UPMC Medical Education Pediatric Rheumatology

Fellowship · Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by UPMC Medical Education · Director Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy, MD
Program Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
Daniel Kietz, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatologist, Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Amr Sawalha, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatologist, Division Director at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Beckie Pomycala
Administrative Assistant Senior and Fellowship Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Alexandra Chop, MD
2026
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Alexandra Kreis, MD, DO
Fellow
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Andrew Kung, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
Brittany Ashe, MD, MA
2026
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor at WVU Medicine
Catherine Poholek, MD, PhD
Faculty
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
Daniel Barnett, DO
2026
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Franziska Rosser, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Epidemiological effects of outdoor air pollution on children with asthma, Childhood ashma, Air pollution, Juvenile systemic sclerosis
Heather Ren, DO, MD
Fellow
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Jonathan Li, MD
2028
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Kader Gedik, MD
Faculty
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Kathryn Torok, MD
Faculty · Papers with 3 fellows since 2023
Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science at UPMC Medical Education
Pediatric scleroderma, Localized scleroderma, Systemic sclerosis, Biomarkers
Margalit Rosenkranz, MD
Faculty
Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
Overseeing clinical research studies including research registries and industry sponsored studies
Meagan Zulfer, MD
2027
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Paul Szabolcs, MD
Professor, Pediatrics and Immunology · Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Pediatric medicine physician, Professor at UPMC Medical Education
Salsabeel Sweidan, MD
First Year
Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Samuel Gagne, MD, MPH
Faculty
Rheumatologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis, Treatment outcomes in Chronic Childhood Vasculitis, Clinical Informatics
Nicole Hogue
Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Physician Assistant

Elaine Cassidy, MD
Program Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
Daniel Kietz, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatologist, Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Amr Sawalha, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatologist, Division Director at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Beckie Pomycala
Administrative Assistant Senior and Fellowship Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Alexandra Chop, MD
2026
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Alexandra Kreis, MD, DO
Fellow
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Andrew Kung, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
Brittany Ashe, MD, MA
2026
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor at WVU Medicine
Catherine Poholek, MD, PhD
Faculty
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
Daniel Barnett, DO
2026
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Franziska Rosser, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Epidemiological effects of outdoor air pollution on children with asthma, Childhood ashma, Air pollution, Juvenile systemic sclerosis
Heather Ren, DO, MD
Fellow
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Jonathan Li, MD
2028
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Kader Gedik, MD
Faculty
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Kathryn Torok, MD
Faculty · Papers with 3 fellows since 2023
Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science at UPMC Medical Education
Pediatric scleroderma, Localized scleroderma, Systemic sclerosis, Biomarkers
Margalit Rosenkranz, MD
Faculty
Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
Overseeing clinical research studies including research registries and industry sponsored studies
Meagan Zulfer, MD
2027
Pediatric Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Paul Szabolcs, MD
Professor, Pediatrics and Immunology · Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Pediatric medicine physician, Professor at UPMC Medical Education
Salsabeel Sweidan, MD
First Year
Rheumatology fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Samuel Gagne, MD, MPH
Faculty
Rheumatologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UPMC Medical Education
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis, Treatment outcomes in Chronic Childhood Vasculitis, Clinical Informatics
Nicole Hogue
Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Physician Assistant