Faculty Promotions, Appointments, and Tenure
July 2026 – September 2026
Appointment as Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Jaideep Behari, MD, PhD // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Effective August 1, 2026
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Appointment as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
M. Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
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Appointment as Vice Chair for Clinical Operations
Eric Dueweke, MD, MBA // Cardiology
Effective September 1, 2026
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Appointment as UPMC Endowed Chair in Translational Medicine and Research
Sonya Borrero, MD, MS // General Internal Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
Appointment as The William P. Follansbee MD Master Clinician Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Jenifer Lee, MD // Cardiology
Effective July 1, 2026
Appointed as Senior Advisor for Veterans Affairs and Military Medicine, Health Sciences
Effective August 1, 2026
Appointment as Assistant Director of Academics and Administrative Operations
Jimette Gilmartin // Faculty and Employee Administrative Operations
Effective July 1, 2026
Appointment as General Internal Medicine Executive Administrator
Alexander Hill, MHA // General Internal Medicine
Effective July 12, 2026
Promotion to Professor of Medicine
Daniel Kass, MD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, MD, PhD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective August 1, 2026
Jane Schell, MD, MHS // General Internal Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Iain Scott, PhD // Cardiology
Effective July 1, 2026
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Blaise Abramovitz, DO // Renal-Electrolyte
Effective Jule 1, 2026
Timothy Anderson, MD, MAS // General Internal Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Riyue Bao, PhD // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology
Effective July 1, 2026
Karl Bezak, MD // General Internal Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD // Cardiology
Effective August 1, 2026
Jillian Kyle, MD, MS // General Internal Medicine
Effective August 1, 2026
Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, PhD // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Effective August 1, 2026
Casey McQuade, MD, MSEd // General Internal Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Lokesh Sharma, PhD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
Anson J. Conrad Smith, MD // Cardiology
Effective July 1, 2026
Karim Soliman, MD, MSc, PhD // Renal-Electrolyte
Effective July 1, 2026
Holly Thomas, MD, MS // General Internal Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
Ravy Vajravelu, MD, MSCE // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Effective June 1, 2026
Bokai Zhu, PhD // Endocrinology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Effective July 1, 2026
Promotion to Clinical Professor of Medicine
Jason Ng, MD // Endocrinology and Metabolism
Effective July 1, 2026
Neel Shah, MD // Infectious Diseases
Effective July 1, 2026
Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Janet Leung, MD // Endocrinology and Metabolism
Brent Thiel, MD // General Internal Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
John Alexander Viehman, MD // Infectious Diseases
Effective July 1, 2026
Promotion to Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Dana Loll, PhD, MHS // General Internal Medicine
August 1, 2026
Promotion to Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Md Saifur Rahman Khan, PhD // Cardiology
Effective July 1, 2026