After years of early mornings, late nights, and enough coffee to power UPMC Presby, our clinical fellows are off to change the world—one patient at a time.
Cardiovascular Fellowships
Shalini Allam, MD
Medical School: University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Placement: Electrophysiology Fellowship, UPMC
Alexis Barnes, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship: Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Northwestern University
Placement: Critical Care Fellowship, UPMC
Eleanor Christenson, MD
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital
Placement: General cardiology (and cardio-obstetrics) attending, Vanderbilt
Sebastian Estrada, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University Hospital
Placement: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, UPMC
Joseph Ibrahim, MD
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
Residency: UPMC
Placement: Interventional and Structural Fellowships, Emory University
Timothy Kim, MD
Medical School: Weill Cornell
Residency: UPMC
Placement: Amyloidosis Fellowship, UPMC
Jacqueline Levene, DO
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Placement: General cardiologist, Providence Portland
Ashish Patel, MD
Medical School: The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Residency: UPMC
Placement: Electrophysiology Fellowship, UPMC
Daniel Sinden, MD, PhD
Medical School: Duke University
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Placement: T32 fellow and general cardiologist at UPMC Mercy and Presbyterian
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Kathryn Harris, MD
Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Residency: University of Maryland
Cardiology Fellowship: UPMC
Placement: Advanced Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, UPMC
Brent Medoff, MD
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC
Placement: Advanced Interventional Fellowship, UPMC
Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship
Amy Goodrich-Harris, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Cardiology Fellowship: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Placement: UPMC Harrisburg (heart failure)
Electrophysiology Fellowship
Jacob Blackwell, MD
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center
Cardiology Fellowship: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Placement: Electrophysiologist, Bon Secours Mercy, Richmond, VA
Henry Zheng, MD
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Cardiology Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine
Placement: Electrophysiologist, South Denver Cardiology, Denver, Colorado
Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship
Emilee Kurtz, DO
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Cardiology Fellowship: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Placement: Advanced cardiovascular imaging/general cardiology, Baptist Health, Florida
Cardiac Amyloidosis Fellowship
Abdullah Zoheb Azhar, MD
Medical School: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
Residency: NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College
Placement: CCU Hospitalist, University of Pennsylvania/Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Cardiovascular Fellowship Graduates
Endocrinology Fellowship
Aparna Baburaj, MD
Medical School: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Placement: Geisinger Medical Center, PA
Jessica Bauer, MD
Medical School: University College Dublin
Residency: University of Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Hospital
Placement: Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Verne De Guzman, MD
Medical School: University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
Residency: Lincoln Medical Center
Placement: Brooklyn Hospital Center, New York, NY
Stephanie Gambino, MD
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: UPMC Presbyterian
Placement: VAPHS, Pittsburgh, PA
Andrea Santos Argueta, MD
Medical School: Universidad Catolica de Honduras Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz Facultad en Ciencias de la Salud
Residency: Saint Peter’s University Hospital, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Placement: Saint Peter’s Family Health Center, New Brunswick, NJ
Endocrinology Fellowship Graduates
Gastroenterology Fellowship
Muaz Aijazi, MD
Medical School: Batterjee Medical College
Residency: UPMC Mercy
Placement: Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, UPMC
Zheng (John) Che, MD
Medical School: University of Toledo
Residency: University of Michigan
Placement: Ohio Gastroenterology Group
Sagar Joshi, MD
Medical School: University of Texas, Medical Branch
Residency: University of Michigan
Placement: UTHealth-Houston
Fei-Pi (Phoebe) Lin, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Placement: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UPMC
Gabriel Marrero-Rivera, MD
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Placement: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Illinois Chicago
Alexander Miller, MD
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Ohio State University
Placement: Northern Gastro, UPMC|Passavant
Yujie (Richie) Sun, MD
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: UPMC
Placement: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, UPMC
Linda Wang, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Placement: The Everett Clinic, Washington
Gastroenterology Fellowship Graduates
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Boris Fishman, MD, MPH
Medical School: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences
Residency and Fellowship: Cardiology – Sheba Medical Center
Placement: Cardiology Fellowship
Daniel Jaremko, MD, PhD
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Residency: SUNY University at Buffalo
Placement: VA Hospital
Stephanie Sweeny, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Allegheny Health Network
Placement: Community Practice
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Graduates
