Affiliated Faculty
Jeremy Chow, MD Current Position:
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, UT Southwestern
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate Institution:
Cornell University
Research Areas:
Xiao Yang, MD Current Position:
Dermatologist, Toronto Dermatology Centre
Residency:
Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Michigan
Research Areas:
Xiaoyi Teng, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate Institution:
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Areas:
Cary Boyd-Shiwarski, MD, PhD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Residency:
Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Arizona State University
Research Areas:
Michael (Mike) Bykowski, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Plastic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Anthony (Tony) Deo, MD, PhD Current Position:
Residency:
Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Undergraduate Institution:
Boston College
Research Areas:
Christopher (Chris) Fung, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
Residency:
Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate Institution:
University of California, Berkeley
Research Areas:
Kristen Livesey, MD Current Position:
Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, St. Clair Health and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Areas:
Nicholas (Nick) Maurice, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor. Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate Institution:
Notre Dame University
Research Areas:
Ezra Mirvish, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Dermatology, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of California, Berkeley
Research Areas:
Shanti Pinto, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Valparaiso University
Research Areas:
Ayesha Firdous, MD Current Position:
First-Year Resident
Residency:
Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Barnard College
Research Areas:
Kanupriya Gupta, MD Current Position:
First-Year Resident
Residency:
Diagnostic Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Undergraduate Institution:
Wellesley College
Research Areas:
Joey Hsu, MD Current Position:
First-Year Resident
Residency:
Neurology, Harvard Beth Israel, Boston, MA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Virginia
Research Areas:
Julia Knight, MD Current Position:
First-Year Resident
Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Undergraduate Institution:
Case Western Reserve University
Research Areas:
Stephanie Casillo, MD Current Position:
Second-Year Resident
Residency:
Neurosurgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Rochester Institute of Technology
Research Areas:
Neha Hafeez, MD Current Position:
Second-Year Resident
Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Michigan
Research Areas:
Anjana Murali, MD Current Position:
Second-Year Resident
Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Breanna Nguyen, MD Current Position:
Second-Year Resident
Residency:
Dermatology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate Institution:
Williams College
Research Areas:
Vaidehi (Vai) Patel, MD Current Position:
Second-Year Resident
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Cornell, New York, NY
Undergraduate Institution:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Research Areas:
Catherine (Cat) Pressimone, MD Current Position:
Second-Year Resident
Residency:
Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Eric Adams, MD Current Position:
Third-Year Resident
Residency:
Surgery, UPMC Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Villanova University
Research Areas:
Rebecca (Becky) Brown, MD Current Position:
Third-Year Resident
Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Aidan Dmitriev, MD Current Position:
Third-Year Resident
Residency:
Ophthalmology, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh,PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Kansas
Research Areas:
Christopher (Chris) Hensler, MD Current Position:
Third-Year Resident
Residency:
Psychiatry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Notre Dame
Research Areas:
Aneta Kowalski, MD Current Position:
Third-Year Resident
Residency:
Radiology-Diagnostic, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
George Washington University
Research Areas:
Alicia Mizes, MD Current Position:
Third-Year Resident
Residency:
Dermatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Undergraduate Institution:
Pomona College
Research Areas:
William (Will) Plautz, MD Current Position:
Second-Year Resident
Residency:
Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Undergraduate Institution:
Duke University
Research Areas:
Rachel Wolfe, MD Current Position:
Third-Year Resident
Residency:
Pediatrics (Research Track), Duke University, Durham, NC
Undergraduate Institution:
Pennsylvania State University
Research Areas:
Jacob (Jake) Jerome, MD Current Position:
Fourth-Year Resident
Residency:
Pathology, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Charlton (Charlie) Otte, MD Current Position:
Fourth-Year Resident
Residency:
Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Institution:
Swarthmore College
Research Areas:
Audrey Kindsfather Panko, MD Current Position:
Fourth-Year Resident
Residency:
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Richmond
Research Areas:
Anthony (Tony) Schulien, MD Current Position:
Fourth-Year Resident
Residency:
Neurosurgery, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Mariam Bramah-Lawani, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Emergency Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ
Undergraduate Institution:
Wilson College
Research Areas:
Filip Istvanic, MD Current Position:
Cardiology Fellow, Lankenau Medical Center
Residency:
Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Areas:
Elizabeth (Beth) Kenny, MD Current Position:
Fifth-Year Resident
Residency:
Plastic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Duquesne University
Research Areas:
Nathan Sisterson, MD Current Position:
Fifth-Year Resident
Residency:
Neurological Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard University), Boston, MA
Undergraduate Institution:
Northwestern University
Research Areas:
Wai Lok (Cyrus) Tsang, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic (Florida), Weston, FL
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Michigan
Research Areas:
Ross Carson, MD Current Position:
Epilepsy fellow, Boston Children’s Neurology
Residency:
Child Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital (Harvard University), Boston, MA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Michigan
Research Areas:
Andrew Hughes, MD Current Position:
Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Residency:
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania), Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Lehigh University
