Code Blue and Gold

The quarterly newsletter of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Introducing your newest DOM faculty, postdocs, and staff colleagues hired or appointed Sep 2 through Dec 1, 2025.

Faculty

Amesh Ashok Adalja, MD // Adjunct Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Henrietta Afari, MD // Assistant Professor // Cardiology

Ali Atoui, MD // Assistant Professor // Classical Hematology

John Byrd, MD // UCR Visiting Professor // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Claire Durkin, MD // Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Shaid El-Akawi, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Danielle Fayad, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Stephanie Gambino, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Mary Hon, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Nick Huang, MD // Clinical Instructor // General Internal Medicine

Sonya John, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology

Joseph Kovacs, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Andreas Kyvernitakis, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology

Fei-Pi Lin, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Dana Loll, PhD, MHS // UCR Visiting Research Associate Professor // General Internal Medicine

Hetal Mistry, MD // Assistant Professor // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Sonia Rupcic, PhD // Adjunct Instructor // General Internal Medicine

Katherine Shipman, PhD // Research Instructor // Renal-Electrolyte

Sanjay Sridaran, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Yujie Sun, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Kari White, PhD // Visiting Adjunct Associate Professor // General Internal Medicine

Postdocs

An-Chi Cheng, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Smitha Edakalavan, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Veronica Hong, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Shifang Li, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Aging Institute

Lauren Roe, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Geriatric Medicine

Abhishek Sengar, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Cardiology

Archana Shrestha, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Cardiology

Afsara Zaheed, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // General Internal Medicine

Staff

Benafsha Ayeen // Grants & Contracts Assistant // Research Administration

Hayden Bash // Genetic Counseling Assistant // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Lotte Brewer, MPH // CONVERGE Communications Specialist // General Internal Medicine

Miaoyan Chen, ScM // Data Analyst // General Internal Medicine

Riley Coulter // Laboratory Research Technician II // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Blake Degioanni, MS // Data Analyst // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Danielle DeRose // Post Award Specialist // Research Administration

Carrie Haney, MPH // Catalyst Data Analyst // General Internal Medicine

Kelsey Humes // Student Program Coordinator // General Internal Medicine

Jessica Hutchison // CRNP, Senior // Geriatric Medicine

Katelyn Kelsey, MPH // Catalyst Research Coordinator // General Internal Medicine

Jean Kosobucki // Manager, Communications and Programming // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Mollie Lewis // Laboratory Research Specialist // Vascular Medicine Institute

Aiden Mohideen // Laboratory Research Technician // Vascular Medicine Institute

Ethan Rodriguez // Grants & Contracts Assistant // Research Administration

Abbey Setlik // Laboratory Research Technician II // Aging Institute

Johanna Spisak // Grants & Contracts Specialist // Research Administration

Capresia Stone // Medical Assistant // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Amy Travis // Clinical Research Coordinator // Cardiology

Adriana Tufino, MSc // Laboratory Research Technician // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology