases

Email: padivals@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-0391

Thomas D. Painter, MD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Student and Resident Education

Email: paintertd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Paul M. Palevsky, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Acute Kidney Injury, Critical Care Nephrology, Renal Replacement Therapy

Email: palevsky@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-360-3932

Brittany A. Palmer, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: palmerba@upmc.edu

Aaron R. Palmquist, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: palmquistar@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Kurian Pannikottu, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: pannikottuka@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Anna Papazoglou, MD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Systemic sclerosis and general rheumatology

Email: papazogloua@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-5223

Shailaja Parepally, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism

Email: parepallysn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Urvi M Parikh, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV Prevention; HIV drug resistance

Email: ump3@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-3103

Andrey A. Parkhitko, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Assistant Professor

Academic Interest: Aging, Metabolism, Epigenetics, Longevity, Fraily, Healthspan, Lifespan, Methionine, Tyrosine, Drosophila

Email: aparkhitko@pitt.edu

Phone: 339-368-4594

Christopher John Passero, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: chronic kidney disease, Proteinuria/Edema, dialysis

Email: passerocj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-578-9551

Vida Almario Passero, MD, MBA

Hematology/Oncology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Telehealth, Strategic initiatives and developments in hematology and cancer care, Remote treatment and monitoring (any clinic, mobile units, home)

Email: passerova@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-360-3909

Sanjay R. Patel, MD, MS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sleep Disorders, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Email: patelsr2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2461

Christine Peoples, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Rheumatology care provided through telemedicine, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Sjogren syndrome

Email: peoplesc2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-8861

Subashan Perera, PhD

Geriatrics

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Aging, clinical trials, time series analysis, item response theory and classification and regression trees

Email: ksp9@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2365

Christian Oscar Perez, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Zoonotic Diseases, Rickettsial Diseases

Email: perezco@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Ann E Perrin, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Hospital Medicine

Email: perrinae@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Mary E. Peterson, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Menopause, Gynecology

Email: peteme@upmc.edu

Phone: 416-692-4888

Andrej A. Petrov, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Allergy, Immunology

Email: petrovaa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Michael A. Pezzone, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology.

Email: pezzone@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Pancreatology

Email: evansac3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-578-9424

Elizabeth Piccione, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Cardiovascular Disease, Preventive Care, General Cardiology

Email: piccionee@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-698-1830

Aimee Pickering, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Low-Value Care Cascades, Medication Deprescribing, Dual-Healthcare System Use, De-Implementation of Low-Value Care, Using Administrative Claims Data to Measure Low-Value Health Service Utilization

Email: anp219@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Joseph M. Pilewski, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, Lung Transplant

Email: pilewskijm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-8477

Ricardo H. Pineda, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Chronic Lung Diseases

Email: pinedar@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Diana Pinkhasova, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inpatient Discharge Process, General Endocrinology, Diabetes Managemenet

Email: pinkhasovad@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-9150

Beth Marie Piraino, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: peritoneal dialysis related infections

Email: Piraino@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8972

Gina Piscitello, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Medical Ethics, Clinician-Patient Communication, End-of-Life Care, Moral Distress

Email: piscitellogm@upmc.edu

Lora Lee Pless, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: lora.pless@pitt.edu

Lisa Podgurski, MD, MS, FAAHPM

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Psychological Elements of Palliative Care, Clinician Wellbeing, Early Longitudinal Patient Contact

Email: podgurskil@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-2427

Iulia D. Popescu, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunology, Cancer, Transplantation, Virology

Email: iup2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-8915

Ronald K. Poropatich, MD, MS

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: medical informatics; telemedicine, artificial intelligence in health care; medical autonomous systems; military medical research

Email: rkp19@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-5293

Maura Porto, DO

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inpatient infectous disease, MDR gram negative infections

Email: portomc@upmc.edu

Phone: 203-988-1720

Donna M. Posluszny, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Adherence to medical regimens; psychosocial adaptation; family caregivers; patient-caregiver dyadic coping; hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT); leukemia; lymphoma; quality of life

Email: poslusznydm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-5966

Rachel Powell, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: powellr2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

John Power, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology; Interventional Cardiology

Email: PoweJA@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-683-7815

Ruth M. Preisner, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Creating and Teaching Curricula Using Simulation, Creating Procedure-Rich Clinical Environments

Email: ruth.preisner@va.gov

Phone: 412-688-6000

Niall Prendergast, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: prendergastnt@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Jennifer A. Pruskowski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP

Geriatrics

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: jpruskow@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Amogh Puli, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: pulia@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-958-3162

