Faculty Educator Directory
The Three Rivers Curriculum features educators hired by UPSOM to perform specific duties—as longitudinal educators (small group facilitators), clinical skills preceptors, and content leads.
Faculty in these roles will play a crucial role in the success of the curriculum, and will connect over time with our learners. We have a diverse group of educators—MDs and PhD’s, junior and senior faculty, and diverse demographics/backgrounds that will be of excellent contribution to our curriculum.
Content Leads
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Content
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Faculty
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Email
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Pathology/Histology
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Steve Truschel
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Anatomy
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Lydia Strattan
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Radiology
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Char Branstetter
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Pharmacology
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Jon Beckel
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Biochemistry
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Martin Schmidt
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Genetics
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Mylynda Massart/Christine Munro
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Immunology
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Penelope Morel
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Microbiology/Infectious Disease
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Jim Bina
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Antiracist and Health Equity Solutions (AHES)
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Felicia Savage-Friedman
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Intro to Being a Physician
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Amanda Brown/Jason Chang
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Population and Community Health
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Alfred Shoukry
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Statistics for clinicians and biomedical researchers
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Aaron Brown
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Research design/LRP
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Peter Drain/John Maier
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Ophthalmology
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Evan Waxman
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Otolaryngology
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Rachel Whelan
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Ethics/Law
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Julie Childers
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Hematology
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Louis Rapkin
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Course Directors
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Course
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Faculty
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Email
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Cardiology
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Jenifer Lee/Natalie Stokes
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Nephrology
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Mohan Ramkumar/Blaise Abramovitz
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Pulmonology
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Stephanie Maximous/Rachel Wojcik
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maximoussi@upmc.edu/raw184@pitt.edu |
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Digestion and Nutrition
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Kristen Critelli/Lama Farhat
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Rheumatology
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Siamak Moghadam-Kia
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Dermatology
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Angela Guerrero
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Endocrinology
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Alexandra Clark/Ron Codario
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Reproduction, Sexual Health, Gynecology
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Rob Powers/Sara Sakamoto
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Musculoskeletal
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John Fowler/Deniz Olgun
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Psychiatry/behavior
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Melanie Grubisha
Shelly Kucherer
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Oncology
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Louis Rapkin
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Neuroscience
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Bill Yates/Alexis Franks
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Medical Interviewing
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Beth Bollinger/Brianna Rossiter
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Physical Exam Skills
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Andrew Klein
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Intro to Clinical Medicine
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Ben Sprague, Danielle Heffner, Erin Cummings
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Thread Leads
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Thread
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Faculty
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Email
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Social Medicine
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Thuy Bui
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Interprofessional Education
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Greg Castelli/Joe Suyama
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Leadership
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Suzi Templer/Sarah Merriam
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Clinical Reasoning
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Deborah Dinardo/Casey McQuade
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Program Leads
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Primary Care Accelerated Track (PCAT)
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Amanda Casagrande
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Longitudinal Alliance Program (LAP)
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Lisa Podgurski/Beth Oczypok
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Community Alliance Program (CAP)
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Andrew McCormick/Maya Ragavan
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Clinical Skills Preceptors (CSP)
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Drew Klein/Eloho Ufomata
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Longitudinal Educators (LE)
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Melinda Hamilton/Julie Childers
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Professional Enrichment Courses (PEC)
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Stephanie Gonzalez
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
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Emily Lovallo
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| Streams | Emily Geramita | geramitae@upmc.edu |
Block Directors
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Block
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Faculty
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Email
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Keystone Funadmentals
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Martin Schmidt
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Organ Systems
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Rob Powers
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Patient Centered Care
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Reed Van Deusen
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Longitudinal Educators (LEs)
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Faculty
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Department
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Email
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Primary Class |
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| Amitava Mukherjee | Radiation Oncology | amm223@pitt.edu | 2028 |
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Andrew McCormick
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Pediatrics
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2027 | |
| Amber Hoffman* | Pediatrics | hoffmana13@upmc.edu | 2028 |
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Brett McAninch
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Pediatrics
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2027 | |
| Carmen Coombs | Pediatrics | carmen.coombs2@chp.edu | 2028 |
| Cesar Escobar-Viera | Psychiatry | casperca2@upmc.edu | 2027 |
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Claire Yanta
