People

Director

Jane M. Liebschutz, MD, MPH, FACP
Director, Center for Research on Health Care
412-692-4821

Co-Director

Galen Switzer, PhD
Associate Chief of Research, Division of General Internal Medicine
412-692-4837

Core Faculty

Kaleab Z. Abebe, PhD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical Trials, Health Sciences
412-246-6931
Tasha L. Alston, PhD, MSW
GIM Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiatives
Timothy Anderson, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Martina Anto-Ocrah, PhD, MPH, MT(ASCP)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Robert M. Arnold, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
412-692-4810
Sonya Borrero, MD, MS
Director, Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity (CONVERGE)
412-692-4841
Hailey Bulls, PhD
Associate Director, Challenges in Managing and Preventing Pain (CHAMPP) Clinical Research Center
(Joyce) Chung-Chou H. Chang, PhD
Director of PhD Faculty Affairs
412-692-4868
Judy Chang, MD, MPH
Assistant Dean of Medical Student Research
412-641-6003
Yi-Fan Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Matthew Chinman, PhD
Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation
Jason B. Colditz, PhD, MEd
Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-246-6929
Karlyn A. Edwards, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Michael J. Fine, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine
412-360-2206
Walid F. Gellad, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing
C. Bernie Good, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives
412-454-7420
Megan E. Hamm, PhD
Director of Qualitative, Evaluation, and Stakeholder Engagement Research Services (Qual EASE)
412-647-0280
Janel Hanmer, MD, PhD
Director of DGIM Clinical Research Fellowship
412-586-9850
Leslie R. M. Hausmann, PhD
Associate Director, Center for Research Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
412-360-2112
Raagini Jawa, MD, MPH, FASAM
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Charles R. Jonassaint, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Tenure
412-586-9850
Paul J Joudrey, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science, Tenure Stream
412-692-4855
Wei-Hsuan "Jenny" Lo-Ciganic, PhD, MS, MSPharm
Professor of Medicine
José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jing Luo, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
412-383-0627
Colleen A. Mayowski, EdD, MLIS
Director, Equity and Inclusion in the ICRE Curriculum
Lakeya S. McGill, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Melissa A. McNeil, MD, MPH
412-692-4821
Kathleen M. McTigue, MD, MS, MPH
Director, PaTH Clinical Research Network
412-692-2940
Jessica Sarah Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA
Director, Challenges in Managing and Preventing Pain Clinical Research Center
412-383-0617
Elizabeth (Liz) Mosley, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
470-219-8153
Cristina M. Murray-Krezan, PhD, MS, BS
Co-Director, Center for Clinical Trials & Data Coordination
Marie K. Norman, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science
412-860-1922
Aimee Pickering, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-692-4888
Gina Piscitello, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Deirdre A. Quinn, PhD, MSc, MLitt
Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-360-2208 (Office)
Thomas R. Radomski, MD, MS
Assistant Director, Institute for Clinical Research Education
412-383-0616
Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology
412-692-2659
Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS
Director, Caring for Complex Chronic Conditions Research Center
Scott D. Rothenberger, PhD
Associate Director for Early-Career Collaborations, CRHC Data Center
Payel Jhoom Roy, MD, MSc
Clinical Director, Addiction Medicine Consult Service
412-692-4473
Doris M. Rubio, PhD
Director, Institute for Clinical Research Education
412-692-4871
Jane O. Schell, MD
Section Chief, Palliative Care and Medical Ethics
412-692-4834
Yael Schenker, MD, MAS
Director, Palliative Research Center (PaRC)
Bryant Shuey, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Kenneth J. Smith, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science
412-647-4794
Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS, FCCP
Associate Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing
Holly N. Thomas, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-586-9836
Tianxiu Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Erin L. Winstanley, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Jonathan G. Yabes, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Biostatistics, and Clinical and Translational Science
Lan Yu, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Clinical and Translational Science
412-864-3020

Affiliated Faculty

Andrew D. Althouse, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
Rachel Bachrach, PhD
Assistant Professor at University of Michigan
Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Kar-Hai Chu, PhD
Associate Professor of Public Health
412-692-2578
J. Travis Donahoe, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
Utibe R. Essien, MD, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
412-383-2194
Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Urology
Carissa A. Low, PhD
Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology
412-623-5973
Jared W. Magnani, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Cardiology
412-692-2935
Jaime E. Sidani, PhD, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor of Public Health
412-864-3192
Ravy K. Vajravelu, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
J. Deanna Wilson, MD, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Margaret Zupa, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Fellows

Timothy Bober, MD
Clinician-Researcher Fellow
Nicole Luche, MD
Clinician-Researcher Fellow

Administrator

Barbara Klipa, MBA
Director of Research Operations

Staff

Deborah Alpern, MA
Administrative Coordinator
Chelsea Dempsey, MS
Content Specialist
Ta'Sey Harmon
Administrative Coordinator
412-864-3324
Ethan Lennox, MA
Medical Editor and Writer
Monica Loughran, BS
Administrative Coordinator
412-692-2659
Kristee Rosen, MS
Office Manager
412-692-4853
Joshua Shearer, JD
Administrative Assistant