PACCM Current Fellows | Department of Medicine

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

Current Fellows

July 2023 – June 2024

First Year Fellows

Jacob DeBerry, MD

Dr. Jacob DeBerry grew up in a small town in the Pacific Northwest before attending both undergraduate and medical school in Seattle at the University of Washington. He then completed his internal medicine residency and subsequently served as a Chief Resident at UPMC. His clinical research has focused on the interhospital transfer of patients with acute pulmonary embolism and COVID-19 outcomes in patients with malignancy under the supervision of Dr. Belinda Rivera-Lebron and Dr. Matthew Hensley, respectively. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, his adopted daughter, a three-legged pit bull mix, cooking, staying active, and exploring the beauties of Southwestern PA.

Mehul Gilani, MD, MS

Dr. Mehul Gilani obtained his BS in Engineering Physics from the University of Illinois in Urbana Champagne. He completed his MD from Chicago Medical School after which he completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago. His research interested lie in bedside ultrasound and the implementation of machine learning algorithms to improve clinical decision making. During residency he founded and lead a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) committee which introduced a POCUS curriculum and longitudinal elective to the program. Outside of work he is an avid rock climber and enjoys cooking, traveling, and tinkering with his espresso machine.

Pranav Jain, MD

Dr. Pranav Jain obtained his B.A. in Biochemistry and M.D. from West Virginia University. He then completed Internal Medicine residency at UPMC in 2023 with certificates in both Point of Care Ultrasound and Clinical Reasoning. His research has focused on outcomes in patients with community acquired pneumonia and sepsis. His academic interests include clinical utilization of point of care ultrasound in the ICU and in rural/global health settings. He has worked and traveled with WVU Global Medical and Dental Brigades to under resourced areas of the world to provide basic medical care to rural populations and hopes to continue to do so in the future. Outside of work he enjoys playing tennis, golf, and watching sports. He is a Mountaineer sports enthusiast and a diehard New York Yankees fan.

Allyson Lieberman, MD, PhD

Dr. Allyson Lieberman obtained her B.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University. She then attended the University of Pennsylvania for her M.D. and Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology through their MSTP. Her Ph.D. thesis investigated the role of calcineurin signaling in lung fibroblast homeostasis and lung metastasis. She attended internal medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, during which she investigated the implementation of proning in ARDS. Her current academic interests include the utilization of molecular profiling to improve outcomes in lung transplantation. Outside of work, she enjoys choral singing, sewing, crafting, and discovering new restaurants.

Grace Lisius, MD

Dr. Grace Lisius obtained her BS in Biology at Boston College. She completed medical school and Internal Medicine residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center with additional focus in womens health and clinical reasoning. Her previous translational research investigated the use of microbial-DNA-based testing for diagnosis of secondary infections in severe COVID-19. Academic interests include biomarkers and host immune response in critical illness, ICU clinical decision making, womens health and gender disparities in pulmonary and critical care. Outside the hospital, Dr. Lisius enjoys hiking and spending time with her husband and three cats.

Michael Lu, MD

Dr. Michael Lu obtained his B.Sc. in Physiology from McGill University and M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed General Surgery internship before completing his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh. His clinical interests focus on translational research as it relates to ARDS and acute lung injury as well as interventional pulmonology. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, running, biking, cooking, and spending time with his wife and his rambunctious daughter and Goldendoodle.

Ian Simpson-Shelton, MD, MAS

Dr. Ian Simpson-Shelton obtained his BA in biochemistry from St. Mary’s College. He then attended the University of California, San Diego for residency where he obtained his MD and master’s degree with the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program designed to help eliminate health disparities and foster health equity. He chose UPMC because of the rigorous training in critical care, passion for medical education, dedication towards helping their trainees achieve their career goals, and most importantly the people. Dr. Simpson-Shelton is a DMV native with a large loving family. In his free time, he loves to spend time with his fiancé and dog Phoebe, reading, playing tennis, and watching my formula 1, futbol (Liverpool FC), and catching a baseball game.