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Neurology
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2027 | |
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John Maier
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Family Medicine
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2027 | |
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Kishore Vellody
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Pediatrics
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2027 | |
| Laura Lillien | Neurobiology | lillien@pitt.edu | 2028 |
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Louis Rapkin
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Pediatrics
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2027 | |
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Michael Best
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Anesthesiology
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2027 | |
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Mohammad Al-Bataineh
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Medicine
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2027 | |
| Oscar Escobar* | Pediatrics | escobaro@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Ossama Kashlan | Medicine | ossamakashlan@pitt.edu | 2028 |
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Peter Drain
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Cell Biology
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2027 | |
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Robert Powers
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OB/GYN
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2027 | |
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Robin Maier
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Family Medicine
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2027 | |
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Smita Iyer
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Pathology
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2027 | |
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Sylvia Choi
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Pediatrics
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2027 | |
| Tatiana Villatoro | Pathology | tvlltr@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Tony Tarchichi* | Pediatrics | trt25@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Vanathi Gopalakrishnan | Pediatrics | vanathi@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Wassim Chemaitilly* | Pediatrics | wac42@pitt.edu | 2028 |
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William McIvor
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Anesthesiology
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mcivor@pitt.edu | 2027 |
*jobshare
Clinical Skills Preceptors (CSPs)
| Faculty | Department | Primary Class | |
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| Adam Yates | Emergency Medicine | amy35@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Agnieszka Bialy | Emergency Medicine | bialya@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Allison Cipriani* | Medicine | ciprianial3@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Amanda Casagrande | Family Medicine | casagrandeaj@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Amanda McCoy | Orthopedic Surgery | ajm390@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Ankur Doshi | Emergency Medicine | doshiaa@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Anna-Binney McCague | Pediatrics | mccaguea2@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Anthony Cyr | Surgery | cyrar@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Arjun Pennathur | CT Surgery | arjunp@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Ashten Ebersbacher* | Medicine | ebersbacheram@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Benjamin Sprague* | Medicine | spragueb@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Brian Heist | Medicine | heistb@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Bryce Bredell | Emergency Medicine | bredellb@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Chelsea Dahl* | Medicine | dahlcf@upmc.edu | 2027 & 2028 |
| Christopher Wynkoop* | Medicine | wynkoopcl@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Daniel Atwood | Pediatrics | dta24@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Deborah Brooks | Emergency Medicine | brooksdm@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Desiree Neville | Pediatrics | desiree.neville@chp.edu | 2027 |
| Eric Anish | Medicine | anishea@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Erin Cummings | Pediatrics | eec70@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Evelyn Reis | Pediatrics | reise@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Evette Yassa | Family Medicine | yassaes@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Gaetan Sgro | Medicine | gaetan.sgro@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Gary Pollock | Emergency Medicine | gfp7@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Graziela Gauza | Surgery | 2028 | |
| Heather Mikes | Family Medicine | mikesh@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Jacqueline Weaver-Agostoni | Family Medicine | agostonijs@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| James Van Meerbeke | Emergency Medicine | jpv23@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Jason Chang | Emergency Medicine | changjs2@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Jason Edinger | PM&R | jme58@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Jen Chen* | Medicine | jecchen@ucdavis.edu | 2028 |
| Jessica Oh* | Medicine | ohjh@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Jillian Kyle | Medicine | roperj@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Joshua Shulman | Emergency Medicine | jas135@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Julie McCausland | Emergency Medicine | mccauslandjb@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Kathryn Levens* | Medicine | leyensk@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Kory Gebhardt | Emergency Medicine | Gebhardtkm2@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Krupa Patel* | Medicine | patelks4@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Laura West | Pediatrics | laura.west@chp.edu | 2028 |
| Lauren Navitasky | Medicine | navitskylg@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Leah Koenig | Medicine | koeniglj3@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Linda King | Medicine | lik6@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Lisa Podgurski | Medicine | podgurskil@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Louis Rapkin | Pediatrics | lbr17@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Margaret Shang | Pediatrics | shangm2@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Mary Ratay | Emergency Medicine | rataymk@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Matan Arnon* | Medicine | arnonm2@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Matthew Dougherty | Emergency Medicine | doughertymj3@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Matthew Pihlblad | Ophthalmology | matthew.pihlblad@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Melinda Hamilton | Critical Care Medicine | mlf13@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Melissa Tavarez | Pediatrics | mmt49@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Michael Best | Anesthesiology | bestmw2@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Michael Simonson* | Medicine | mgs107@pitt.edu | 2027 & 2028 |
| Michael Turturro | Emergency Medicine | turturro@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Mohamed Hagahmed | Emergency Medicine | hagahmedmb2@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Natan Cramer | Pediatrics | nmc67@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Nursen Gurtunca | Pediatrics | nursen.gurtunca@chp.edu | 2028 |
| Palash Samanta* | Medicine | samantap@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Peter Volpe* | Medicine | volpepj@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Pooja Bhatt* | Medicine | mahadeshwarps@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Raquel Zemtsov | Family Medicine | zemtsovrk@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Rebecca Green | Medicine | reg62@pitt.edu | 2027 |
| Rickquel Tripp | Emergency Medicine | tripprp@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Robin Maier | Family Medicine | maierrm@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Rowena Pingul-Ravano | Family Medicine | pingulravanord@upmc.edu | 2027 |
| Sara Spinella | Medicine | sas1136@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Sarah Jones | Medicine | jonessa3@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Shea Ford* | Medicine | fordsa2@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Stacy Bartlett | Family Medicine | stb125@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Stasa Tadic | Medicine | std45@pitt.edu | 2028 |
| Steven Leers | Surgery | leerssa@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Tahniat Syed | Pediatrics | tahniat.syed@chp.edu | 2028 |
| Tara Sunder* | Medicine | sundert@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| William Trautman | Family Medicine | trautmanwj@upmc.edu | 2028 |
| Yolandee Bell-Cheddar | Critical Care Medicine | yrb2@pitt.edu | 2027 |
*jobshare