Martha A (Bowman) Pullins, DO

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiovascular Disease

Email: bowmanma@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-748-6484

Raghunandan Purushothaman, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Point-of-care ultrasound, high value care, bedside procedures

Email: purushothamanr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Chethan Puttarajappa, MD, MS

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: kidney and pancreas transplantation

Email: puttarajappacm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-5752

Qiaochu Bernice Qi, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: qiq@upmc.edu

Shulin Qin, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV, Microbiome, Emphysema

Email: qins@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-7784

Kevin Quann, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Adoptive cell therapies, hematologic malignancies, antigen discovery, graft-vs-host disease, graft-vs-leukemia

Email: quannka@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6413

Deirdre A. Quinn, PhD, MSc, MLitt

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sexual & Reproductive Health, Contraceptive Equity, Prepregnancy Health, Maternal Health, Veterans

Email: daq7@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-360-2208

Mordechai Rabinovitz, MD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease; Hepatitis B and C; fatty liver

Email: mxr5@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-7922

Thomas R. Radomski, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Health Services Research, Low Value Care, Dual Health System Use on Health Service Utilization and Outcomes, Medication-Based Risk Adjustment

Email: radomskitr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Margaret V. Ragni, MD, MPH

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: hemophilia novel therapies, non-factor bypass, gene therapy, clinical trials for inhibitor eradication

Email: ragni@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-209-7288

Aref M Rahman, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiovascular Disease; Interventional Cardiology

Email: rahmanam@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-360-6191

Sadeesh K. Ramakrishnan, DVM, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Gastrointestinal Hypoxia Related to Metabolism, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cancer

Email: RAMAKS@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-4293

Makum L. Ramesh, MD, FACC

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology

Email: rameshml@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-781-4860

E. Raymund Ramirez, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine

Email: ramirezrd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Mohan Ramkumar, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: kidney transplantation

Email: mohan.ramkumar@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-6181

Richard P. Ramonell, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Severe Asthma, Pulmonary Immunology

Email: ramonellrp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2118

Sinthana Ramsey, DO

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative Care; Integrating Palliative Care with Malignant Hematology; Solid Tumor Oncology; Prognostication in Dementia

Email: ramseysu@upmc.edu

Boyanapalli V. Rao, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Cardiology and Internal Medicine

Email: RaoxBV@UPMC.EDU

Phone: 412-621-1500

R Harsha Rao, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes, General Endocrinology

Email: rhrao@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Shivdev K. Rao, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: prevention, non-invasive imaging, quality improvement, medical informatics, digital health, healthcare IT

Email: raosk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6000

Priya Rastogi, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Email: rastogip@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-641-3494

Rachna Rawal, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: rawalr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Anuradha Ray, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunology of Asthma and Airway Tolerance

Email: raya@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2118

Evan C. Ray, MD, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: mineral and electrolyte balance, hypertension

Email: rayec@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-9081

Prabir Ray, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Immunology, Host Defense

Email: rayp@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2118

Babak Razani, MD, PhD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Email: brazani@pitt.edu

P. S. Reddy, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mitral valvuloplasty; pericardial diseases

Email: reddyp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-3425

Robert L. Redner, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Benign and Malignant Hematology, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Myeloproliferative diseases, CML

Email: redner@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-623-3257

Steven Reis, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease; Clinical and Translational Science

Email: sreis@hs.pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9516

Eva Reitschuler-Cross, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative Care, Medical Education

Email: reitschulercrosseb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4834

Neil M. Resnick, MD

Geriatrics

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Incontinence and osteoporosis in older adults

Email: amm649@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2361

Rose A. Ressner, DO

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: ressnerra@upmc.edu

Phone: 301-319-9582

Jeremy Naftali Rich Dr., MD, MHS, MBA

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Email: richjn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3364

John Steuart Richards, MBBS

Rheumatology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: richardsjs@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-360-6146

Sharon A. Riddler, MD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV/AIDS clinical trials

Email: riddler@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-1675

Charles R Rinaldo, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cellular immunity to human viral infections (HIV, cytomegalovirus, Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus, SARS-CoV-2)

Email: rinaldo@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-3928

Michael G. Risbano, MD, MA

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pulmonary Hypertension, Exercise Pulmonary Hypertension

Email: risbanomg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Belinda N Rivera-Lebron, MD, MSCE

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism

Email: riveralebronbn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Marc Roberge, DO

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: robergemr2@upmc.edu

Mark S. Roberts, MD, MPP

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Health Policy, Decision Sciences, Health Services Research

Email: robertsm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-7049

Bryan J. Robertson, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology

Email: robertsonbj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-9030

Keven Mara Robinson, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, and Acute/Chronic Respiratory Infections

Email: robinsonkm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-3098

Eric G. Rodriguez, MD, MPH

Geriatrics

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Alzheimer's Disease in older adults

Email: rodriguezeg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Shari S. Rogal, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hepatology.

