Academic Faculty

Dana Ascherman, MD

Professor of Medicine
Interim Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
University of Pittsburgh

John Steuart Richards, MBBS

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Division Chief, Rheumatology
Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Niveditha Mohan, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, UPMC Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Mehret Birru-Talabi, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Associate Program DIrector, UPMC Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program

Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Research
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Rohit Aggarwal, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center
Sub-Specialty Education Coordinator
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Partha Biswas, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Jennifer Brackney, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Andreea Coca, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Lupus Center of Excellence
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Robyn Domsic, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Scleroderma Center
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Patrizia Fuschiotti, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Sarah L. Gaffen, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Gerald P. Rodnan Endowed Chair, Professor of Rheumatology
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

David J. Helfrich, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Operations
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Robert A. Lafyatis, MD

Professor of Medicine
Thomas A. Medsger Endowed Professor of Scleroderma Research
Director, NIAMS Scleroderma Center of Research Translation
Director, National Scleroderma Core Centers
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Kimberly Liang, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Mandy J. McGeachy, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Siamak Moghadam Kia, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Chester V. Oddis, MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Christine Peoples, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Amr Hakam Sawalha, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Director, Lupus Center
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh