Our People
Leadership
Mike Boninger, MD
Associate Dean for Sustainability
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
boninger@pitt.edu
Noe Woods, MD, FACOG
Assistant Dean for Sustainability
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
copleywoodsn@upmc.edu
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, PhD, MVSc, DipACVM, MB
Professor and Chair, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
Director of Sustainability, School of Public Health
Sarah E. Ross, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology
Director of Sustainability, School of Medicine
saross@pitt.edu
Dr. Karen S. Pater, PharmD, CDCES, BCACP
Associate Professor, Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Director of Sustainability, School of Pharmacy
paterks@pitt.edu
Dr. Michelle Varnell, PhD, LAT, ATC
Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine and Nutrition
Director of Sustainability, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
msv11@pitt.edu
Dr. Claire Werner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
Director of Sustainability, School of Dental Medicine
cmw254@pitt.edu
Staff
Corey Flynn, MPPM, NDTR
Program Manager
coreyflynn@pitt.edu
Lola Conti
Project Coordinator
loc59@pitt.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Isabela Angelelli, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Isabela.cajiao-angelelli@chp.edu
Amanda Artsen, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
artsenam@upmc.edu
Melissa Bilec, PhD
Special Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability
Co-Director, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
George M. and Eva M. Bevier Professor
mbilec@pitt.edu
Thuy Bui, MD
Professor
buit@upmc.edu
Gabe Cisneros, MD, FAAP
Gabriel.cisneros@upmc.edu
Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
maximoussi@upmc.edu
Jocelyn D. Mich-Basso, BS, MT
jdm114@pitt.edu
Maya Indira Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
Associate Vice Chair of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Research
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
ragavanm@chp.edu
Keith Somers, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
someks@upmc.edu
Dennis Swanson, MS
Professor of Pharmacy
Firoz Abdoel Wahid, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
fza3@pitt.edu
Student Representatives
Shannon Cason
Sustainability Subcommittee, SOM Student Executive Committee (SEC)
Caroline Lindsey
OSHS Student Representative
Cynthia McMahan
OSHS Student Representative
Divya Natesan
OSHS Student Representative
Teja Pulavarthi
Pitt Students for One Health
Karensa Tjoa
Sustainability Subcommittee, SOM Student Executive Committee (SEC)
Ivy Yip
Pitt Students for One Health
Student Researchers
Learn more about student-led programs at Pitt Sustainability
Neeharika Kolli
John C. Mascaro Scholar, MCSI Summer Undergraduate Research
Nathalia Silva de Souza Lima Cano
PhD Student
Priya Vishnoi
John C. Mascaro Scholar, MCSI Summer Undergraduate Research
Justin Wang
Pitt Med Research Experience for Prematriculants (PREP)
Monet Weldon
Dean’s Summer Research Program (DSRP)
Dechen Xie
John C. Mascaro Scholar, MCSI Summer Undergraduate Research