Email: rogalss@upmc.edu

Phone: 866-482-7488

Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mental Health Services Research, Behavioral Health, Technology, Interventions

Email: rollmanbl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2659

David A. Rometo, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Bariatric Surgery

Email: rometoda@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Stephanie Romutis, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Advanced Endoscopy, General Gastroenterology, GI Oncology

Email: romutissl@upmc.edu

Helbert Rondon, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, FNKF

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hyponatremia, Medical Education

Email: rondonberriosh@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-8394

Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Complex Chronic Disease Management, Family and Social Support, Multidisciplinary Primary Care Models, Data-Driven Complex Patient Management Tools

Email: roslandam@pitt.edu

Michelle I. Rossi, MD, MPH

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Evaluation of new models of care in older adults

Email: Rossimi@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Brianna Rossiter, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health, Medical Education, Communication

Email: rossiterbc@upmc.edu

Scott D Rothenberger, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Time Series Analysis, Functional Data Analysis, Correlated Data, Clinical Trials

Email: rothenberger@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-3014

David Rothstein, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: immunoregulation and tolerance in allograft and autoimmune models

Email: rothsteindm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-7154

Payel Jhoom Roy, MD, MSc

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Addiction Medicine, Opioid Recovery

Email: payel.roy@pitt.edu

Robin Roy, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: royrp@upmc.edu

Fred H. Rubin, MD

Geriatrics

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sustainability of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)

Email: rubinfh@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2700

Doris M. Rubio, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Career Development; Mentoring; Leadership Training

Email: dmr18@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-3352

Cody A. Rutledge, MD, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor

Email: rutledca@pitt.edu

Samir Saba, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Arrhythmia; Sudden Cardiac Death; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Atrial Fibrillation; Ventricular Tachycardia; Cardiac Device Therapy; Lead Management; Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Email: sabas@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2762

Evan Sacolick, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: sacolicker@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Anum Saeed, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: CVD Prevention, Lipids, Neurocognitive Decline

Email: saeeda2@upmc.edu

Anwaar Saeed, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: saeeda3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-2091

Nami Safai Haeri, MD

Geriatrics

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Geriatric Endocrinology, Metabolic Bone Disorders, Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia, Parathyroid and Calcium Disorders.

Email: nas287@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Ramya Sahasranaman, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: acute renal failure

Email: sahasranamamr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-1147

Ibrahim Halil Sahin, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor

Academic Interest: Colorectal cancer, targeted therapeutics and immunotherapy.

Email: sahinih@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3245

Vikram Saini, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Tuberculosis, shock and antimicrobial stewardship

Email: sainiv@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Guy Salama, PhD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiac electrophysiology; arrhythmia mechanisms; excitation contraction coupling

Email: salamag@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-9354

Siamak Salavatian, PhD

Cardiology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Neuromodulation for cardiac disease

Email: salavatian@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5911

Kainat Saleem, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: saleemk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Jami L. Saloman, PhD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer Neuroscience, Peripheral mechanisms of pain, pancreas

Email: jls354@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5120

Palash Samanta, MBBS, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: samantap@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Diana Samberg, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Curriculum Development, Addiction Medicine, Women's Health

Email: sambergd@upmc.edu

Anita Saraf, MD, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Congenital Heart Disease

Email: sarafap@upmc.edu

Amjad Sattout, MD, MASc

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Email: sattouta@upmc.edu

Sebastian E Sattui, MD, MS

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Vasculitis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Aging and inflammation, Multidisciplinary care, Clinical Trials

Email: ssattui@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9782

Didem Saygin, MD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory myopathies, augmenting the rheumatology workforce

Email: SayginD@pitt.edu

Karen Glasser Scandrett, MD, MPH

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Directs the Geriatric Consultative Service and Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

Email: kes153@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-623-2700

Jane Schell, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative Care, Nephrology, Patient-Provider Communication

Email: schelljo@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4834

Yael Schenker, MD, MAS, FAAHPM

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative Care Delivery Models, Quality of Life in Advanced Caner, Opioid Use in Serious Illness, Surrogate Decision Making and Informed Consent

Email: yas28@pitt.edu

Leslie P. Scheunemann, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Critical illness survivorship, patient-centered care, health services research, implementation science

Email: scheunemannlp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Leslie P. Scheunemann, MD, MPH

