Summertime means new Clinical Fellows! The following fellows entered their respective programs in July 2025.
Division of Cardiology
Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program
Michael Brett Bowling, MD
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Residency: Vanderbilt University
Sean Dooley, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess
Anamaria Dragan, MD
Medical School: McGovern Medical School University of Texas
Residency: Emory University
Sarah Falta, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Liyan Fan, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
James Johnston, MD
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Shafik Mutaawe, MD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Anisha Reddy, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Interventional Fellowship
Francheska Castro, MD
Medical School: Ross University
Residency: UCF/HCA GME Consortium of Greater Orlando
Fellowship: University of South Florida
Sebastian Estrada, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University Hospital
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Electrophysiology Fellowship
Shalini Allam, MD
Medical School: University of Central Florida
Residency: Georgetown University
Cardiology Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Ashish Patel, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Cardiology Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Aakash Sheth, MD
Medical School: Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College
Residency: Louisiana State University
Cardiology Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Harrisburg
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship PUH
Tracy-Ann Poyser, MD
Medical School: Windsor University COM
Residency: Unity Health White County Medical Center
Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship
Sharanya Mohanty, MD
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS)
Residency: Tufts Medical Center
Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center
Amyloidosis Fellowship
Timothy Kim, MD
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Division of Classical Hematology
ASH-Hematology Fellowship
Junaid Wali, MD
Medical School: King Edward Medical College
Residency: Mayo-Rochester
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship
Sneha Ajit, MD
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal, India
Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital
Sad Alquadan, MD
Medical School: Hashemite University Faculty of Medicine, Jordan
Residency: University of Central Florida
Avica Atri, MD
Medical School: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Residency: Jefferson Einstein Hospital
Pamela Henriquez Feliz, MD
Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Santo Domingo
Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Anjani Patel, DO
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Obesity Medicine Fellowship
Thiago Bosco Mendes, MD
Medical School: Santa Casa de Sao Paulo Medical School
Residency: University of Sao Paulo and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Gastroenterology Fellowship
Olufunso Agbalajobi, MD
Medical School: University of Laos
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Yen Nan Lin, MD, PhD
Medical School: Texas A&M University
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Sarah Mann, MD
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Samarth Shrivastava, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern
Jordan Villars, MD, MPA
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Austin Von Axelson, MD
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
Cierra Smith, DO
Medical School: Oklahoma State University
Residency: Riverside Methodist Hospital
Division of General Internal Medicine
Academic Clinician-Educator Scholars (ACES) Fellows
Joanna Kilbane Myers, MD
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Vanessa Murray, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Rujuta Patil, MD
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington
Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Molly Mack, MD
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pediatrics Chief
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pediatrics Hematology-Oncology
Hayley Malkin, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill
Residency: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
Christopher Marino, MD
Medical School: University of Toledo
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Ashley McLenithan, DO
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Albany Medical Center Emergency Medicine Chief
Jordana Yahr, DO
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Renal-Electrolyte Chief
Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Mark Bucsek, MD, PhD
Medical School: SUNY University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Residency: Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Family Medicine
Reed Nerness, MD, MA
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University Internal Medicine
Jonathan Weinhold, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: UPMC McKeesport Family Medicine
Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Carlie Hoffman, DO, MS
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: UPMC McKeesport Family Medicine
Christine Wang, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Pediatric Residency
Division of Geriatric Medicine
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
Kelley Bellia, DO
Medical School: Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi
Residency: VA – Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Celestine Christensen, MD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Mary Connolly, MD
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Minjie (Jessica) Guo, MD
Medical School: He Bei Medical University of Internal Medicine in Peking University Health Science Center
Residency: United Family Healthcare, Peking University Health Science Center
Angela Heysel, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Mountain Area Health Education Center Internal Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Robert Bortz, III, MD, PhD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Cetner
Daniel Goetschius, MD, PhD
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Jessica Hua, MD
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Rockford
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago
Division of Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Sean Doerfler, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Duke
Combined Palliative Care and Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
John Flickinger, Jr, MD, PhD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Research Pathway)
Allison Gradone, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: University of Michigan
Padma Katikaneni, MD
Medical School: MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Ishara Lareef, MD
Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Residency: Temple
Mariah Ondeck, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Combined Palliative Care and Hematology/Oncology Fellow
Chris Marino, MD
Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Hospitalist: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Kristina Collins, MBBS
Medical School: University of the West Indies, Mona
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cindy Xinxin Du, MD
Medical School: Yale University
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Joey Hebert, MD
Medical School: Indiana university School of Medicine – Rural Medical Education Program
Residency: University of Louisville
Ramya Kaushik, MD
Medical School: University of Rochester
Residency: Yale University
Erica Talbot, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virgina Medical School
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ashwatha “Ash” Thenappan, MD
Medical School: Wright State University
Residency: The University of Michigan
Ben Zuchelkowski, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Shruthi Kumar, MD
Medical School: Bangalore Medical College
Residency: East Carolina University
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Cook County Health, Chicago
Catie Tarantine, MD, MSc
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Residency: The University of Michigan
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Allergy & Immunology Fellowship
Ailaura Donahoe, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Ashna Jain, MD
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: University of Michigan
Renal-Electrolyte Division
Nephrology Fellowship
Keerthana Gangadharan, MD
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Residency: Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Mike Haas, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
Firas Kadurei, MD
Medical School: Kuwait University
Residency: NYC H&H/South Brooklyn Health
Khushboo Lakhatariya, MD
Medical School: G.C.S. Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre
Residency: Insight Memorial Hospital
Vinay Pulusu, MD
Medical School: Mamata Medical College
Residency: Weiss Memorial Hospital
Heather Rowe, MD
Medical School: Ross University, Barbados
Residency: Springfield Memorial Hospital
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Rheumatology Fellowship
Amira Elgogary, MD, MSc
Medical School: Cairo University
Residency: Cairo University and the National Research Center & NCH Healthcare
Sneha Gupta, MBBS
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center McKeesport
Jonathan Li, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Alexandre (Alex) Matar, MD
Medical School: American University of Beirut Medical School
Residency: American University of Beirut & The MetroHealth System/Case Western University
Inflammatory Muscle Disease Fellowship
Alsayed Osman, MD
Medical School: University of Gezira
Residency: AdventHealth Orlando
Rheumatology Fellowship: University of South Florida
Mehmet Hocaoglu, MD
Medical School: Istanbul University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Rheumatology Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center