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Second Year Fellows

Clare Cene-Kush, DO, MPH

Dr. Clare Cene-Kush obtained her B.A. in Science, Technology and Society from Vassar College and M.P.H. from Emory University. She worked in the field of partner violence prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and did research on HIV vaccine acceptability prior to pursuing her D.O. from PCOM. She completed her residency training and chief resident year at the University of Pittsburgh. Her academic interests include medical education and women’s health. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, cheering on Pittsburgh sports teams, eating at any restaurant that will put an egg on a burger and building Legos with her nieces.

Kyle Inman, MD

Dr. Kyle Inman obtained his B.S. in Biology at Rhode Island College and his M.D. at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania in 2021 and spent the next year working as an ICU hospitalist at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His current research is focused on using biomarkers to help predict clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. In his spare time, Dr. Inman enjoys exercising, finding new restaurants, and spending time with loved ones.

Peter Nauka, MD

Dr. Peter Nauka obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. He then went on to obtain his medical degree from the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine with a distinction in research. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Montefiore Medical Center where he completed the medical education pathway. His clinical research has focused on outcomes of endotracheal intubation and prone positioning in COVID-related respiratory failure. In his spare time, he likes to run, hike and baking.

Jetina Okereke, MD

Dr. Okereke obtained her B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Georgia with a minor in Public Health. She earned her M.D. from American University of Antigua College of Medicine. Dr. Okereke completed her residency training at University of Tennessee Health Science Center and served as the Chief Resident and Junior Faculty after graduation. She was involved in leadership throughout her time in residency including chair of the Well-Being task force. Dr. Okereke’s academic interests include: ILD, end of life care, and health disparities. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, exploring museums, playing tennis, and cheering on UGA athletics.

Neha Singh, MD, MSc

Dr. Neha Singh obtained her B.S in Biology from St. Bonaventure university and a Master’s in Science from the University of Oxford in radiation and cell oncology. Her Master’s thesis focused on novel proteins involved in homologous recombination. She completed her M.D. from the George Washington University where she was the recipient of the Jean L. Fourcroy research award. Dr. Singh completed a year of radiology residency at the University of Pittsburgh before realizing that her true love lies in direct patient care and transitioned to and completed an internal medicine residency at UPMC. She has maintained an interest in basic and translational research dating back to her undergraduate years and is currently working with Dr. Alder in analysis of whole genome sequencing data from patients with familial cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In her spare time, she enjoys watching television (Bravo shows and Law and Order SVU), crocheting, cooking and Buffalo Bills football.

Catherine Tarantine, MD, MSc

Dr. Catherine Tarantine obtained her B.A. in epidemiology from University of Rochester in 2013 and her Master of Science from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2014. She served with the Pittsburgh Health Corps/AmeriCorps in 2014-2015. She earned her M.D. from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in 2019, where she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA). Dr. Tarantine completed internal medicine residency at University of Michigan, where her research focused on end of life care among patients on home mechanical ventilation. In her spare team, she enjoys exploring local coffee shops, traveling, and spending time outdoors with her husband and their two dogs.

Anne Yang, MD

Dr. Anne Yang obtained her B.A. in French Literature and a B.S. in Public Health from Tulane University, where she also completed a M.S. in Biochemistry. She completed her M.D. from the University of Queensland. Dr. Yang completed her residency training at the University of Pittsburgh where she was named a Society of General Internal Medicine National Young Scholar. Her research in residency has focused on sepsis, sepsis phenotyping and treatment response, ICU delirium, and COVID-19 epidemiology and clinical trials (ACTIV-4, OPTIMISE-C19). Dr. Yang is a classically trained violinist and has played at Carnegie Hall. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, skiing, and gardening.