Geriatrics

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: lps10@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Mark Schmidhofer, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Nuclear cardiology; general clinical cardiology

Email: schmidhoferm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6296

John C. Schmitz, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: development of novel chemotherapeutic targets and agents for the treatment of human colorectal cancer

Email: schmitzjc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7743

Kathryn H Schmitz, PhD, MPH

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Exercise Oncology

Email: schmitzk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-6216

Robert E. Schoen, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Colon Cancer Screening; GI Cancer Epidemiology

Email: rschoen@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-7078

Daniella Schwartz, MD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: IL-9 and other allergy-associated factors in rheumatic diseases

Email: Daniella.Schwartz@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9782

Marc B. Schwartz, MD

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Email: schwartzm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2183

Frank C. Sciurba, MD, FCCP

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Emphysema, COPD

Email: sciurbafc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6494

Iain Scott, PhD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mitochondrial bioenergetics and metabolism

Email: scotti2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-7691

Craig D. Seaman, MD, MS

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hemostasis and thrombosis, Aging and aging-related conditions in hereditary bleeding disorders

Email: seamanc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-209-7308

Jordan See, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Curriculum Development; Teaching Communication Skills; Adult Learning Theory

Email: seejy@upmc.edu

Mohamed Ismail Seedahmed, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sarcoidosis, epidemiology; electronic health records “big data” research; real-world evidence; data science.

Email: seedahmedmi@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Yusuke Sekine, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cellular Responses to Stress, Metabolite Fluctuations in Mammalian Cells

Email: SEKINEY@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-0698

Karen Selk, DO

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Endocrinology, Diabetes, Obesity

Email: selkkl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-9150

Roy Semaan, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Pulmonology

Email: semaanrw2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Gaetan Sgro, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Patient and Doctor Narratives

Email: Gaetan.sgro@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-1706

Faraaz Ali Shah, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Severe Sepsis, Nutritional Support, Hyperglycemia, Incretins, Clinical Trials, Precision Medicine

Email: shahfa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2461

Neel B Shah, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diagnosis, treatment & management of prosthetic joint infections

Email: shahnb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Nirav Shah, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical management of Kidney Transplantation, Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic, Renal Transplantation

Email: nas65@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-802-8652

Obaid S. Shaikh, MD, FRCP

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Liver Disease

Email: obaid@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-647-4528

Alaa Shalaby, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiovascular disease, Interventional Cardiology

Email: alaa.shalaby@med.va.gov

Phone: 412-688-6176

Christienne Shams, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: shamsc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7706

Akhil Sharma, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: sharmaa6@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-958-4028

Ashish Sharma, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: sharmaa4@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Lokesh Sharma, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung infections, influenza, Post Viral bacterial infections, Pseduomonas, Klebsiella, Aging

Email: sharmalk2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Sharad Sharma, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: sharmas10@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Shaohu Sheng, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Research Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: structure and function relationship, ion regulation and genetic variants of epithelial sodium channel

Email: shaohu@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9295

Shujie Shi, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Mechanosensitive ion channel

Email: shs117@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-9569

Ryan K. Shields, PharmD, MS

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Outcomes of Patients Infected with Drug-Resistant Pathogens

Email: shieldsrk@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3745

Warren D. Shlomchik, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Understanding the complex immunology of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell. Adaptive immunity; Clinical Research; Dendritic Cell Immunobiology; Immunological Tolerance

Email: warrens@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-1591

Alfred Shoukry, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education

Email: shoukrya@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Utsav Shrestha, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: shresthau@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Bryant Shuey, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Substance Use/Substance Use Disorders; Timely and Affordable Access to Healthcare Services

Email: bryant.shuey@pitt.edu

Fernanda P. Silveira, MD, MS, FIDSA, FAST

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infections in transplant recipients; fungal infections; antimicrobial resistance; cytomegalovirus

Email: SilveiraFD@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6601

Saul Silver, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Heart disease prevention, Geriatric cardiology and Women's health issues

Email: silvers@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-621-1500

Ethan Jaffe Silverman, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative Care, Ethics Around End of Life, Medical Education

Email: EJS149@pitt.edu

Linda M. Siminerio, RN, PhD, DCES

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes Self-Management, Diabetes Education, Clinical and Community Based Research, Health Care Delivery, Behavior and Psychosocial Issues

Email: simineriol@upmc.edu

Michael Simonson, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Hospital Medicine

Email: simonsonmg2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Harkirat Singh, MBBS

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: singhh3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Nina Singh, MD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: CMV and beta herpes virus infections in transplant recipients

Email: nis5@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-360-1688

Divya Sistla, MBBS

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Endocrinology, Telemedicine, Diabetes, Obesity Management

