People

Director

Jane M. Liebschutz, MD, MPH, FACP
Director, Center for Research on Health Care
412-692-4821

Co-Director

Galen Switzer, PhD
Associate Chief of Research, Division of General Internal Medicine
412-692-4837

Core Faculty

Kaleab Z. Abebe, PhD
Director, Center for Biostatistics and Qualitative Methodology (CBQM)
412-383-0100
Timothy Anderson, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Martina Anto-Ocrah, PhD, MPH, MT(ASCP)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Robert M. Arnold, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
412-692-4810
Timothy Bober, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Sonya Borrero, MD, MS
Director, CONVERGE
412-692-4841
Judy Chang, MD, MPH
Assistant Dean of Medical Student Research
412-641-6003
(Joyce) Chung-Chou H. Chang, PhD
Director of PhD Faculty Affairs
412-692-4868
Yi-Fan Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical & Translational Science
Julie W. Childers, MD, FAAHPM, FASAM
Professor of Medicine
412-693-4834
Matthew Chinman, PhD
Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation
Renee M. Cloutier, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-383-0212
Jason B. Colditz, PhD, MEd
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry
412-246-6929
Flor de Abril Cameron, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Karlyn A. Edwards, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Michael J. Fine, MD, MSc
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
412-360-2206
Walid F. Gellad, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing
C. Bernie Good, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives
412-454-7420
Megan E. Hamm, PhD
Director of Qualitative Services, CBQM
412-647-0280
Janel Hanmer, MD, PhD
Co-Associate Dean of Medical Student Research
Leslie R. M. Hausmann, PhD
Associate Director, CHERP, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
412-360-2112
Raagini Jawa, MD, MPH, FASAM
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health
Paul J Joudrey, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science, with Tenure
412-692-4855
Wei-Hsuan "Jenny" Lo-Ciganic, PhD, MS, MSPharm
Professor of Medicine, with tenure
Dana Loll, PhD, MHS
Director, PA Catalyst, CONVERGE
Nicole Luche, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández, PhD, MPH, LP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jing Luo, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
412-383-0627
Lakeya S. McGill, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Melissa A. McNeil, MD, MPH
Kathleen M. McTigue, MD, MS, MPH
Director, PaTH Clinical Research Network
412-692-2940
Rebecca N. Meiksin, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Elizabeth (Liz) Mosley, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
470-219-8153
Cristina M. Murray-Krezan, PhD
Deputy Director, CBQM
Marie Kamala Norman, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science
412-860-1922
Aimee Pickering, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-692-4888
Gina Piscitello, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Deirdre A. Quinn, PhD, MSc, MLitt
Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-360-2208
Thomas R. Radomski, MD, MS
Associate Director, Institute for Clinical Research Education
Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH, MBA
Director, Center for Behavioral Health, Media, & Technology
412-692-2659
Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS
Director, Caring for Complex Chronic Conditions Research Center
Scott D. Rothenberger, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical & Translational Science
Payel Jhoom Roy, MD, MSc
Clinical Director, Inpatient Substance Treatment & Recovery Service
412-692-4473
Doris M. Rubio, PhD
Director, Institute for Clinical Research Education
412-692-4871
Jane O. Schell, MD
Section Chief, Palliative Care and Medical Ethics
412-692-4834
Bryant Shuey, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Kenneth J. Smith, MD, MS
Ermeritus Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science
412-647-4794
Riley J. Steiner, MPH, PhD
Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS, FCCP
Director, Center for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion (CHERP)
Holly N. Thomas, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-586-9836
Tianxiu Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical & Translational Science
Kimberly Hochstedler Webb, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gretchen White, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science
Erin L. Winstanley, PhD
Professor of Medicine, with Tenure
Jonathan G. Yabes, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biostatistics, and Clinical and Translational Science
Lan Yu, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Clinical and Translational Science
412-864-3020

Affiliated Faculty

Andrew D. Althouse, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
Rachel Bachrach, PhD
Assistant Professor at University of Michigan
Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, with Tenure
Hailey Bulls, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
Kar-Hai Chu, PhD
Associate Professor of Public Health
412-692-2578
J. Travis Donahoe, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
Utibe R. Essien, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Medicine, UCLA
Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Urology
Carissa A. Low, PhD
Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology
412-623-5973
Jared W. Magnani, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Cardiology
412-692-2935
Jessica Sarah Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA
Professor of Medicine, Tenure at The Ohio State University
412-383-0617
Yael Schenker, MD, MAS
Director, Palliative Research Center (PaRC)
Jaime E. Sidani, PhD, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor of Public Health
412-864-3192
Ravy K. Vajravelu, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
J. Deanna Wilson, MD, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Margaret Zupa, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Fellows

Edna J. Evington, PhD
BUILD-UP T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Andrew Haddad, PharmD
TL1 Postdoctoral Fellow
Jordyn Ting, PhD
TL1 Postdoctoral Scholar

Administrator

Barbara Klipa, MBA
Director of Research Operations

Staff

Deborah Alpern, MA
Administrative Coordinator
Nichole Bills, MPH
Research Program Coordinator
Daniela Bruemmer
Clinical Research Assistant
Neville Caceres, MEd
Research Assistant
Promiti Debi
Research Assistant
Chelsea Dempsey-Jones, MS
Communications Specialist
Anna Gogiberidze
Research Assistant
Ta'Sey Harmon
Administrative Coordinator
412-864-3324
Neil Kenkre
Research Assistant
Ethan Lennox, MA
Medical Editor and Writer
Monica Loughran, MS
Administrative Coordinator
412-692-2659
Emily McFerran
Clinical Research Coordinator
Jenn Mikelonis
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Samantha Nash
Clinical Research Coordinator
Kristee Rosen, MS
Office Manager
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Melessa Salay
Scientific Program Director
Heather Saylor
Administrative Assistant
Justin A. Scott
Research Assistant
Joshua Shearer, JD
Administrative Assistant
J.R. Stover, MA, LPC, CADC
Interventionist
Julianna Webster
Interventionist