ICRE Welcomes Its New Trainees in Career Development Programs

KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Scholars Program (KL2-CRSP)

• Andrea L. Rosso, PhD (Assistant Professor, Graduate School or Public Health, Department of Epidemiology)
• Paschalis Vergidis, MD (Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases)

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Program

• Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS (Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Dio Kavalieratos, PhD (Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Ana Radovic, MD, MSc (Instructor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine)
• Kristin Ray, MD, MSCR (Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics)

Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research and Diversity (CEED) Program

• Merrian Brooks, DO (Fellow, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics)
• Laura Macia, PhD (Fellow, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences)
• Derrick Matthews, PhD (Fellow, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Center for LGBT Health Research)

Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research and Diversity for Medical Students (CEED II) Program

• Lorraine Boakye, BA (School of Medicine)
• Amarachi Eseonu, BA (School of Medicine)
• Debar Okafor, BA ( School of Medicine)
• Chikezie Okeagu, BS (School of Medicine)

Clinical Scientist Track

• Jonathan Arnold, MD (Resident, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Woody Chang, MD (Resident, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Emily Guhl, MD (Resident, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)

International Scholars Track

• Venkata Akshintala, MD (Resident, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Adetola Ladejobi, MD (Resident, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Bruno Lima, MD (Resident, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Akshata Moghe, MD (Resident, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Peng Zhang, MD (Resident, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)

Clinical Scientist Training Program

• Julie Boiko, MS (School of Medicine)
• Phillip Choi, BS (School of Medicine)
• Douglas Holt, BS (School of Medicine)
• Matthew Kesinger, BA (School of Medicine)
• Alexander Khalaf, BA (School of Medicine)
• Jeehong (Peter) Kim, BS (School of Medicine)
• Olubusola Oluwole, BS (School of Medicine)
• Xiaoran (Zel) Zhang, BS, MS (School of Medicine)
• Yin Zhao, BS (School of Medicine)

The Research Education in Advancing Investigative Careers for Housestaff and Fellows (REACH) Training Program

• Tala Achkar, MD, MSc (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Mary Ackenbom, MD (Fellow, School of Medicine, OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences)
• Bhavana Bhagya Rao, MBBS (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Martha Bustos, PhD (Fellow, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• George Cater, MD, MS (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Laura Colicchia, MD, MA (Fellow, School of Medicine, OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences)
• Tina Dumont, MD, PhD (Fellow, School of Medicine, OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences)
• Sonny Duong, MD (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics)
• Leigh Klaus, MD (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Matthew Klinge, MD (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Melanie Leu, MD (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics)
• Sami Makaroun, MD (Fellow, School of Medicine, OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences)
• Laura Navarro, MD (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics)
• Shalu Pahuja, MBBS (Fellow, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology)
• Miguel Pinilla, MD (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Zachary Rhinehart, MD (Resident, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Erin Lavelle Seifert, MD (Fellow, School of Medicine, OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences)
• Amy Soni, MD (Fellow, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology)

Training Early Academic Mentors (TEAM) Program

• Ellen Beckjord, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry)
• Marnie Bertolet, PhD (Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology)
• Diane Carlisle, PhD (Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery)
• Jennifer Corbelli, MD (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Phillip Empey, PharmD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy)
• Lovie Foster, PhD (Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work)
• Cecelia Yates, PhD (Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, Department of Health Promotion and Development)
• Ada Youk, PhD (Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics)

Research Acceleration and Moving Productivity Forward to a K Award (Ramp to K) Program

• Jaime Booth, PhD (Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work)
• Martha Bustos, PhD (Fellow, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology)
• Maisa Feghali, MD (Fellow, School of Medicine, Department of OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences)
• Jason Flatt, PhD (Fellow, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine)
• Audrey Jones, PhD (Fellow, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion)
• Ana Radovic-Stakic, MD, MSc (Instructor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics)

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