Email: sistlad@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9770

Adam Slivka, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Therapeutic Endoscopy

Email: slivkaa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-0994

Nicolas Sluis-Cremer, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV drug resistance, HIV persistence, Antibiotic resistance

Email: nps2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-8457

Anson Conrad Smith, MD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional cardiology; mitral valvuloplasty; percutaneous coronary intervention

Email: smithaj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-0211

Brandon J. Smith, MD, PharmD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: B-lactam TDM, MDR GNR infections and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Email: smithbj5@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-0703

Danica Smith, DO

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: smithdm12@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Kenneth J. Smith, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Decision Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness, Vaccination Strategies, Racial Disparities in Vaccination Rates

Email: smithkj2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-4794

Mark A. Smith, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: smithma30@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-588-8089

Roy E. Smith, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Thrombotic Disorders, Pulmonary embolus,Rare hematologic disorders, porphyria

Email: res57@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-6466

Graham Michael Snyder, MD, MS

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infection Prevention, General Infectious Diseases

Email: snydergm3@upmc.edu

Phone: 989-676-7575

Mark E. Snyder, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung transplantation, Adaptive Immune System, Pulmonary fibrosis, Airway T cell Trafficking

Email: snyderme2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Prem Soman, MD, PhD, FACC, FRCP

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiac amyloidosis, Clinical Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography

Email: somanp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-3435

Z. Ozlem Soran, MD, MPH, FACC, FESC

Cardiology

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Enhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy, Heart Failure, Preventive Cardiology, Onco-cardiology

Email: zos1@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-337-5613

Carla Leigh Spagnoletti, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Professional Development

Email: spagnoletticl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Brielle Spataro, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health, Medical Education

Email: spatarob@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Sara Spinella, MD

General Internal Medicine

Email: spinellas@upmc.edu

Benjamin Sprague, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: spragueb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Cynthia St Hilaire, PhD, FAHA

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Vascular calcification and vessel remodeling

Email: sthilaire@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9441

Robert N. Staffen, MD, FACC

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General cardiology, Echocardiography

Email: staffenrn@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-537-5034

Maja Stefanovic-Racic, MD, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Liver Inflammation, Dendritic Cells, Insulin Resistance

Email: stefanovicracicm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9884

Matthew L Steinhauser, MD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Genetics, Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disorders

Email: msteinhauser@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-7054

Richard A. Steinman, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: steinman@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-623-3237

Jamie Lynn Stern, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health

Email: sternjl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Blair C. Stone, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: stonebc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Patrick J. Strollo Jr., MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Sleep Apnea, Neuromuscular Disease

Email: strollopj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-802-8594

Courtney E. Stull, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: stullce@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1466

Tomeka L. Suber, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: pathogenesis of acute lung injury, host defense mechanisms

Email: subertl2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2211

Arohan R. Subramanya, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Coordination of renal NaCl reabsorption and K+ secretion

Email: ars129@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-3669

Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pharmacoepidemiology, Antimicrobials, Dual Use of VA and Non-VA

Email: KSUDA@pitt.edu

Matthew S. Suffoletto, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography

Email: suffolettoms@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6816

Stacey J. Sukoff Rizzo, PhD

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug Discovery for Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging- related Disorders

Email: rizzos@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-3719

Daniel I. Sullivan, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interstitial lung disease, Autoimmune lung disease, Basic science

Email: sullivandi@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2210

Tara Sunder, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Physician Wellness

Email: sundert@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Alexander J. Sundermann, DrPH

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infection Prevention, Genomic Epidemiology, Healthcare-associated Infections

Email: als412@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-915-1202

Galen E. Switzer, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Stem-Cell Donation, Health-Related Quality of Life, Measurement

Email: gswitzer@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-4837

Edward T Szabo, MD,MS

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology

Email: szaboet@upmc.edu

Phone: 724-537-5034

John Szymusiak, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Email: szymusiakja@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Stasa D. Tadic, MD, MS

Geriatrics

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Consultative services at UPMC Mercy

Email: std45@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Roderick J. Tan, MD, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Physician-scientist studying the molecular pathogenesis of kidney disease

Email: tanrj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-4008

Aylin Tansel, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Email: tansela@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8888

Sunny Y. Tao, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Email: taosy@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-784-1110

Curtis Tatsuoka, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Email: cut4@pitt.edu

Sina Tavakoli, MD, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Secondary Appointment

Academic Interest: Molecular Imaging

Email: tavakolis@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-2565

Jesus Tejero, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Nitrite, Nitric Oxide

