December 2024 – March 2025
Cristian Apetrei, MD, received the prestigious Negruzzi Prize, a Romanian national honor of excellence recognizing exceptional contributions in the artistic, humanistic, and scientific fields.
William Bain, MD, Benjamin Nacev, MD, PhD, and Alicia Rizzo, MD, PhD, have recently received Young Physician-Scientist Awards in recognition of their research efforts by the American Society for Clinical Investigation. >> Read more
Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD, and her research on maternal health for individuals with rheumatic diseases and aging research by Toren Finkel, MD, PhD, and Anne Newman, MD, MPH, were highlighted in the University of Pittsburgh’s Senior Vice Chancellor for Research Annual Report. >> Read more
Sonya Borrero, MD, MS, and Carla Spagnoletti, MD, MS, were named the 2025 awardees of the Margaret Ragni Award for Advancement of Women in Medicine & Science.
Andrea Carter, MD, MS, successful completed the UPMC Physician Leadership Essentials program.
Toren Finkel, MD, PhD, and Aditi Gurkar, PhD, were among the featured presenters at this year’s 19th Annual Vanscoy Winter Academy >> Read more
Muhammad Haseeb, MD, was selected to participate in the American Gastroenterological Association’s 2025 Innovation Fellows Program.
Yuan Liu, PhD, was elected as a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors due to her technological innovations. >> Read more
Lars Margolis, MD, was accepted into the Society of General Internal Medicine TEACH Certificate Program.
Addiction Medicine fellow, Cynthia Pathmathasan, MD, was named an America Society of Addiction Medicine Ruth Fox scholar.
Ronald Poropatich, MD, MS, and the Center for Military Medicine Research were among the research projects focused on service members and veterans in this year’s University of Pittsburgh’s Senior Vice Chancellor for Research Annual Report >> Read more
Stephanie Romutis, MD, was selected to the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program.
Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, was recently named interim director for the Hillman Cancer Center. >> Read more
Prem Soman, MD, PhD, was promoted to Senior Associate Editor for Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.
Carla Spagnoletti, MD, MS, was named an Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Fellow.
Pitt’s School of Medicine 30th Curriculum Colloquium Award Recipients
Excellence in Education Awards
Outstanding Clinical Skills Preceptor
Emily Geramita, MD, PhD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology
Outstanding Course Lead
Jenifer Lee, MD // Professor of Medicine // Cardiology
Carl R. Fuhrman Clinical Educator of the Year Award
Rachel Vanderberg, MD, MS // Associate Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine
Michael Simonson, MD, MS // Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine
Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award
Kathryn Leyens, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine
Sarah Jones, MD // Clinical Instructor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine
Social Justice Educator Award
Alfred Shoukry, MD // Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine
William I. Cohen Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills Instruction
Benjamin Sprague, MD, MS // Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine
Danielle Heffner, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine // General Internal Medicine