Alumni

Ayesha Firdous, MD

ayf7@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2024

Current Position: First-Year Resident

Residency: Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Barnard College

Kanupriya Gupta, MD

kag240@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2024

Current Position: First-Year Resident

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Undergraduate Institution: Wellesley College

Joey Hsu, MD

jkh64@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2024

Current Position: First-Year Resident

Residency: Neurology, Harvard Beth Israel, Boston, MA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia

Julia Knight, MD

jck81@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2024

Current Position: First-Year Resident

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Undergraduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University

Stephanie Casillo, MD

smc226@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2023

Current Position: Second-Year Resident

Residency: Neurosurgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology

Neha Hafeez, MD

neh43@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2023

Current Position: Second-Year Resident

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan

Anjana Murali, MD

anm225@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2023

Current Position: Second-Year Resident

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Breanna Nguyen, MD

ban44@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2023

Current Position: Second-Year Resident

Residency: Dermatology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD

Undergraduate Institution: Williams College

Vaidehi (Vai) Patel, MD

vap48@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2023

Current Position: Second-Year Resident

Residency: Internal Medicine, Cornell, New York, NY

Undergraduate Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University

Catherine (Cat) Pressimone, MD

cap128@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2023

Current Position: Second-Year Resident

Residency: Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Eric Adams, MD

ela50@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2022

Current Position: Third-Year Resident

Residency: Surgery, UPMC Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Villanova University

Rebecca (Becky) Brown, MD

rab160@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2022

Current Position: Third-Year Resident

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Aidan Dmitriev, MD

aid16@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2022

Current Position: Third-Year Resident

Residency: Ophthalmology, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh,PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Kansas

Christopher (Chris) Hensler, MD

cmh204@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2022

Current Position: Third-Year Resident

Residency: Psychiatry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL

Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame

Aneta Kowalski, MD

ank187@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2022

Current Position: Third-Year Resident

Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: George Washington University

Alicia Mizes, MD

apm79@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2022

Current Position: Third-Year Resident

Residency: Dermatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Undergraduate Institution: Pomona College

William (Will) Plautz, MD

wep20@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2022

Current Position: Second-Year Resident

Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Undergraduate Institution: Duke University

Rachel Wolfe, MD

rmw79@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2022

Current Position: Third-Year Resident

Residency: Pediatrics (Research Track), Duke University, Durham, NC

Undergraduate Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Jacob (Jake) Jerome, MD

jaj89@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2021

Current Position: Fourth-Year Resident

Residency: Pathology, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Charlton (Charlie) Otte, MD

cgo1@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2021

Current Position: Fourth-Year Resident

Residency: Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Undergraduate Institution: Swarthmore College

Audrey Kindsfather Panko, MD

ajk133@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2021

Current Position: Fourth-Year Resident

Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Undergraduate Institution: University of Richmond

Anthony (Tony) Schulien, MD

ajs212@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2021

Current Position: Fourth-Year Resident

Residency: Neurosurgery, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Mariam Bramah-Lawani, MD

mab422@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2020

Current Position:

Residency: Emergency Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

Undergraduate Institution: Wilson College

Filip Istvanic, MD

fii3@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2020

Current Position: Cardiology Fellow, Lankenau Medical Center

Residency: Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Carnegie Mellon University

Elizabeth (Beth) Kenny, MD

emk76@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2020

Current Position: Fifth-Year Resident

Residency: Plastic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Duquesne University

Nathan Sisterson, MD

nds38@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2020

Current Position: Fifth-Year Resident

Residency: Neurological Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard University), Boston, MA

Undergraduate Institution: Northwestern University

Wai Lok (Cyrus) Tsang, MD

wat17@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2020

Current Position:

Residency: Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic (Florida), Weston, FL

Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan

Ross Carson, MD

rac153@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2019

Current Position: Epilepsy fellow, Boston Children’s Neurology

Residency: Child Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital (Harvard University), Boston, MA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan

Andrew Hughes, MD

adh62@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2019

Current Position: Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania), Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Lehigh University

Pooja Karukonda, MD

pok6@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2019

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Duke University Hospital

Residency: Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC

Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University

Josh Krivinko, MD

jmk175@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2019

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

Residency: Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Thiagarajan (Thiagu) Meyyappan, MD

thm30@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2019

Current Position: Sixth-Year Resident

Residency: General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Boston University