Email: jet68@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-2651

Suzanne J Templer, DO, FACP, FIDSA

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Leadership and Wellness in medical education, LGBTQI issues, Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Email: templersj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-8937

Jyotsana Thakkar, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: thakkarj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-5489

Alvin Thalappillil, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: thalappillila@upmc.edu

Ritu Thamman, MD, FASE, FACC

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Echocardiography, Narrative Medicine,Telemedicne and Social Media

Email: rit9@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-359-5131

Brent W. Thiel, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Medicine; Substance Use; Population Management; Quality Improvement; Medical Education

Email: thielbw@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Holly N. Thomas, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health, Menopause, Sexual Function, Mindfulness

Email: thomashn@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9836

Darcy L. Thull, MS

Hematology/Oncology

Instructor in Medicine

Academic Interest: Genetic Counseling, Hereditary Cancer Predisposition

Email: thuldl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-641-1466

Andrew Thurston, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Empathetic Communication, Medical Humanities

Email: thurstonal@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-8111

Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lupus

Email: tilstraj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-3550

Sarah Anne Tilstra, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health, Clinical Reasoning, Faculty Development, Gender Diverse Care

Email: tilstrasa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Meghan Tipre, DrPh, MSPH

Hematology/Oncology

Instructor in Medicine

Email: tiprem@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-728-3728

Frederico G. S. Toledo, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes, Insulin resistance, Mitochondria, Obesity, Pancreatitis related diabetes, Aging, Skeletal muscle metabolism

Email: toledofs@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Catalin Toma, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Cardiology

Email: tomac@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6272

Kathleen Tompkins, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General infectious disease, telemedicine, and global health.

Email: tompkinskm@upmc.edu

Amaninder Toor, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Graduate Medical Education and Hospital Medicine

Email: tooras@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Adele L. Towers, MD MPH FACP

Geriatrics

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Management of mood and cognitive disorders

Email: towersal@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Giraldina J Trevejo-Nunez, MD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: gjt9@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-5943

Alex Marshal Trzebucki, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Telemedicine, antimicrobial stewardship, technology solutions, next generation ID diagnostic

Email: trzebuckiam@upmc.edu

Krishna V. Tummalapalli, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Trans-radial approach in cardiac catheterization. Teaching residents and medical students.

Email: TummKV@UPMC.EDU

Phone: 412-621-1500

Atac Turkay, MD, PhD

Rheumatology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: turkaya2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6700

Isik Turker, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Multimodality cardiac imaging, preventive cardiology, sports cardiology and nutrition

Email: turkeri@upmc.edu

Shachi Tyagi, MD, MS

Geriatrics

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Geriatric nocturia and insomnia, their treatment, and their impact

Email: tyagis@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-2084

Eloho Ufomata, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health, LGBTQIA+ health, Diversity, Medical Education, Communication

Email: ufomataeo@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Jagdeesh Ullal, MD, MS, FACE, FACP, ECNU

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Inpatient Endocrinology, Diabetes Management, Cystic Fibrosis Endcorinology

Email: ullalj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

Peri Unligil, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Encompasses the diversity of the practice of general internal medicine.

Email: unligilp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Ravy K. Vajravelu, MD, MSCE

Gastroenterology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General gastroenterology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Health services research, Bioinformatics

Email: Ravy.Vajravelu@pitt.edu

Eleanor B. Valenzi, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interstitial lung disease, systemic sclerosis

Email: valenzie@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6494

Eleanor Valenzi, MD

Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: New treatments of systemic sclerosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases

Email: Valenzie@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8000

Reed Van Deusen, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pediatric-to-Adult Transitions, Teaching Communication Skills

Email: vandeusenr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

G. van Londen, MD, MS

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Geriatric Oncology, Cancer Survivorship.

Email: vanLondenJ@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2382

Daria Van Tyne, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Antibiotic resistance, functional genomics, and novel antimicrobials

Email: VANTYNE@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-4210

Rachel Vanderberg, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education; Medical School to Residency Transition; Fibromyalgia

Email: vanderbergrh@upmc.edu

Sathish Babu Vasamsetti, Msc, PhD

Cardiology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: sathishv@pitt.edu

Peter Jakob Veldkamp, MD, MSc

Infectious Diseases

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infectious Diseases, HIV, Global Health, Medical Education

Email: pjv4@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-1675

Sandhya Venkataraman, DO

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: venkataramans@upmc.edu

Kristen L. Veraldi, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interstitial Lung Diseases, Autoimmune-associated Lung Disease, Sarcoidosis, Critical Care Medicine

Email: VeraldiKL2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Kenneth D. Vesio, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Clinical Cardiovascular Disease and cardiac ultrasound modalities, Teaching Staff UPMC Shadyside Hospita

