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 March 1, 2026, through May 31, 2026.

Faculty

Tânia Amorim, PhD // Research Assistant Professor of Medicine // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Rolando Cuevas, PhD // Research Assistant Professor of Medicine // Cardiology/VMI

Sae Jang, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Cardiology

Doureradjou Peroumal, PhD // Research Instructor of Medicine // Cardiology

Postdocs

Qing Cao, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Aging Institute

Rim Nassar, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Vascular Medicine Institute

Melissa Tosiano, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Infectious Diseases

Staff

Arianne Alfonso // Laboratory Research Technician // Cardiology

Jenna Baughman // Administrative Coordinator III // Aging Institute

Lauren Bailey // Research Facilitator // Aging Institute

Evelyn Bak //Clinical Research Coordinator // Renal-Electrolyte

Asriel Barnabei // Administrative Coordinator III // Aging Institute

Maya Brown // Laboratory Technician // Infectious Diseases

Deepa Debnath // Laboratory Research Technician III // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Heather Derda // Administrative Coordinator // Cardiology

Katherine Doas // Executive Administrative Project Manager // Chair’s Office

Evalien Duyvesteyn // Laboratory Technician // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Madeline Godobba // Manager – Clinical Research Coordinator // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Stormy Green // Clinical Research Coordinator II // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Jada Khalil // Post Award Grants Specialist // Research Administration

Todd Harvey // Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator // Infectious Diseases

Meghan Mannion // Clinical Research Coordinator // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Jamie Manzer // Assistant Director of Research // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Jessica Moreno // Assistant Director – Business Administration // Cardiology

Destinie Olesko // Post Award Grant Specialist // Research Administration

Brenna Oliveira Bernardno // CONVERGE Administrative Assistant // General Internal Medicine

Ashley Ottavio // CRNP, Senior // General Internal Medicine

Khalid Rahim // Grants & Contracts Specialist III Budget Coordinator // Research Administration

Vaishnavi Sankaran // Clinical Research Coordinator // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Mukilan Selvakumar // Laboratory Research Assistant // Cardiology

Jaspreet Singh // Research Data Analyst II // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Gayathri Viswanathan // Research Scientist // Vascular Medicine Institute