Code Blue and Gold

The quarterly newsletter of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Introducing your newest DOM faculty, postdocs, and staff colleagues hired or appointed June 1, 2025, through September 1, 2025.

Faculty

Mauz Aijazi, MD // Clinical Instructor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Jennifer Alvarez, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Kate Amodei, MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Suveen Angraal, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology

Ali Atoui, MD // Assistant Professor // Classical Hematology

Clare Cene-Kush, MD // Assistant Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Irada Choudhuri, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Nicole Curtis, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Claire Durkin, MD // Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Gitouf Elnema, MD // Assistant Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Cyndi Gonzalez, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Joanne Hyunjung Huang, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Sonya John, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Cardiology

Sullafa Kadura, MD // Visiting Associate Professor // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Neil Kelly, MD // Assistant Professor // Cardiology

Timothy Kim, MD // Clinical Instructor // Cardiology

Fei-Pi (Phoebe) Lin, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Zhexi “Jersey” Lu, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Almut McDermott, MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Matthew Metzinger, MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Sharanya Mohanty, MD // Clinical Instructor // Cardiology

Anne Richardson, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Ruby Sangha, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Brigitte Senechal, PhD // Visiting Research Associate Professor // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology

Daniel Sinden, MD // Clinical Instructor // Cardiology

Karim Soliman, MD, PhD // Visiting Associate Professor // Renal-Electrolyte

Yujie (Richie) Sun, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Eleana Vasileiadi, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Caitlin Visek, MD // Clinical Assistant Professor // Infectious Diseases

Courtney Wagner, MD // Assistant Professor // General Internal Medicine

Susan Wright, DO // Assistant Professor of Medicine // Renal-Electrolyte

Postdocs

Syed Afroz Ali, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Aging Institute

Catherine Corey, MD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Veronica Hong, PhD, MS // Postdoctoral Associate // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Laurel Dieckhaus, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Cardiology

Md Asmaul Hoque, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Andzoa Jamus, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Cardiology

Shuang Li, MD, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Justin Massey, MD // Postdoctoral Associate // Infectious Diseases

Julia McDonald, MD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Renal-Electrolyte

Lee Ohayon Steckel, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Cardiology

Zachary Resko, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Infectious Diseases

Mary Rossillo, MD, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Laura Seese, MD // Postdoctoral Scholar // Vascular Medicine Institute

Emil Smith, PhD // Postdoctoral Scholar // General Internal Medicine

Yonne Tenorio de Menezes, PhD // Postdoctoral Associate // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Staff

Linda Banks // Executive Assistant // Chair’s Office

Jennifer Boag // Post Award Grants Specialist // Research Administration

Ashley Burns, CRNP // Nurse Practitioner // General Internal Medicine

Kelly Bynum // Medical Assistant // Geriatric Medicine

Charlotte Cuff // Laboratory Research Technician // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Julia Duken, MS // Data Scientist // General Internal Medicine

Luis Duran // Senior Regulatory Specialist // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Jack Francisco // Laboratory Technician // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Kylie Gedman // Patient Service Representative // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Charlize George // Laboratory Research Technician // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Molly Hundertmark // Clinical Research Coordinator // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Muhammad Ishfaq, DSc // Senior Research Scientist // Vascular Medicine Institute

Anna Labiner // Laboratory Technician // Infectious Diseases

Collin Layton // Laboratory Research Specialist // Cardiology

Roberto Lopez // Surgery Scheduler // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Austen Markus // Research Coordinator // General Internal Medicine

Brittany McKay // Post Award Administrator // Research Administration

John Meehan // Research Assistant // General Internal Medicine

Dana Remisovsky // Medical Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Kyle Ross, MPH // Clinical Research Coordinator // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Alexandra Santini // Administrative Assistant // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Nandinii Sekar // Laboratory Research Technician // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Aris Shultz // Executive Assistant // Geriatric Medicine

Linda Smalley // Patient Access Specialist // Geriatric Medicine

Surahbi Srinivas, MS // Laboratory Technician // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Betsy Stein, MSEd // Manager – Grants & Contracts // Research Administration

Capresia Stone // Medical Assistant // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Hunter Strait // Physician Assistant-Certified // Endocrinology and Metabolism

Annie Walters // OP Nurse Coordinator // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Lorena Ye // Laboratory Research Technician // Renal-Electrolyte