Email: VesiKD@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-621-1500

J. Alex Viehman, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: drug resistance, antibiotic stewardship and quality improvement

Email: viehmanja@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Flordeliza Villanueva, MD

Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Ultrasound molecular imaging; Ultrasound-mediated Therapeutics; Mechanism of Ultrasound Bioeffects

Email: villanuevafs@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-5840

Liza C. Villaruz, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Early Drug Development, Novel Therapies in Lung Cancer

Email: villaruzl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6577

Adrian Visoiu, MD

Geriatrics

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Delirium, dementia, care of the frail elderly, and osteoporosis

Email: visoiua@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Andrew H. Voigt, MD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Comprehensive management of cardiac arrhythmias

Email: voigtah@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-6272

Peter Volpe, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: volpej@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Booth Wainscoat, DO

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Telemedicine, Antibiotic Stewardship, Precision Medicine

Email: wainscoatb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Thomas J Walk, MD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Quality & Patient Safety, Medical Education, LGBT Health

Email: walktj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-822-3000

Bing Wang, MD, PhD

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Gene therapy for the treatment of heart, lung, blood, and neuromuscular diseases

Email: bingwang@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-360-2480

Jing Hong Wang, PhD, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancers and B cell lymphomas

Email: wangj28@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7728

Justin Wang, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine; Medical Education; Biomedical Informatics

Email: wangjq@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Norman C. Wang, MD, MS

Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: clinical cardiac electrophysiology; epidemiology

Email: wangnc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-2762

Tianxiu Wang, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Design & Analysis of Clinical Trials

Email: tiw93@pitt.edu

Xingan Wang, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung Transplantation and Lung Imaging

Email: wangx17@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-7784

Xueping Wang, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Instructor in Medicine

Academic Interest: The epithelial sodium channel regulation by bile acids

Email: xuw30@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-648-9277

Yunjiao Wang, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes, Thyroid, Obesity

Email: wangyj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700

John R. Ward, DO, FACC

Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease

Email: WardJR1@UPMC.EDU

Phone: 412-232-9030

Lee Weinberg, MD

Gastroenterology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Gastroenterology

Email: weinlm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3105

Richard Weinberg, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Palliative Care

Email: weinbergrl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4834

Debra K. Weiner, MD

Geriatrics

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Innovative treatment and management of chronic pain

Email: dweiner@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2360

Steven Weisbord, MD, MSc

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Acute Kidney Injury, Contrast-induced acute kidney injury

Email: weisbordsd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-360-3911

Ora A. Weisz, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Apical membrane traffic in polarized epithelial cells

Email: weisz@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8891

Christopher Miller Wentz, MD

Cardiology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cardiology; Cardiovascular Disease; Interventional Cardiology.

Email: wentzcm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-9030

Sally E. Wenzel, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Severe Asthma

Email: swenzel@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-624-8300

David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pancreatic Genetics; Pancreas Disease

Email: whitcomb@pitt.edu

Anna Marie White, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Medical Education, Street Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Down Syndrome, Primary Care

Email: whitea3@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4888

Gretchen E White, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Alcohol & Substance Use, Bariatric Surgery Outcomes, Obesity, Workforce Development

Email: gew22@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-246-6959

Nicole Channon White, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Infectious Diseases

Email: whitenc2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Andrew Lawrence Wickerham, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine, Health Systems Science, Quality Improvement

Email: wickerhamal@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Lauren Willard, DO

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: General Endocrinology, Telemedicine, Diabetes Management

Email: willardla@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-9150

Katherine Willoughby, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine

Email: willoughbyke@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

David O. Wilson, MD, MPH

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Screening

Email: wilsondo@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-687-3355

Erin L. Winstanley, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Morbidity & Mortality in the Overdose Epidemic; Behavioral Health Services

Email: elw194@pitt.edu

Anna Nanigian Witt, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: wittan@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Jonathan D Wolfe, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: wolfejd5@upmc.edu

Natasha K Wolfe, MD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Pregnancy and Heart Disease, Women's Heart Health

Email: wolfena@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-5609

Darren Wong, MD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Extensively drug resistant bacterial infections, orthopedic infections and limb salvage

Email: wongdw@upmc.edu

Risa L Wong, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: wongrl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-6458

Timothy C. Wong, MD MS

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, multimodality cardiovascular imaging, health

Email: wongtc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6598

Donald V Woytowitz, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Myelodysplastic syndrome; myeloproliferative disorder; idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Benigh Hematology; Low Grade NHL; CLL; Hypercoagulable states