Muhtadi Alnababteh, MD

Combined NIH / PACCM Fellowship

Dr Alnababteh obtained his MD from the University of Jordan where he was the recipient of the National Scholarship for Higher Education. He then moved to Washington, DC to complete his internal medicine residency and serve as Chief Resident at Georgetown University/Medstar Washington Hospital Center. His research focused on sepsis bundle outcomes and ECMO outcomes for COVID-19 patients. Dr Alnababteh now joins Pittsburgh after a year of critical care training at the National Institutes of Health. He is a proud plant dad, and enjoys hiking, exploring cabins and Jiu-Jitsu.

Third Year Fellows

Kassandra Allbright, MD

Dr. Kassandra Allbright obtained her B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Northeastern University in 2011 and her M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2018, where she was part of the Physician Scientist Training Program and worked on pre-clinical models of stem cell transplantation therapeutics. Dr. Allbright completed residency training in the Osler Medical Residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2021. Most recently, she’s published research in the epidemiology of disparities in COPD and is interested in the application of Health Services research to the ICU. Dr. Allbright spends most her weekends enjoying the outdoors with her family and pup.

Amanda Moale, MD

Dr. Amanda Moale obtained her B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Florida and M.D. from the University of South Florida. She was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) and the Robert A. Good Honor Society. Dr. Moale completed her residency training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her research focused on communication with family members in the ICU and religious values near the end-of-life. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, travel, and yoga.

Hiam Naiditch, MD, MHS

Dr. Hiam Naiditch obtained his B.S. in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. He then went on to obtain his Medical Doctorate at Yale School of Medicine as well as a Master of Health Science in 2017. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, followed by a year as Ambulatory Chief Resident. While at Yale his research included studying the relationship between invasive medical procedures in the ICU and adverse neurologic outcomes under the guidance of Dr. Margaret Pisani and Dr. Naftali Kaminski. He is a proud husband and father, and enjoys spending time with his family, delving into religious texts, and spending time outdoors.

Maniraj Neupane, MD, PhD

Dr. Maniraj Neupane obtained his MBBS at the Tribhuvan University-Nepal. Prior to completing his residency from the University of Pittsburgh, he studied the health effects of household air pollution in the rural hills of Nepal for his PhD in International Health from the University of Munich, Germany. He now returns to Pittsburgh after a year of critical care training at the National Institutes of Health. In his spare time, Maniraj enjoys cooking and watching soccer and oversees the internationally accredited Diploma in Mountain Medicine course in Nepal which he established in 2011.

Shoaib Fakhri, MD

Dr. Shoaib Fakhri obtained his B.A. in Biochemistry and M.D. at the University of Washington where he was the recipient of the Service Learning Award. He completed Internal Medicine residency at the University of Colorado where he served as the Housestaff Association co-president. During his time at the University of Colorado, Dr. Fakhri worked with Dr. David Badesch looking at the impact of altitude on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension symptom severity and clinical characteristics. In his spare time Dr. Fakhri enjoys backpacking, football and watching stand up comedy with his wife.

Kanupriya Soni, MD

Dr. Kanupriya Soni obtained her B.A. in Economics and Medical Sciences from Boston University and M.D. from Boston University School of Medicine. After completing her internal medicine residency training at Boston University/ Boston Medical Center, she joined the hospitalist group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Soni’s current research is focused on investigating variation in critical care practices. In her spare time, she enjoys honing her baking skills, traveling, and looking for the next coffee shop to explore.

Hilary Strollo, DO, MS

Dr. Hilary Strollo obtained her B.S. in Biology from Virginia Tech and her D.O. from VCOM where she received the presidential scholarship. She completed her residency training at the University of Pittsburgh and stayed in Pittsburgh on the pulmonary training grant (T32) researching dysregulation of genes associated with COVID-19. Dr. Strollo loves to travel and surf. In her spare time, she enjoys exercising, exploring the outdoors and cooking vegan food.

