Our People
Leadership
Mike Boninger, MD
Associate Dean for Sustainability
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Noe Woods, MD, FACOG
Assistant Dean for Sustainability
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Corey Flynn, EdD
Director & Assistant Professor
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
Karen S. Pater, PharmD, BCACP
Associate Professor, Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Director of Sustainability, School of Pharmacy
Michelle Varnell, PhD, LAT, ATC
Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine and Nutrition
Director of Sustainability, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Claire Werner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
Director of Sustainability, School of Dental Medicine
Affiliated Faculty
Goeran Fiedler, PhD, OTM
Associate Professor
Isabela Angelelli, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Amanda Artsen, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Melissa Bilec, PhD
Special Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability
Co-Director, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
George M. and Eva M. Bevier Professor
Thuy Bui, MD
Professor
Gabe Cisneros, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician
Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Maya Indira Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
Associate Vice Chair of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Research
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Keith Somers, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Dennis Swanson, MS
Professor of Pharmacy
Firoz Abdoel Wahid, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Staff
Neeharika Kolli
John C. Mascaro Scholar, MCSI Summer Undergraduate Research
Lola Conti
Project Coordinator
Affiliated Staff
Rob de Cortie
Center Administrator, Center for Pharmacogenetics
Jocelyn D. Mich-Basso, BS, MT
Laboratory Manager
Students
Dental Medicine
- Sophia Scheatzle, D1
- Christine Masten, D1
- Noel Do, D1
- Victoria (V) Ming, D2
- Ean Maxwell, Dental Hygeine
- Vince Villani, D3
- Emma Nordin, D3
- Christian Waronsky
Medicine
- Colleen Casey, MS1
- Dan Orloff, MS1
- Laura Klouda, MS1
- Vineet Nayak, MS1
- Andrew Nguyen, MS1
- Tyler Williams, MS2
- Rami Homsi, MS2
- Ivy Yip, MS2
- Monet Weldon
- Divya Natesan
- Karensa Tjoa
- Cynthia McMahan
PhD
- Nathan Schneider
- Kelly Barko
- Neha Mokhasi
Pharmacy
- Lauren Phillips
- Josh Berkowitz
- Abby Lemp
- Clair Kim
- Kim Hunyh
- Ainsley Lederer
Public Health
- Rachel Turkington
- Georgia Yialamas
- Rachel Chen
- Maahi Soni
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Jenny Snyder
- Maria Alvarez
- Becky King
- Gentry Sass
- Carolyn Scheungrab
- Minh Tran
- Maddie Clopton
- Ariana Ortiz
Student Researchers
2025
Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI) Summer Research Program
- Jenny Snyder, Nutrition Security & Sustainability
- Josh Raj, Energy and Smart Data Analytics
- Trent Stross, Developing and Conducting a Scope 3 Greenhosue Gas Inventory
UPSOM Dean’s Summer Research Project
- Rami Homsi, Helicopter Transport Sustainability
Independent Study, Environmental Studies
- Stuart Bauler, Sustainable Transportation
2024
Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI) Summer Research Program
- Neeha Kolli, Alternative Energy Opportunities for UPMC hospitals.
- Priya Vishnoi, Life Cycle Analysis of Metered Dose Inhalers in the UPMC System.
- Dechen Xie, Climate Inventory and Targets for the UPMC system.
Pitt Med Research Experience for Prematriculants (PREP) Research
- Justin Wang, Environmental Impact and Patient Outcomes in Helicopter Transport for Interfacility Transfers.
UPSOM Dean’s Summer Research Project
- Monet Weldon, Environmental Impact of Disposable Medical Supplies.