Mondira Ray, MD

mor16@pitt.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2019

Current Position: Clinical Informatics Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital

Residency: Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Undergraduate Institution: Swarthmore College

Berkcan Akpinar, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2018

Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedic surgery, Sports medicine, NYU in Florida

Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, New York University, New York, NY

Undergraduate Institution: Northwestern University

Rafey Feroze, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2018

Current Position:

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Naomi Gunawardena, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2018

Current Position: Hematology instructor, transfusion medicine fellow

Residency: Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Carnegie Mellon University

Marshall Huang, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2018

Current Position:

Residency: Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University

Kassandra O'Brien Allbright, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2018

Current Position: Clinical Instructor, PACCSM, UPMC

Residency: Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University

Thomas (Tom) Wozny, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2018

Current Position:

Residency: Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Xiao Zhu, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2018

Current Position: Aesthetic Surgery Fellow

Residency: Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Duke University

Ahmed Al-Khafaji, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2017

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, Emory University

Residency: Interventional Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan

Stathis Kondylis, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2017

Current Position:

Residency: Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate Institution: Arizona State University

Robert (Rob) Tisherman, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2017

Current Position: Assistance Professor, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University

Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Carnegie Mellon University

Anil Vasireddi, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2017

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Duke University

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology

Wai-Ying (Wendy) Yau, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2017

Current Position:

Residency: Neurology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan

Michael (Mike) Burrow, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2016

Current Position:

Residency: Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Undergraduate Institution: University of Utah

Bhavana Vangara Chapman, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2016

Current Position:

Residency: Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida

Erin Cummings, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2016

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UPMC

Residency: Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Brown University

Dongning Zhang, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2016

Current Position: Assistant professor at Western University of Health sciences. Thoracic surgeon at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA

Residency: Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution:

Ellen Caparosa, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2015

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Residency: General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate Institution: New York University

Leo Chen, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2015

Current Position: Endourology Society Fellow, Urology, University of Toronto

Residency: Urological Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

Brittany O'Neill Dulmage, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2015

Current Position: Associate Professor of Dermatology, Ohio State

Residency: Dermatology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Undergraduate Institution:

Erica Nakajima, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2015

Current Position: Senior study physician

Residency: Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Undergraduate Institution: Carleton College

Caroline Rieser, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2015

Current Position:

Residency: General Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Brown University

Sameer Shakir, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2015

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Wisconsin

Residency: Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Angela Hu, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2014

Current Position: Clinical Research Director, Clinical Development, Rare Diseases, Sanofi

Residency: Internal Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Undergraduate Institution: Princeton University

Paul Johnson, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2014

Current Position:

Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Undergraduate Institution: University of Utah

Christopher (Chris) Lord, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2014

Current Position:

Residency: Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Undergraduate Institution: Duke University

Daniel Ludwig, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2014

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Washington University in St Louis

Residency: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis

Undergraduate Institution: Brown University

Chinedu (Nedu) Nwasike, MD

nwasikeco2@upmc.edu

PSTP Graduation Year: 2014

Current Position:

Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Columbia University

Kristy Shine, MD, PhD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2014

Current Position: Associate Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, Director of Medical Student Research/Director of Faculty Research Development

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Boston University

Jocelyn Fitzgerald, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2013

Current Position: Assistant Professor, OB/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences

Residency: Obstetrics/Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Undergraduate Institution: Pennsylvania State University

Aaron Gusdon, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2013

Current Position:

Residency: Neurology, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York City, NY

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Aditya Iyer, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2013

Current Position:

Residency: Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University

Jonathan Leeman, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2013

Current Position:

Residency: Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY

Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University

Joseph McLaughlin, MD, PhD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2013

Current Position:

Residency: Radiology, University of Texas-Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Undergraduate Institution: Brigham Young University

Mamie Thant, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2013

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Dept of Hematology Oncology and Hoxworth Blood Center

Residency: Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Harvard University

Cary Boyd-Shiwarski, MD, PhD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2012

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Residency: Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Arizona State University

Michael (Mike) Bykowski, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2012

Current Position:

Residency: Plastic Surgery, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Anthony (Tony) Deo, MD, PhD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2012

Current Position:

Residency: Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Undergraduate Institution: Boston College

Christopher (Chris) Fung, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2012

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley

Kristen Livesey, MD

PSTP Graduation Year: 2012

Current Position: Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, St. Clair Health and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Internal Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Institution: Carnegie Mellon University