Code Blue and Gold

The quarterly newsletter of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Summertime means new Clinical Fellows! The following fellows entered their respective programs in July 2024.

Division of Cardiology 

Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program 

Eva Bugos, MD
Medical School: University of Chicago
Residency: UPMC 

Alyssa Chang, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Residency: University of Michigan 

Nicholas Faraci, MD
Medical School: University of Central Florida
Residency: UPMC 

Chukwukadibia Ibecheozor, MD
Medical School: Howard University
Residency: Johns Hopkins 

Bellony Kunde, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: University of Minnesota 

Andrew Maul, MD
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Duke University 

Kaitlyn McSurdy, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University 

Albert Osei, MBChB
Medical School: University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: Medstar Health 

Balvindar Singh, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: UPMC 

Interventional Fellowship 

Kathryn Harris, MD
Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Residency: University of Maryland
Cardiology Fellowship: UPMC 

Brent Medoff, MD
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC
Cardiology Fellowship: UPMC 

Electrophysiology Fellowship 

Tanmay Gokhale, MD, PhD
Medical School: Duke University
Residency: Duke University
Cardiology Fellowship: UPMC 

Paul Lee, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Cardiology Fellowship: University of Iowa 

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship PUH 

Amy Goodrich-Harris, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Cardiology Fellowship: Lehigh Valley Health Network 

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 

Amyloidosis Fellowship 

Abdullah Zoheb Azhar, MD
Medical School: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
Residency: Hospitals/Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College 

Cardiovascular Fellows

Division of Classical Hematology

ASH Fellowship 

Victor Zibara, MD
Medical School: LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Lebanon
Residency: Mt. Sinai West

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship

Nikola Gligorijevic, MD
Medical School: University of Belgrade School of Medicine
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/James J Peters VA Medical Center 

Katherina Mastandrea, DO
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Allegheny Health Network 

Zin Thawdar Oo, MD
Medical School: University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center/North Central Bronx Hospital 

Bhanvi Ramchandani, MD
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Residency: UConn Health 

Mary Rossillo, MD, PhD
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC 

Obesity Medicine Fellowship

Tabeer Rana, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Allegheny Health Network 

Endocinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellows

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Gastroenterology Fellowship

Albert Ha, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Residency: University of Michigan 

Nicole Paul, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: Johns Hopkins Osler Medical Residency 

Shiva Rangwani, MD, MBA
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University 

Nadeen Sarsour, MD
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: UPMC 

Cindy Traboulsi, MD
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Residency: UPMC 

Jessica Walker, MD
Medical School: Michigan State University
Residency: UPMC 

Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellowship

Alexander Miller, MD
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Ohio State University 

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellows

Division of General Internal Medicine

ACES Fellows

Anna Maria Coronata, MD
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC

Valerie Gobao, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC

Caroline Olt, MD
Medical School: Emory School of Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic

Shana Zucker, MD, MPH, MS
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Jennifer Denike, MD
Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Health System

Aditi Jain, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: UPMC Pediatrics

Reed Nerness, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Oregon Health and Science University

Gregg Robbins-Welty, MD, MS, HEC-C
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University Hospital

Perinatal Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Cynthia Pathmathasan, MD
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: UPMC St. Margaret Hospital

Clinical Informatics Fellowship

Chelsea Bitler, DO
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Thomas Wojda, MD, MBA
Medical School: Akademia Medyczna w Warszawie
Residency: St. Luke’s University Health Network

Division of Geriatric Medicine

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

Boris Fishman, MD
Medical School: Ben Gurion School of Medicine, Beer Sheva, Israel
Residency: Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Cardiology Fellowship: Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel

Daniel Jaremko, MD, PhD
Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, Buffalo, NY
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY

Stephanie Sweeney, MD
Medical School: Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago
Residency: Allegheny Health Network

Division of Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases Fellowship

Junaid Anwar, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai – Elmhurst  

Alice Chen, MD
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: Summa Health System/Northeast Ohio Medical University Program 

Jack Leech, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC 

Jake Smith, MD
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock TX
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock AK 

Transplant Infectious Diseases Fellowship

Nouf K. Almaghlouth, MD, MPH
Medical School: King Faisal University College of Medicine
Residency: MountainView Regional Medical Center 
ID Fellowship: Brown University

Infectious Diseases Fellows

Hematology/Oncology Fellows

Division of Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program 

Vasilii Bushunow, MD
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
Residency: UPMC 

Anumita “Anu” Chakraborty, MD, MS
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
Residency: Temple 

Nosakhare “Nosa” Ilerhunmwuwa, MMBS, MSc
Medical School: University of Benin, Nigeria
Residency: Brookdale 

Yu Jen “Alex” Jan, MD
Medical School: National Taiwan University College of Medicine
Residency: Mount Auburn 

Randolph “Randy” Lyde, MD, PhD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Residency: UPMC 

Ryan Sweeney, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Allegheny Health Network 

Combined Palliative Care/Hematology Oncology Fellow 

Sean Doerfler, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Duke 

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship 

Keara Darragh, MD
Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency: UC San Diego 

Megan Grammatico, MD
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Residency: Yale University 

Jooseob Lee, MD, MPH
Medical School: Yonsei University
Residency: Ascension St. Francis 

Stella Meng, MD
Medical School: Tsinghua University School of Medicine
Residency: Ascension St. Francis 

John Tepper, MD
Medical School: University of Galway
Residency: Indiana University 

Jasmine Vakhshoorzadeh, MD, MS, MPH
Medical School: Creighton University
Residency: Boston Medical Center 

James Verdone, MD, MS
Medical School: Drexel University
Residency: University of Maryland 

Sleep Medicine Fellowship 

Ryan Butcher, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin 

Jim Han, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University 

Allergy & Immunology Fellowship 

Benhamin Hamel, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: Mayo Clinic 

Michelle Hutt, MD
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 

PACCSM Fellows

Renal-Electrolyte Division

Renal-Electrolyte Fellowship 

Muhammad Ayub, MD
Medical School:  Aga Khan University Medical College, Pakistan  
Residency:  United Health Services Wilson Medical Center 

Caoimhe Dowling, MD
Medical School: University College of Dublin National University School of Medicine
Residency: Rochester General Hospital 

Depptanshu Jain, MD
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Residency: Rochester General Hospital 

Ambika Ramesh, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: West Virginia University 

Hussein Tahanulqiwa, MD
Medical School: Oman Medical College
Residency: Wayne State University School of Medicine 

Nephro/CCM Fellow 

George Viriya, MD
Medical School:  St George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
Residency:  SUNY Downstate Medical Center 

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Fellowship Training Program 

Nick Huang, MD, PhD
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Residency: UPMC 

Kelsey Lemmen, MD
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: University of Michigan 

ZiongBin, Lin, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – Elmhurst Hospital Center 

Garima Singh, MD
Medical School: Terna Medical College
Residency: D.Y. Patil Medical College & Saint Vincent Hospital 

Inflammatory Muscle Disease Fellow 

Eaman Al-Hassan
Medical School: King Saud University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Southern California