Rachel Wojcik, MD

Dr. Rachel Wojcik obtained her B.S. in Biology from Mercyhurst University and Master’s in Liberal Studies from the University of Denver in Global Affairs with a focus on Healthcare. Dr. Wojcik completed her MD at the University of Colorado before completing her residency and chief resident year at the University of Pittsburgh. During residency, she was in the Global Health and Underserved Populations track and improved her point of care ultrasound (POCUS) skills while working at the Georgetown Public Hospital in Guyana. Dr. Wojcik’s academic interests include medical education, POCUS, and global health. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring local running trails, gardening, and travel.

Postdoctoral Scholars

Priya Borker, MD

Kimberley DeMerle, MD

Ioannis Konstantinidis, MD

Bowa Lee, MD

Kaveh Moghbeli, MD

Rachel Powell, MD

Niall Prendergast, MD

Daniel Sullivan, MD

Richard Zou, MD

Sleep Medicine Fellows

Ian Halim, MD, PhD

Dr. Ian Halim earned his PhD in Greek & Latin Literature and his MD, both from Columbia University in New York City. He undertook his residency in psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, where he particularly enjoyed developing his skills as a psychotherapist, as well as his sleep medicine and addictions electives. In his final year, he was the co-chief resident for consultation-liaison psychiatry. Earlier, as a PhD student, his dissertation examined Aristotle’s theory for how luck and other resources outside our control impact our ability to live a full life – a topic very relevant to psychotherapy. He enjoys writing about how medicine relates to everything from ethics to botany – aiming to make science accessible to the widest possible audience. While applying to sleep fellowship, he published an essay explaining about how low oxygen impacts breathing during sleep. He’s excited to immerse himself in sleep medicine during his fellowship year. When he isn’t writing or working, he enjoys lifting weights, going to art museums, and walking.

Sulimar Morales, MD

Dr. Sulimar Morales, from Puerto Rico, graduated from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras with a degree in General Sciences. Later she studied medicine at UMHS St. Kitts and graduated in 2015. Being from the island of Puerto Rico, she returned home and finished Internal medicine at Hospital de La Concepcion in San German, Puerto Rico, where she also had the chief resident position. After finishing her specialty in Internal medicine, she completed a year as a research fellow at VA Caribbean Healthcare system in the Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) fellowship program, where she was able to publish about the disparities of Lung Cancer Screening in the community-based practice in Puerto Rico. After completing research fellow, she completed her subspecialty in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the VA Caribbean Healthcare System in San Juan PR, where she also had the chief fellow position. She is currently Board certified in Internal Medicine and PCCM. Dr. Morales has a particular interest in how to advance sleep medicine in the inpatient setting with the goal to be able to improve the diagnosis and outcome in these patients with sleep disorders and their comorbidities. Outside work, she enjoys exploring new places around the island, food, drawing, playing piano, and spending time with her family, friends, and her Shihtzu, Maranta.

Allergy & Immunology Fellows

Zerina Hodzic, MD

Residency: UPMC
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh

Nicole McLean, MD, MPH

Residency: Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Medical School: Howard University

Graduates: June 2023

Fellow	Position Upon Graduation
Kristopher Clark, MD	Clinical Assistant Professor with SUNY at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and UBMD Internal Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Tony V. Macedonia, MD	VAPHS Pulm/CCM Faculty & UPP CCM Clinical Assistant Professor
Sridesh Nath, MBBS	Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Downstate Health Sciences University
Chukwudi Onyemekwu, DO	UPMC Clinical Instructor and University of Pittsburgh Post-Doctoral Scholar
Josiah Radder, MD, PhD	UPMC Clinical Instructor and University of Pittsburgh Post-Doctoral Scholar
Kristen Raffensperger, MD	UPMC Clinical Instructor and University of Pittsburgh Post-Doctoral Scholar
Blair Stone, MD	Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh

Graduates: June 2022

Fellow	Position Upon Graduation
Jason Green, MD	Pulmonary and Critical Care physician at The Baptist Memorial Hospital System / affiliation with University of Tennessee Pulmonary and Critical Care Program
Bowa Lee, MD	University of Pittsburgh Post-Doctoral Scholar & UPMC Clinical Instructor
Matt Gorgone, MD	Assistant Professor, UPMC Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Rachel Powell, MD	University of Pittsburgh Post-Doctoral Scholar & UPMC Clinical Instructor
PJ Tiberio, MD	Physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Heritage Valley Health System
Georgios Triantafyllou, MD	Associate Physician at Brigham and Women’s hospital & Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School
Richard Zou, MD	UPMC Clinical Instructor & Post Doctoral Scholar

Graduates: June 2021

Fellow	Position Upon Graduation
Priya Borker, MD	UPMC Clinical Instructor & Post Doctoral Scholar
Christopher Franz, MD	Hospital Based Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician UPMC Pinnacle
Ioannis Konstantinidis, MD	UPMC Clinical Instructor & Post Doctoral Scholar
Taylor Lincoln, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC with a dual appointment in the Department of Critical Care Medicine and the Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics
Kevin Misner, MD, MS	Hospital Based Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician UPMC Pinnacle
Kaveh Moghbeli, MD	UPMC Clinical Instructor & Post Doctoral Scholar
Niall Prendergast, MD	UPMC Clinical Instructor & Post Doctoral Scholar

Graduates: June 2020

Dr. Megan Acho is completing the Sleep Fellowship at UPMC.

Dr. Kimberley DeMerle is a Clinical Instructor at UPMC and Post-doctoral scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focus is on sepsis endotyping using clinical and biological data.

Dr. Sarah Kiel is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. She specializes in lung transplant and cystic fibrosis.

Dr. Brian Rosborough is a Clinical Instructor at UPMC and Post-doctoral scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. He has an NIH NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) and his research focuses on ARDS.

Dr. Deepti Singhvi works for a private practice in Ann Arbor, MI. She practices both pulmonary and critical care medicine.

Dr. Daniel Sullivan is a Clinical Instructor at UPMC and Post-doctoral scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. He has an NIH NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) and his research focuses on the role of epithelial-derived chemokines in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Dr. Jill Zupetic is a Clinical Instructor at UPMC and Post-doctoral scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. She has an NIH NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) and her research focuses on elastolytic activity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Graduates: June 2019

Dr. Joseph Bednash is a Clinical Instructor at the Ohio State University. He is a physician scientist that studies basic mechanisms of acute lung injury.

Dr. Daniel Dunlap is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He completed his subspecialty fellowship training in Interventional Pulmonology at the University of Pennsylvania and has expertise in advanced bronchoscopic techniques to treat pulmonary diseases.

Dr. Matthew Camiolo is a Clinical Instructor at UPMC and Post-doctoral scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. He has an NIH NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) and his research focus is on the host response of asthma phenotypes.

Dr. Jennifer Newitt is a Clinical Instructor at UPMC and Post-doctoral scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed her subspecialty fellowship training in Sleep Medicine at UPMC and both her clinical and research efforts focus on the use of non-invasive ventilation in patients with neuromuscular disease.

Dr. Erin Nuzzo is a Clinical Instructor at UPMC Shadyside. She is Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit.

Dr. Craig Riley practices critical care at Chester County Hospital in the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He has a specific focus on quality improvement initiatives to decrease readmission rates for COPD patients.

Dr. Eleanor Valenzi is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. She is a physician-scientist with funding from the Scleroderma Foundation. Her research focuses on basic mechanisms of scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease.

Graduates: June 2018

Dr. William Bain is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He is a physician scientist with a Veteran’s Affairs Career Development Award and studies host defense during pneumonia.

Dr. Andrea Levine is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland. She is the associate program director of the Critical Care Medicine fellowship. She specializes in critical care medicine and running ICU clinical trials.

Dr. Eric Nolley is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and specializes in Lung Transplant.

Dr. Emmet O’Brien practices respiratory medicine at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. He specializes in lung cancer and COPD/emphysema.

Dr. Spencer Winters practices critical care medicine at Bronson Methodist Health System in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Dr. Stephen Strock works for a private practice in Asheville, NC. He practices both pulmonary and critical care medicine.

Dr. Daniel Zank is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado. He specializes in taking care of patients with sarcoid and has an interest in clinical trials in the ICU.

Graduates: June 2017

Dr. Elizabeth Baker (Boulos) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at NYU who specializes in general pulmonary and critical care medicine.

Dr. John Evankovich is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He has an NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Award (K08) and to study basic mechanisms of acute lung injury.

Dr. Georgios Kitsios is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He has an NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award (K23) and studies the microbiome in ARDS. Additionally, he is the Director of the Research Pathway of the UPMC Internal Medicine residency program.

Dr. Alison Lennox is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at New York Medical College. She is Director of the Adult Pulmonology Transitional Care Program and Associate Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program.

Dr. Stephanie Maximous is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. She is a clinician educator and directs multiple educational programs including the PACCM Ventilator Course and the Internal Medicine Residency Subspecialty education for Pulmonary/CCM.

Dr. Tomeka Suber is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. She is a physician-scientist with an NIH/Pitt Clinical and Translational Science Scholars Program award (KL2). Her research focuses on mechanisms of host defense and the role of immunometabolism in acute lung injury.

Dr. Joo Yoon is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He will soon begin an NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award (K23) and studies the analysis of physiologic parameters (‘features’) from bedside monitor and electronic health record to identify hidden patterns that could contribute to the development of deterioration in ICU patients.

Graduates: June 2016

Dr. Roger Alvarez is a clinical researcher at the University of Miami Health System who specializes in pulmonary vascular diseases.

Dr. Ian Barbash is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He has an NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Award (K08) and studies how to use the medical record to evaluate sepsis policies. Additionally, he is the medical director of the TeleICU at UPMC.

Dr. Marc Gauthier is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He has an award from the Parker B. Francis Foundation to study immune responses that contribute to steroid-refractory severe asthma and he takes care of patients with severe asthma.

Dr. Nguyen Quyen is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. She is a physician scientist who studies mitochondrial dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension and she takes care of patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Dr. Hannah Otepka (Mannem) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UVA. She specializes in lung transplant and interstitial lung disease.

Dr. Jason Rose is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He has an NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Award (K08) and studies scavenger agents for the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning. As a fellow and faculty at UPMC, he worked to obtain his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and is the President and CEO of Globin Solutions, Inc.

Graduates: June 2015

Dr. Cynthia Baffi works for a private practice in San Diego, CA. She practices both pulmonary and critical care medicine.

Dr. Jared Chiarchiaro is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine. He is the Associate Fellowship Director for Clinical Education and creator of the fellowship Medical Educator Track. He is a medical educator with a focus in serious illness communication skills training. He is senior faculty for VitalTalk, a nonprofit that teaches serious illness communication to clinicians from all over the world. Clinically, Dr. Chiarchiaro attends frequently in the medical ICU, is the director for the pulmonary consult service at UPMC Presbyterian and Montefiore Hospitals, and has a clinic in the Simmon Center for Interstitial Lung disease.

Dr. Seung Han is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. She has an NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Award (K08) and studies metabolic regulation of lung development and repair after lung injury

Dr. Carl Koch is a Clinical Instructor at UPMC. He studies the role of the microbiome in nitric oxide metabolism as it pertains to the development of pulmonary hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Roy Semaan is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He completed his subspecialty fellowship training in Interventional Pulmonology at John Hopkins University and has expertise in advanced bronchoscopic techniques to treat diseases such as lung cancer, COPD, and pleural disease.

Dr. Faraaz Shah is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC. He has an NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award (K23) and studies the metabolic effects of nutritional support during sepsis.

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