This is from Summer 2025

Research Matters

Several DOM faculty members have been featured by the University of Pittsburgh as part of the new Research Matters campaign:

Stephen Chan, MD, PhD: “Research Funding Makes Reducing Vascular Disease Risks Possible” >> Read more about his research

Toren Finkel, MD, PhD, and Anne Newman, MD, MPH: “Pitt Makes Aging Well Possible” >> Read more about their research

Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH: “Research Funding Makes Innovation in Cancer Treatments Possible” >> Read more about her research

2025 Avant Garde-Health Healthcare Research All-Stars

The physicians named to the All-Star lists are honored in recognition of the quality and quantity of their published research. To be included as an All-Star, physicians must be among the top 5% of those publishing leading-edge healthcare research.

Top 1% by Subspecialty
Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS // Top 1% Rheumatology
Stephen Chan, MD, PhD // Top 1% in Cardiology
Diwakar Davar, MD // Top 1% in Hematology
Robyn Domsic, MD MPH // Top 1% Rheumatology
Janel Hanmer, MD, PhD // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Manisha Jhamb, MD, MPH // Top 1% in Nephrology
Georgios Kitsios, MD, PhD // Top 1% in Pulmonology
Robert Lafyatis, MD // Top 1% Rheumatology
Jane Liebschutz, MD, MPH // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Jason Luke, MD // Top 1% in Hematology
Jing Luo, MD, MPH // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Matthew Muldoon, MD, MPH // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Aimee Pickering, MD, MS // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Thomas Radomski, MD, MS // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Bruce Rollman, MD, MPH, MBA // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Daniella Schwartz, MD // Top 1% Rheumatology
Kenneth Smith, MD, MS // Top 1% in General Internal Medicine
Sally Wenzel, MD // Top 1% in Pulmonology
Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH // Top 1% in Gastroenterology

Top 3% by Subspecialty
Leonard Appleman, MD, PhD // Top 3% in Hematology
Dana Ascherman, MD // Top 3% Rheumatology
William Bain, MD // Top 3% in Pulmonology
David Binion, MD // Top 3% in Gastroenterology
Marcio Bittencourt, MD, MPH, PhD // Top 3% in Cardiology
Timothy Bober, MD // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Jodie Bryk, MD // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Gregory Bump, MD // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Andrea Carter, MD, MS // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Jennifer Corbelli, MD, MS // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
William Doerfler, MD // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Anna Donovan, MD, MS // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Pouneh Fazeli, MD, MPH // Top 3% in Endocrinology
Gary Fischer, MD // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Daniel Forman, MD // Top 3% in Cardiology
Nikola Gligorijevic, MD // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Matthew Harinstein, MD, MBA // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Sandeep Jain, MD // Top 3% in Cardiology
Jillian Kyle, MD // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
David Levinthal, MD, PhD // Top 3% in Gastroenterology
Jared Magnani, MD, MSc // Top 3% in Cardiology
John McDyer, MD // Top 3% in Pulmonology
Tanya Nikiforova, MD, MS // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Anna Phillips, MD, MS // Top 3% in Gastroenterology
Richard Ramonell, MD // Top 3% in Pulmonology
Samir Saba, MD // Top 3% in Cardiology
Anwaar Saeed, MD // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Jane Schell, MD // Top 3% in Nephrology
Rockey Schoen, MD, MPH // Top 3% in Gastroenterology
Frank Sciurba, MD // Top 3% in Pulmonology
Bryant Shuey, MD, MPH // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Natalie Stokes, MD, MPhil, MSc // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Eloho Ufomata, MD, MS // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine
Eleanor Valenzi, MD // Top 3% in Pulmonology
Margaret Zupa, MD, MS // Top 3% in General Internal Medicine

Top 5% by Subspecialty
Jason Becker, MD // Top 5% in Cardiology
Jaideep Behari, MD, PhD // Top 5% in Gastroenterology
Kathryn Berlacher, MD, MS // Top 5% in Cardiology
Aditya Bhonsale, MD, MHS // Top 5% in Cardiology
Randall Brand, MD // Top 5% in Gastroenterology
Thuy Bui, MD // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Raquel Buranosky, MD, MPH // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Aravind Cherukuri, MBBS, PhD // Top 5% in Nephrology
Rene Claxton, MD, MS // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Malamo Countouris, MD, MS // Top 5% in Cardiology
Chadi Hage, MD // Top 5% in Pulmonology
Krishna Kancharla, MBBS // Top 5% in Cardiology
John Kirkwood, MD // Top 1% in Medical Oncology
Agnes Koczo, MD // Top 5% in Cardiology
Dennis McNamara, MD // Top 5% in Cardiology
Bryan McVerry, MD // Top 5% in Pulmonology
Matthew Metzinger, MD, MS // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Yana Najjar, MD // Top 5% in Hematology
Enrico Novelli, MD, MS // Top 5% in Hematology
Sanjay Patel, MD, MS // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Ann Perrin, MD, MPH // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Joseph Pilewski, MD // Top 5% in Pulmonology
Chethan Puttarajappa, MD, MS // Top 5% in Nephrology
Kristen Raffensperger, MD // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Priya Rastogi, MD // Top 5% in Medical Oncology
Mike Risbano, MD // Top 5% in Pulmonology
Anum Saeed, MD // Top 5% in Cardiology
Faraaz Shah, MD, MPH // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Michael Simonson, MD, MS // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Harkirat Singh, MBBS // Top 5% in Gastroenterology
Mark Snyder. MD // Top 5% in Pulmonology
Prem Soman, MD, PhD // Top 5% in Cardiology
Carla Spagnoletti, MD, MS // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Patrick Strollo, MD // Top 5% in Pulmonology
Roderick Tan, MD, PhD // Top 5% in Nephrology
Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD // Top 5% Rheumatology
Sarah Tilstra, MD, MS // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Frederick Toledo, MD // Top 5% in Endocrinology
Rachel Vanderberg, MD, MS // Top 5% in General Internal Medicine
Timothy Wong, MD, MS // Top 5% in Cardiology
Anna Zemke, MD, PhD // Top 5% in Pulmonology