Research Areas:
Pooja Karukonda, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Duke University Hospital
Residency:
Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Undergraduate Institution:
Johns Hopkins University
Research Areas:
Josh Krivinko, MD Current Position:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
Residency:
Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Thiagarajan (Thiagu) Meyyappan, MD Current Position:
Sixth-Year Resident
Residency:
General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Boston University
Research Areas:
Mondira Ray, MD Current Position:
Clinical Informatics Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital
Residency:
Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Undergraduate Institution:
Swarthmore College
Research Areas:
Berkcan Akpinar, MD Current Position:
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedic surgery, Sports medicine, NYU in Florida
Residency:
Orthopedic Surgery, New York University, New York, NY
Undergraduate Institution:
Northwestern University
Research Areas:
Rafey Feroze, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Naomi Gunawardena, MD Current Position:
Hematology instructor, transfusion medicine fellow
Residency:
Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Areas:
Marshall Huang, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Undergraduate Institution:
Cornell University
Research Areas:
Kassandra O'Brien Allbright, MD Current Position:
Clinical Instructor, PACCSM, UPMC
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate Institution:
Northeastern University
Research Areas:
Thomas (Tom) Wozny, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Xiao Zhu, MD Current Position:
Aesthetic Surgery Fellow
Residency:
Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Duke University
Research Areas:
Ahmed Al-Khafaji, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, Emory University
Residency:
Interventional Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Michigan
Research Areas:
Stathis Kondylis, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate Institution:
Arizona State University
Research Areas:
Robert (Rob) Tisherman, MD Current Position:
Assistance Professor, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University
Residency:
Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Areas:
Anil Vasireddi, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Duke University
Residency:
Diagnostic Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Illinois Institute of Technology
Research Areas:
Wai-Ying (Wendy) Yau, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Neurology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Michigan
Research Areas:
Michael (Mike) Burrow, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Utah
Research Areas:
Bhavana Vangara Chapman, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Florida
Research Areas:
Erin Cummings, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UPMC
Residency:
Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Brown University
Research Areas:
Dongning Zhang, MD Current Position:
Assistant professor at Western University of Health sciences. Thoracic surgeon at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA
Residency:
Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Research Areas:
Ellen Caparosa, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Residency:
General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
New York University
Research Areas:
Leo Chen, MD Current Position:
Endourology Society Fellow, Urology, University of Toronto
Residency:
Urological Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Undergraduate Institution:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Areas:
Brittany O'Neill Dulmage, MD Current Position:
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Ohio State
Residency:
Dermatology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Undergraduate Institution:
Research Areas:
Erica Nakajima, MD Current Position:
Senior study physician
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Undergraduate Institution:
Carleton College
Research Areas:
Caroline Rieser, MD Current Position:
Residency:
General Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Brown University
Research Areas:
Sameer Shakir, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Wisconsin
Residency:
Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Angela Hu, MD Current Position:
Clinical Research Director, Clinical Development, Rare Diseases, Sanofi
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Undergraduate Institution:
Princeton University
Research Areas:
Paul Johnson, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Orthopedic Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Utah
Research Areas:
Christopher (Chris) Lord, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Undergraduate Institution:
Duke University
Research Areas:
Daniel Ludwig, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Washington University in St Louis
Residency:
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis
Undergraduate Institution:
Brown University
Research Areas:
Chinedu (Nedu) Nwasike, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Orthopedic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Columbia University
Research Areas:
Kristy Shine, MD, PhD Current Position:
Associate Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, Director of Medical Student Research/Director of Faculty Research Development
Residency:
Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Boston University
Research Areas:
Jocelyn Fitzgerald, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, OB/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences
Residency:
Obstetrics/Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate Institution:
Pennsylvania State University
Research Areas:
Aaron Gusdon, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Neurology, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, NY
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas:
Aditya Iyer, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Undergraduate Institution:
Cornell University
Research Areas:
Jonathan Leeman, MD Current Position:
Residency:
Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY
Undergraduate Institution:
Harvard University
Research Areas:
Joseph McLaughlin, MD, PhD Current Position:
Residency:
Radiology, University of Texas-Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Undergraduate Institution:
Brigham Young University
Research Areas:
Mamie Thant, MD Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Dept of Hematology Oncology and Hoxworth Blood Center
Residency:
Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution:
Harvard University
Research Areas:
Olivia Parks, Current Position:
Residency:
Undergraduate Institution:
University of Pittsburgh
Research Areas: