Cardiovascular Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise
David Callans	9129 Founders	Laura Popovich, 215-662-6052	david.callans@uphs.upenn.edu	Electrophysiology
Tom Cappola	11-102 SCTR	Tramel Parker, 215-573-4717	thomas.cappola@uphs.upenn.edu	Cardiac Regeneration
Julio Chirinos	6 Penn Tower	215-200-7779	juliu.chirinos@uphs.upenn.edu	MR imaging
Rajat Deo	9 Founders	Colleen McGraw, 215-615-5455	rajat.deo@uphs.upenn.edu	Electrophysiology
Jonathan Epstein	9-105 SCTR	Carolyn Phillips, 215-898-8731	epsteinj@mail.med.upenn.edu	Cardiovascular Development
Victor Ferrari	9010 Gates	Jennifer Cronin, 215-662-2912	ferrariv@mail.med.upenn.edu	MR and Echo Research
Jay Giri	9 Gates	Denise Bray, 215-615-3060	jay.giri@uphs.upenn.edu	Interventional Cardiology
Lee Goldberg	2 PCAM	Danetta Reeves, 215-615-0806	lee.goldberg@uphs.upenn.edu	Heart Failure
Howie Herrmann	9038 Gates	Renee Brown, 215-662-2180	howard.herrmann@uphs.upenn.edu	Interventional Cardiology
Doug Jacoby	4 PHI (PPMC)	215-662-9189	douglas.jacoby@uphs.upenn.edu	Vascular Medicine and Prevention
Mark Kahn	11-123 SCTR	Nina Maschak, 215-573-8002	markkahn@mail.med.upenn.edu	Vascular Development
Steve Kimmel	717 Blockley	Sandy Barile, 215-898-1740	stevek@mail.med.upenn.edu	CV Epidemiology
Frank Marchlinski	9 Founders	Caroline Sawinski, 215-662-6005	francis.marchlinski@uphs.upenn.edu	Electrophysiology
Ken Margulies	11-101 SCTR	Tramel Parker, 215-573-4717	ken.margulies@uphs.upenn.ed	Cardiac Regeneration
Emile Mohler	11-103 SCTR	Amanda Smith, 215-573-6606	mohlere@uphs.upenn.edu	Vascular Disease
Ed Morrisey	11-124 SCTR	Nina Maschak, 215-573-8002	emorrise@mail.med.upenn.edu	Molecular Cardiology
Anjali Owens	2 PCAM	Danetta Reeves, 215-615-0806	anjali.owens@uphs.upenn.edu	Congenital Heart Disease
Michael Parmacek	11-122 SCTR	Denise Susini, 215-746-4635	michael.parmacek@uphs.upenn.edu	Smooth Muscle
Dan Rader	11-125 SCTR	Linda Carmichael, 215-573-4176	rader@mail.med.upenn.edu	Preventive Cardiovascular and Genetics
Eddie Rame	2 PCAM	Christie Gulla, 215-615-7949	Jesus.rame@uphs.upenn.edu	Heart Failure
Paul Fiorilli, MD	9 Gates	Denise Bray, 215-615-3060	paul.fiorilli@pennmedicine.upenn.edu	Interventional Cardiology and Atherosclerosis
Payman Zamani	9 Gates- 9026	Carolanne Truitt 215-662-7228 (clinical)	pzamani@mail.med.upenn.edu	Heart Failure and Exercise Physiology
Edo Birati	9 Gates-9027	Christie Gulla, 215-662-2807	edo.birati@uphs.upenn.edu	Heart Failure/Transplant/VAD
Zoltan Arany	11 SCTR	Tramel Parker, 215-573-4717	zarany@mail.med.upenn.edu	Cardiovascular Metabolism
Rondalyn Mclean	2 PCAM	Christie Gulla, 215-662-2807	rhondalyn.mclean@uphs.upenn.edu	Heart Failure

Endocrine Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise	Research Title
Anne Capploa	SCTR 12-136	215-573-5359	acappola@mail.med.upenn.edu	Endocrine Hormones	Age and Endocrine Hormones
Michael Rickels	SCTR 12-134	215-746-0025	rickels@mail.med.upenn.edu	Diabetes	Islet Cell Treatment
Peter Snyder	SCTR 12-135	215-898-0208	pjs@mail.med.upenn.edu	Endocrine Hormones	Testosterone
Susan Mandel	SCTR 12-114A	215-746-6391	susan.mandel@uphs.upenn.edu	Thyroid Disease	Thyroid Cancer

Geriatric Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise	Research Title
Nalaka Goonerante	3615 Chestnut St.	215-573-2048	ngoonera@mail.med.upenn.edu	Geriatric Medicine
Bruce Kinosian	Ralston House, 3615 Chestnut St., Rm. 226	215-573-9623	Bruce.Kinosian@va.gov	Geriatrics and Extended Care, Data Analysis Center	Comparative and Cost effectiveness at VA Hospital

Gastroenterology Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise	Research Title
Christine Hsu	PCAM Suite 4-370S	215-349-8222	christine.hsu@uphs.upenn.edu	Hepatology	Hepatic fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
David Kaplan	914 BRB	215-823-5800	dakaplan@mail.med.upenn.edu	Hepatology	Basic/translational research in liver diseases (HCV, HCC)
Faten Aberra	PCAM 7 South	215-349-8222	faten.aberra@uphs.upenn.edu	Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease	Inflammatory Bowel Disease-clinical, clinical trials
Gary R. Lichtenstein	PCAM 7th Fl, South, Rm# 753	215- 349-8222	grl@uphs.upenn.edu	Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
James Lewis	7 Blockley	215-573-5137	lewisjd@upenn.edu	Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease	Pharmacoepidemiology, nutrition as therapy, clinical trials
Jonathan Katz	913 BRBII/III	215-746-7780	jpkatz@mail.med.upenn.edu	Gastroenterology	Basic research in GI, GI malignancies, epithelial biology
Kimberly Forde-McLean	722 Blockley Hall	215-746-8597	kimberly.forde@uphs.upenn.edu	Hepatology	Hepatology, GI epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology
Kristle Lynch	PCAM 7 South	215-349-8222	kristle.lynch@uphs.upenn.edu	Gastroenterology	Gastroenterology-esophagology.
Meena Bewtra	724 Blockley Hall	215-746-4922	mbewtra@upenn.edu	Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease	Discrete choice experiment, pharmacoepidemiology, GI epidemiology
Michael L. Kochman	PCAM 7th Fl, South	215-349-8354	michael.kochman@uphs.upenn.edu	Endoscopic Innovation	GI malignancies and neoplastic disease, pancreatitis, endoscopic outcomes.
Ravikanth Maddipati	PCAM 7th Fl, South	215-349-8222	Ravikanth.Maddipati@uphs.upenn.edu	Gastroenterology	Basic research in pancreatic cancer/biomarkers
Rotonya Carr	907 BRB	215 573 3933	Rotonya.carr@uphs.upenn.edu	Hepatology	Basic research in hepatic lipid metabolism/alcoholic liver diseases/NASH
Shivan Mehta	1318 Blockley	215-898-9807	Shivan.Mehta@uphs.upenn.edu	Gastroenterology	GI outcomes research, implementation medicine, quality/safety
Vinay Chandrasehkara	PCAM 7th Fl, South	215-615-4951	Vinay.Chandrasekhara@uphs.upenn.edu	Advanced endoscopy	Pancreatic cysts/pancreatic diseases
Yu-Xiao Yang	733 Blockley Hall	215-573-5027	yangy@mail.med.upenn.edu	Gastroenterology	GI cancer epidemiology, GI pharmacoepidemiology

Hematology-Oncology Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise	Research Title
Stephen J. Schuster	PCAM 2 West	215-614-1846	schustes@mail.med.upenn.edu	Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma	Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Adam Cuker	HUP- 2 Dulles	215-615-6555	adam.cuker@uphs.upenn.edu	Hematology Oncology	patient-oriented research in hemostasis and thrombosis.
Saar Gill			saar.gill@uphs.upenn.edu	leukemia/BMT	T cell immunotherapy lab (CART cells)
Corey J. Langer	PCAM 6th Floor	215-615-5121	corey.langer@uphs.upenn.edu	Cancer	Thoracic Oncology
Carmen Guerra	3701 Market St., Ste. 760	215-349-5200	carmen.guerra@uphs.upenn.edu		Cancer-related health disparities research
David Vaughn	PCAM 7 South	215-614-1842	david.vaughn@uphs.upenn.edu	Hematology Oncology	Testicular Cancer
Anil Vachani	Abramson Research Center, Room 1016A	215-662-3202	avachani@mail.med.upenn.edu	Pulmonary	Lung Cancer AA
Kim Reiss Binder	PCAM 7th Fl, South	215-360-0735	Kim.ReissBinder@uphs.upenn.edu	Hematology-Oncology	pancreatic cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma
David Fajgenbaum	201 S. 18th St, #708	919-810-0453	davidfa@mail.med.upenn.edu	idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD	Hema-Oncology
David Henry	230 W. Washington Sq	215-829-6311	david.henry@uphs.upenn.edu	Hematology Oncology
Alfred Garfall	PCAM 2 West	215-615-5836	alfred.garfall@uphs.upenn.edu	Hematology Oncology	immunotherapy clinical trials & biomarker development for multiple myeloma.
Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla	PCAM 6th Floor, South	215-615-5810	Arturo.Loaiza@uphs.upenn.edu	molecular oncology, gastrointestinal oncology an medical education
Charu Aggarwal			charu.aggarwal@uphs.upenn.edu	Lung cancer
Ronac Mamtani			Ronac.Mamtani@uphs.upenn.edu	GU cancer
Selina Luger			selina.luger@uphs.upenn.edu	Heme malignancy
Roger Cohen			roger.cohen@uphs.upenn.edu	Lung, head and neck cancer
Naomi Haas			naomi.haas@uphs.upenn.edu	GU cancer
Brendan Weiss			brendan.weiss@uphs.upenn.edu	Heme malignancy
Angela Bradbury			angela.bradbury@uphs.upenn.edu	Breast cancer genetics
Vivek Narayan			vivek.narayan@uphs.upenn.edu	GU cancer

Infectious Disease Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise
Ian Frank	502 Johnson Pavilion	215-662-7419	franki@mail.med.upenn.edu	Infectious Disease
Emily A. Blumberg	3 Silverstein, Ste E	215-662-7066	blumbere@mail.med.upenn.edu
William Short	Suite 411C, 3910 Powelton Avenue	215-662-8693	william.short@uphs.upenn.edu	Infectious Disease
David A. Pegues	HUP- Founders, Ground Fl	215-614-1614	david.pegues@uphs.upenn.edu	C. difficile diarrhea, urinary tract infection, influenza
Ebbing Lautenbach	502 Johnson Pavilion	215-898-6977	ebbing@mail.med.upenn.edu	Infectious Disease
Keith Hamilton	1 Silverstein, Suite 110		keith.hamilton@uphs.upenn.edu	Antibiotic stewardship, antibiotic education, behavioral aspects of antibiotic prescribing

Internal Medicine Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise	Research Title
Marilyn Schapira	1110 Blockley	215-898-2022	mschap@upenn.edu	cancer screening & cancer treatment decisions	risk communication, health literacy, and health numeracy.
Carmen Guerra	3701 Market St, Ste 760	215-349-5200	guerra.viswanath@gmail.com	cancer-related health disparities	cancer-related health disparities
Jalpa Doshi	Blockley Hall, 12th floor		jdoshi@mail.med.upenn.edu	GIM	Pharmaceutical policy and economics
Kevin Volpp	Blockley Hall, 11th floor	215-573-0270	volpp70@exchange.upenn.edu	GIM	Behavioral economics and health
Rachel Werner	1204 Blockley Hall	Sam Wyatt wyatts@exchange.upenn.edu	rwerner@upenn.edu	GIM	Health care delivery and health economics
Judith Long	Blockley Hall, 12th floor	Sam Wyatt wyatts@exchange.upenn.edu	jalong@mail.med.upenn.edu	GIM	Peer mentoring in diabetes; community health workers
Jennifer Myers	Maloney Bldg, 5th floor, Suite 5033	215-662-3797	Jennifer.Myers@uphs.upenn.edu	GIM/hospital medicine	Hospital QI and patient safety
Neha Patel	5 Maloney	215-662-3797	Neha.Patel@uphs.upenn.edu	GIM/hospital medicine	Hospital QI and patient safety
Pete Groeneveld	Blockley Hall, 12th floor	215-898-2569	petergro@upenn.edu	GIM	Cardiovascular outcomes research
Craig Umscheid	3535 Market St., Mezzanine, Suite 50	215-349-8098	craig.umscheid@uphs.upenn.edu	GIM/hospital medicine	systematic reviews
Judd Kessler	Whart School of Business		judd.kessler@wharton.upenn.edu	Business and medicine	medication adherence projects
Amber Bird	3701 Market St		Amber-Nicole.Bird@uphs.upenn.edu	GIM	Outpatient QI, transitions of care, hospital discharge follow up clinic
Oana Tomescu	3701 Market St.		Oana.Tomescu@uphs.upenn.edu	GIM	Physician Wellness, medical student resilience
Marilyn Schapira	VA		mschap@mail.med.upenn.edu	GIM/VA	Lung cancer screening decision making, health numeracy and CHF
Corinne Rhodes	3701 Market Street		Corinne.Rhodes@uphs.upenn.edu	GIM	Diabetes Group Visit Evaluation, 30 day readmission analysis, CPC+ outcomes
Sophia Jan	CHOP		jans@email.chop.edu	GIM/Pediatrics	Pediatric to Adult Transition QI
David Aizenberg	3701 Market Street		david.aizenberg@uphs.upenn.edu	GIM	Resident Medical Education - CEX and Outpatient online learning platform evaluations
George Tzanis	VA		george.tzanis@va.gov	GIM/VA	ED visit reduction for DM patients, HCV screening, ETOH behavioral follow up, Health disparities in BP control
Marty Bohnenkamp	Penn Center for Primary Care		martin.bohnenkamp@upenn.uphs.edu	GIM	Inpatient QI metrics at Presbyterian Hospital
Rani Nandiwada	Penn Center for Primary Care		deepa.nandiwada@upen.uphs.edu	GIM	Outpatient Systems Navigation and IPE medical education projects

Pulmonary Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise
Denis Hadjiliadis	835 W. Gates	215-662-3202	denis.hadjiliadis@uphs.upenn.edu	Pulmonary
Harold Palevsky	3737 Market St, 10th Floor	215-662-8766	harold.palevsky@uphs.upenn.edu	Pulmonary HTN and VTE
Steve Albelda	1016B Abramson Research Center, 3615	215-573-9933	albelda@mail.med.upenn.edu	Pulmonary
Jason Christie	873 Maloney	215-662-6003	jchristi@upenn.edu	Pulmonary
Andrea J. Apter	829 Gates	215-662-2775	andrea.apter@uphs.upenn.edu	Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Michael G. S. Shashaty	5036 W Gates Bldg.	215-615-5031	shashatm@mail.med.upenn.edu	Acute Kidney Injury
Jessica Dine			jessica.dine@uphs.upenn.edu	Medical education
Scott Halpern			shalpern@upenn.edu	Palliative care, ethics
Milton Rossman			rossmanm@mail.med.upenn.edu	Granulomatous lung diseases and lung physiology
Frank Leone			frank.tleone@uphs.upenn.edu	Smoking cessation, smoking an airway biology
Mary Porteous			mary.porteous@uphs.upenn.edu	Lung transplant, pulmonary fibrosis
Barry Fuchs			barry.fuchs@uphs.upenn.edu	Clinical decision support, clinical research in pulmonary critical care
Horace Delisser			delisser@mail.med.upenn.edu	Medical student/trainee diversity, endothelial cell biology of lung
Andrew Paris			andrew.paris@uphs.upenn.edu	Basic science of lung
Joanna Hart			joanna.hart@uphs.upenn.edu	Ethics and decision making science, COPD, lung cancer, end of life care

Renal Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise	Research Title
Raymond Townsend	PCAM 1 South	215-662-4630	townsend@mail.med.upenn.edu	Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease
Michael G. S. Shashaty	5036 W Gates Bldg.	215-615-5031	shashatm@mail.med.upenn.edu	Acute Kidney Injury
Michael Rudnick	240 MOB	215-662-8730	rudnickm@uphs.upenn.edu	Contrast Nephropathy; Ventricular Assist Devises
Katalin Susztak	405 CRB	215-898-2009	ksusztak@mail.med.upenn.edu	Basic Science and Animal Models of Chronic Kidney Disease	Basic Science Research in CKD

Rheumatology Research Faculty

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise	Research Title
Baker, Joshua	Phila VA Medical Center	215-662-2454	joshua.baker@uphs.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Rheumatoid arthritis; body composition; epidemiology
Derk, Chris	White Bldg 5th floor	215-662-2792	chris.derk@uphs.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Scleroderma
George, Michael	White Bldg 5th floor	215-662-2789	michael.george@uphs.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Rheumatoid arthritis; medication efficacy and toxicity; myositis
Laufer, Terri	Phila VA Medical Center	215-573-2955	tlaufer@mail.med.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	T cell development; regulatory T cells; autoimmunity; MHC class II function
Merkel, Peter	White Bldg 5th Floor	215-614-4401	pmerkel@upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Vasculitis; scleroderma
Ogdie, Alexis	White Bldg, 5th floor	215-662-2454	alexis.ogdie@uphs.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, pharmacoepidemiology and epidemiology
Rhee, Rennie	White Bldg 5th floor	215-614-4409	rennie.rhee@uphs.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Vasculitis; connective tissue disease associated pulmonary hypertension,microbiome, comparative effectiveness research
Scanzello, Carla	Phila VA Medical Center	215-823-5666	cscanz@mail.med.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Mechanisms of osteoarthritis
Sreih, Antoine	White Bldg 5th floor	215-662-2454	antoine.sreih@uphs.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Vasculitis; patient-reported outcomes; research using the internet and technology devices
Su, Laura	BRB II/III	215-898-4181	laurasu@upenn.edu	Rheumatology	T-cell memory and cross-reactivity; mechanisms of autoimmunity
Dunham, Jonathan	1st Floor South Tower PCAM	215-615-8509	jonathan.dunham@uphs.upenn.edu	Rheumatology	Sjogren's; Lupus

Sleep Medicine

Name	Location	Office Contact	Email	Research Expertise	Research Title
Allan Pack	125 South 31st Street, Suite 2100	215-746-4806	pack@mail.med.upenn.edu	Sleep Medicine	Studies of genetics of sleep apnea; Biomarkers of sleep loss and sleep apnea; Interaction between obesity and sleep apnea
Richard Schwab	Suite 205, 3634 Market Street	215-349-5477	rschwab@mail.med.upenn.edu	Sleep Medicine	Dr. Schwab's research focuses on the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea utilizing novel upper airway imaging techniques.
Samuel Kuna	VAMC	215-823-4400	skuna@mail.med.upenn.edu	Sleep Medicine	Implementation research in sleep disorders; Role of telemedicine in diagnosis and management of sleep disorders; Clinical trials in obstructive sleep apnea
Sigrid Veasey	125 South 31st Street, Suite 2100	215-746-4812	veasey@mail.med.upenn.edu	Sleep Medicine	Mouse models of neurodegeneration; Studies of effects of sleep loss in mice
Nalaka Gooneratne	Ralston House	215-349-5938	ngoonera@mail.med.upenn.edu	Sleep Medicine	Development of new mobile technologies for sleep disorders; Role of sleep disorders in progression of neurodegenerative disorders

Department of Medicine Research Faculty