Faculty Promotions, Appointments, and Tenure
July 2026 – September 2026
Appointment as Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Jaideep Behari, MD, PhD // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Effective August 1, 2026
Appointment as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Appointment as UPMC Endowed Chair in Translational Medicine and Research
Sonya Borrero, MD, MS // General Internal Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
Appointment as The William P. Follansbee MD Master Clinician Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Jenifer Lee, MD // Cardiology
Effective July 1, 2026
Appointment as Assistant Director of Academics and Administrative Operations
Jimette Gilmartin // Faculty and Employee Administrative Operations
Effective July 1, 2026
Appointment as General Internal Medicine Executive Administrator
Alexander Hill, MHA // General Internal Medicine
Effective July 12, 2026
Promotion to Professor of Medicine
Daniel Kass, MD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, PhD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective August 1, 2026
Jane Schell, MD, MHS // General Internal Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Iain Scott, PhD // Cardiology
Effective July 1, 2026
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Blaise Abramovitz, DO // Renal-Electrolyte
Effective Jule 1, 2026
Timothy Anderson, MD, MAS // General Internal Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Riyue Bao, PhD // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology
Effective July 1, 2026
Karl Bezak, MD // General Internal Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD // Cardiology
Effective August 1, 2026
Jillian Kyle, MD, MS // General Internal Medicine
Effective August 1, 2026
Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, PhD // Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Effective August 1, 2026
Casey McQuade, MD, MSEd // General Internal Medicine
Effective September 1, 2026
Lokesh Sharma, PhD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
Anson J. Conrad Smith, MD // Cardiology
Effective July 1, 2026
Karim Soliman, MD, MSc, PhD // Renal-Electrolyte
Effective July 1, 2026
Holly Thomas, MD, MS // General Internal Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
Ravy Vajravelu, MD, MSCE // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Effective June 1, 2026
Bokai Zhu, PhD // Endocrinology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Effective July 1, 2026
Promotion to Clinical Professor of Medicine
Jason Ng, MD // Endocrinology and Metabolism
Effective July 1, 2026
Neel Shah, MD // Infectious Diseases
Effective July 1, 2026
Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Janet Leung, MD // Endocrinology and Metabolism
Brent Thiel, MD // General Internal Medicine
Effective July 1, 2026
John Alexander Viehman, MD // Infectious Diseases
Effective July 1, 2026
Promotion to Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Dana Loll, PhD, MHS // General Internal Medicine
August 1, 2026
Promotion to Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Md Saifur Rahman Khan, PhD // Cardiology
Effective July 1, 2026
*Other June promotions were included in the summer 2026 issue.