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Medical School: Faculté de Médecine de l’Université Saint-Joseph
Residency: AUB, Beirut Lebanon
Placement: UPMC
Subhash Edupuganti, MD Co-Chief
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Residency: University of Michigan
Placement: Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
Jingxiao “JJ” Jin, MD
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: UPMC
Placement: Assistant Professor, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Urvashi Joshi, MD
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: University of Michigan
Placement: Assistant Professor, Melanoma Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tara Magge, MD Co-Chief
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Placement: General hematology/oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Kainat Saleem, MD
Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan
Residency: UPMC
Placement: UPMC
Meghana Singh, MD
Medical School: Osmania Medical College, India
Residency: University of Connecticut
Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, West Virginia University
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Graduates
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Sahil Angelo, MD
Medical School: Emory University
Residency: Georgetown University-MedStar
Placement: CCM Fellowship, UPMC
Jason Park, MD
Medical School: Boston University
Residency: University of Michigan
Placement: CCM Fellowship, UPMC
Kavitha Ramakrishnan, MD
Medical School: Sri Ramachandra Medical College
Residency: University of Connecticut
Placement: Central Outreach, Pittsburgh
Tyler Tate, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University
Residency: UPMC Presbyterian
Placement: Ohio State University
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Graduates
Nephrology Fellowship
MHD Majed Abdul-Wahab, MD
Medical School: Syrian Private University, Syrian Arab Republic
Residency: UPMC Harrisburg Hospital, PA
Placement: Arizona Southwest Kidney Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona
Nimit Dalal, MD, MBBS
Medical School: Gujarat Cancer Society Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, India
Residency: Western Reserve Health Education, Ohio
Placement: The Kidney Group, Youngstown, Ohio
Sabiha Khan, MD
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
Residency: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Placement: CCM Fellowship, UPMC
Katie O’Brien, DO
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA
Residency: UMass Memorial Medical Group, Springfield, MA
Placement: Med-Peds Fellowship, UPMC
Jordana Yahr, DO
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, PA
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Placement: Palliative Care Fellowship, UPMC
Diana Yusim, MD
Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Residency: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Placement: Moss, Sung, Ward, Kassir Kidney Group, Latrobe and Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Nephrology Fellowship Graduates
Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Placement: 2nd year fellow in Hospice and Palliative Medicine pursuing master’s in medical education at UPMC
Sean Doerfler, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University
Placement: 2nd year fellow in combined Hematology and Oncology Fellowship
Aditi Jain, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: UPMC Pediatrics
Placement: Palliative Care Attending, Inova Health
Reed Nerness, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Oregon Health and Science University
Placement: Addiction Medicine Fellowship, UPMC
Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University
Placement: Palliative Care Attending, Emory Healthcare
Palliative Medicine Fellowship Graduates
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Clare Cene-Kush, DO, MPH
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: UPMC
Placement: Assistant Professor, Division of PACCSM, University of Pittsburgh
Kyle Inman, MD
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Placement: T32 Postdoctoral Scholar and Clinical Instructor, Division of PACCSM, University of Pittsburgh
Peter Nauka, MD
Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Placement: Harvard Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship
Jetina Okereke, MD
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Residency: University of Tennessee
Placement: Postdoctoral Scholar and Clinical Instructor, Division of PACCSM, University of Pittsburgh
Neha Singh, MD, MSc
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency: UPMC
Placement: T32 Postdoctoral Scholar and Clinical Instructor, Division of PACCSM, University of Pittsburgh
Catherine Tarantine, MD, MSc
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Residency: University of Michigan
Placement: UPMC Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Anne Yang, MD
Medical School: University of Queensland School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC Mercy
Placement: T32 Postdoctoral Scholar and Clinical Instructor, Division of PACCSM, University of Pittsburgh
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Graduates
Rheumatology Fellowship
Tissa Bijoy George, MD
Medical School: JJM Medical College, India
Residency: UPMC McKeesport
Alexandra Chop, MD
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
Mehmet Hocaoglu, MD
Medical School: Istanbul University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland
Namitha Nair, MD
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, India
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University – Washington Hospital Center
Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Ryan Butcher, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Placement: Academic position in Sleep ENT, Rutgers University Health Center
Chihun “Jim” Han, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Placement: Sleep medicine private practice, Wisconsin
Sleep Medicine Fellowship Graduates