Faculty Page

The faculty of the Division of Infectious Diseases is composed of prominent clinical experts, virologists, immunologists, and statisticians, each with diverse research and/or clinical interests.

Research faculty members are studying a range of infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Hemorrhagic E. coli 0157:H7, Salmonella, Cytomegalovirus, multiple antibiotic resistance bacteria (i.e. Kelbsiella and Pseudomonus), drug resistant fungi (i.e. chlamydia), and community acquired nosocomial infections.

Most of the faculty members have their own biography page. Click on any of the hyperlinked names or pictures below to read their biography.

Primary Faculty
Ume Abbas, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Facsimile: 412-648-6399 Email: AbbasU@dom.pitt.edu
Adeel Butt, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Facsimile: 412-648-6399 Email: ButtA@dom.pitt.edu
Karin Byers, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Facsimile: 412-648-6399 Email: ByersK@dom.pitt.edu
Nancy Connolly, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine 3339 Ward Streeet #214 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-641-8942 Email: Connollync@upmc.edu
Elodie Ghedin, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Medicine Scaife Hall, Room 634 3550 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-383-5850 Email: GhedinE@dom.pitt.edu
Lee Harrison, M.D. Professor of Medicine Parran Hall, Room 521 130 DeSoto Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-624-3137 Facsimile: 412-624-3120 Email: LHarriso@edc.pitt.edu
D.A. Henderson, M.D. Senior Advisor The Center for Biosecurity of UPMC The Pier IV Building 621 E. Pratt Street, Suite 210 Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Monto Ho, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Medicine A435 Crabtree 130 DeSoto Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412- 624-2692 Facsimile: 412-383-8926 Email: Monto@pitt.edu
Shahid Husain, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Facsimile: 412-648-6399 Email: HusainS@dom.pitt.edu
Thomas V. Inglesby, M.D. Deputy Director/COO The Center for Biosecurity of UPMC The Pier IV Building 621 E. Pratt Street, Suite 210 Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Eun Jeong Kwak, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine 3A Falk Medical Building 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Facsimile: 412-648-6399 Email: KwakeJ@upmc.edu
John E. McKinnon, M.D., M.Sc Instructor of Medicine Scaife Hall, Suite 869 3550 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-648-9012 Facsimile: 412-648-8455 Email: MckinnonJE@upmc.edu
Deborah McMahon, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 611 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-647-6710 Facsimile: 412-647-5519 Email: Mcmahon@dom.pitt.edu
John Mellors, M.D. Chief of Infectious Diseases Professor of Medicine Scaife Hall, Suite 818 3550 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-383-7963 Facsimile: 412-383-7982 Email: Mellors@dom.pitt.edu
Robert Muder, M.D. Professor of Medicine 2A135 Veterans Affairs Medical Center University Drive C, ID Section Pittsburgh, PA 15240 Telephone: 412-688-6179 Facsimile: 412-688-6950 Email: Robert.Muder@med.va.gov
Carlene Muto, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine 1215 Kaufmann Building 3471 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-692-2566 Facsimile: 412-692-2768 Email: MutoCa@msx.upmc.edu
Tara O'Toole, M.D. Chief Executive Officer The Center for Biosecurity of UPMC The Pier IV Building Building 621 E. Pratt Street, Suite 210 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Email: TOtoole@upmc-biosecurity.org
David Paterson, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Facsimile: 412-648-6399 Email: PatersonD@dom.pitt.edu
Sharon Riddler, M.D. Associate Professor Falk Medical Building, Suite 611 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-647-6710 Facsimile: 412-647-5519 Email: Riddler@dom.pitt.edu
Fernanda Silveira, M.D. Instructor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Fax: 412-648-6399 Email: SilveiraFD@upmc.edu
Nina Singh, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine 2A135 Veterans Affairs Medical Center University Drive C, ID Section Pittsburgh, PA 15240 Telephone: 412-688-6179 Facsimile: 412-688-6950 Email: Nis5+@pitt.edu
Nicolas Sluis-Cremer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Scaife Hall, Suite 818 3550 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-383-9062 Facsimile: 412-648-8521 Email: CremerN@dom.pitt.edu
Peter Veldkamp, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 611 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-647-5399 Facsimile: 412-647-5519 Email: VeldkampP@dom.pitt.edu
Emanuel Vergis, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Facsimile: 412-648-6399 Email:Verge@pitt.edu

Research Faculty
Elias Halvas, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Scaife Hall, Suite 818 3550 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-383-9062 Facsimile: 412-648-8521 Email: HalvasE@dom.pitt.edu
Jane Marsh, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Scaife Hall, Suite 865 3550 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-648-3102 Facsimile: 412-648-8455 Email: MarshJ@dom.pitt.edu
Kathleen Shutt, MS. Research Associate Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Facsimile: 412-648-6399 Email:ShuttK@dom.pitt.edu

Secondary Appointments
Blair Capitano, Pharm. D. Assistant Professor of Medicine 3500 Terrace Court, 720 Salk Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-648-9629 Email: CapitanoB@upmc.edu
Thomas Cherpes, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine MageeWomens Hospital 300 Halkett Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-641-1999 Email: Rsitc@mwri.magee.edu
Andrea Gambotto, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine 300 Technology Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Telephone: 412-648-6401 Email: GambottoA@upmc.edu
Ronald Montelaro, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine W1144 BSTWR Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-648-8869 Email: RMont@pitt.edu
Gerald Nau, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Biomedical Scienct Tower Suite E-1256 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412/383-9986
William Pasculle, Sc.D. Associate Professor of Medicine UPMC Presby Suite A807 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-647-6610
Brian Potoski, Pharm.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Falk Medical Building, Suite 3-A 3601 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone:412/648-6401 Facsimile: 412-624-3610 Email: PotoskiBA@upmc.edu
Hyagriv Simhan, M.D. Medical Director of Medicine Magee-Womens Hospital 300 Halket Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-641-4874 Facsimile: 412-648-1133 Email: HSimhan@mail.magee.edu
Harold Wiesenfeld, M.D. Director of Medicine Magee-Womens Hospital 300 Halket Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone: 412-641-4200 Email: HWiesenfeld@mail.magee.edu
Leland Yee, PhD. Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Epidemiology Graduate School of Public Health 130 Desoto Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Telephone: 412-624-5326 E-mail: YeeL@edc.pitt.edu