Department of Surgery

People

Timothy R. Billiar, MD
George Vance Foster Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
412-647-1749
Interests
mechanisms involved in acute cellular and organ injury in inflammatory states such as shock, trauma, and sepsis
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Research Fellows

Sultan Abdelhamid, MD
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Billiar Lab
Bashar Al Matour
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Scott Lab
Nijmeh Alsaadi, MD
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Scott Lab / Neal Lab
Jennifer Darby, MD
Research Resident, Billiar Lab
Lara Hoteit, MD
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Neal Lab
Celine Tohme
Research Associate

Staff

Lauren Abunuwar
Post Award Administrator
412-647-9244
Michelle Ardolino
Financial Administrator, LITES Program
Ana Lucia Arita, MS
Assistant Director of Research Programs, Central ACTIVE Research Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Surgery
(412)-647-5597
Taylor Austin
Lab Manager
Karen Barry
Operations Manager & Administrative Assistant to Russell Meyers and Matthew Neal, MD
412-647-4643
Phyllis Baska
Physician Educator
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Ryan J. Benik
Project Manager, Physician Contracting
Courtney Brant
Financial Research Administrator (Post-award), MIS, Surgical Oncology, Vascular, and Trauma
Yvonne Brewster Way, MPM, CRA
Director, Finance & Academic Operations
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Dawn Cziczin
Assistant Director – Grants & Contracts
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Hehua Dai, MD
Research Scientist
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Interests
improving long-term survival of grafted organs; understand immunological mechanisms underlying graft rejection
Michelle Dubovecky
Manager, Federal Contracts & OTAs
Debra Galvin, CRA
Pre-Award Administrator
412-647-3886
Desirae J. Gutierrez Waring
HR & Communications Business Partner
412-647-1135
Shannon Haldeman
Research Specialist III, Neal Lab
412-962-2436
Nicole Hays
Research Operations Manager, STI
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Kathleen Herbstritt
Administrative Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Surgery
(412)-864-0778
Guiying Hong
Research Specialist, Tzeng Lab
Teresa Illinicki
Administrative Assistant, General Surgery Residency Program
412-647-1355
Karen M. Janosko, RN, MSN, MBA
Administrator, Division of Vascular Surgery
Cierra Jenkins
Financial Administrator
Greg King, MHA
Administrator, Divisions of General and Trauma Surgery
Lauryn Kohut
Research Specialist IV, Lab Manager/Educator, Zuckerbraun Lab
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YueHua Li
Research Specialist, Fan Lab
412-688-6634
Hong Liao
Research Specialist, Billiar Lab
412-647-5589
Nicole Mann
Academic Support Lead
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Marsey Mauer
Senior Financial Administrator, Chairman’s Group
Dylan McCreary
Research Specialist, McEnaney Lab
412-648-0273
Carol Meiers
Research Specialist, Billiar Lab
412-647-5696
Nina Mendt
Grants Assistant
Maggie Mrozinski
General Surgery Residency Coordinator
412-647-3389
Donielle Neal
Academic Program Administrator, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Surgery
(412)647-5609
Audrey Portis
Post Award Administrator, CENTRAL Active
Victoria Racz, MPIA
Pre-Award Administrator