Email: woytowitzdv@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6466

Christine Wu, MD

Renal-Electrolyte

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Kidney transplantation, Lupus nephritis

Email: wucm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7157

Haodi Wu, PhD

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Induced pluripotent stem cell model, Inherited cardiomyopathies, Calcium handling, Genome editing, Cardiac arrhythmias, Cardiac aging, Heart failure

Email: haodi@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-1088

Kathryn Wunderle, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Communication in the ICU, Gender in Academic Medicine, Curriculum Development

Email: wunderlekb@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-2428

Christopher Wynkoop, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: wynkoopcl@upmc.edu

Rong Xie, PhD

Cardiology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: rox9@pitt.edu

Julia Z Xu, MD, MScGH

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: xujz2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-648-6466

Jonathan G. Yabes, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Survival and Competing Risks Models, Analysis of Longitudinal Data, Missing Data Techniques, Joint Modeling, Large and Administrative Data, Clinical Trials

Email: jgy2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-605-0158

Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pancreas Disease; Pancreas Epidemiology

Email: yadavd@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7078

Wang Yan, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer cell plasticity, Cancer stem cell

Email: yan.wang18@pitt.edu

Dylan Yang, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Psychological Safety of Learning/Work Environment; High Value Care; Advocacy; DEI

Email: yangds@upmc.edu

Mohamed H Yassin, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Infection Control perspective in long-term care facilities; surgical site infections;

Email: yassinm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-7798

Vijay K. Yechoor, MD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Beta Cell Mass and Function, Diabetes, Circadian Clock, Tead1

Email: yechoorv@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-4251

Yvette Yien, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: yieny@pitt.edu

Joo Heung Yoon, MD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Critical Care Medicine; Big Data; Predictive Analytics; Machine Learning; AI

Email: yoonjh@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-3199

Ashley Youngs, DO

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Women's Health in Primary Care, Medical Education

Email: youngsan@upmc.edu

Justin Yu, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: yuja@upmc.edu

Lan Yu, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Patient-Reported Outcomes, Survey Data Analysis, Psychometrics, Item Bank Development

Email: Lan.Yu@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-3020

Tiffany Yuh, MD, MSHP

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: yuhtg@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Irina V Zabbarova, PhD

Renal-Electrolyte

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Urinary bladder pathology (cystitis, irradiation cystitis, spinal cord injury) and new therapeutic approaches

Email: ivz2@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-8771

Syed Arsalan Akhter Zaidi, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: zaidisa@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-232-5918

Dan Paul Zandberg, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Head and Neck Cancer

Email: zandbergdp@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7955

Hassane M. Zarour, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Cancer Immunology, Cancer Immunotherapy, Melanoma, and T cell immunology

Email: zarourhm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3272

Sabina Zawadzka, DO, MS

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Telemedicine, HIV/AIDS, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Email: zawadzkasm@upmc.edu

Julia Zefirova, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: HIV/AIDS, General Infectious Diseases, Medical Education, Telemedicine

Email: zefirovaj@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Anna Zemke, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: host pathogen biology, pseudomonas aeruginosa, bacterial nitrosative stress, cystic fibrosis, biofilm

Email: zemkea@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-8477

Hua Zhang, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Targeting Oncogenic Signaling and Epigenetic Regulators to Enhance Immunity

Email: zhangh18@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-864-7742

Janie Y Zhang, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Colorectal cancer, immunotherapy

Email: zhangjy2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-623-3283

Lianghui Zhang, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Viral lung Injury, vascular biology, and innate & adaptive immunity.

Email: lhzhang@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-692-2211

Manling Zhang, MD, MS

Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: zhangm5@upmc.edu

Xiangyu Zhang, PhD

Cardiology

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: xiangyu.zhang@pitt.edu

Yingze Zhang, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Genetics, Genotyping, Biomarkers, Functional genomics

Email: zhanyx@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-7225

Diana Zhong, MD, MHS

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: zhongdz@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-647-7228

Celine H. Zhou, MD

Rheumatology

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: zhouc5@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-682-2434

Bokai Zhu, PhD

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: 12h-clock, Hepatic Metabolic Homeostasis, Aging-associated Diseases

Email: bzhu@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-383-0447

David Zielinski, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: david.zielinski@va.gov

Phone: 412-360-3838

Chunbin Zou, MD, PhD

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Pulmonary inflammation and infection, Acute Lung Injury

Email: zouc@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-624-3666

Margaret Zupa, MD, MS

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Academic Interest: Diabetes Care Quality Through Telemedicine, Family, and Health Supporter Involvement in Diabetes Care

Email: zupamf@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-586-9700