Faculty Promotions, Appointments, and Tenure
December 2025* – March 2026
Appointment as UPMC Chair in Acute Lung Injury
Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective January 1, 2026
Appointment as UPMC Chair in Airway and Lung Biology
Melanie Königshoff, MD, PhD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective January 1, 2026
Promotion to Professor of Medicine
Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective January 1, 2026
Leslie Hausmann, PhD // General Internal Medicine
Effective February 1, 2026
Shihui Liu, PhD // Infectious Diseases/Aging Institute
Effective March 1, 2026
Jared Magnani, MD, MSc // Cardiology
Effective March 1, 2026
Shari Rogal, MD, MPH // Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Effective March 1, 2026
Liza Villaruz, MD // Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology
Effective January 1, 2026
Erin Winstanley, PhD // General Internal Medicine
Effective February 1, 2026
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Michael Risbano, MD, MA // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective February 1, 2026
Palash Samanta, MD // Infectious Diseases
Effective January 1, 2026
Leslie Scheunemann, MD, MPH // Geriatric Medicine
Effective February 1, 2026
Promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine
Marta Bueno Fernandez, PhD // Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Effective January 1, 2026
Conferral of Tenure
Thomas Radomski, MD, MS // General Internal Medicine
Effective March 1, 2026
*Other December promotions were included in the winter 2026 issue.