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Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) Rheumatology

Fellowship · Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium · Director Michael Lucke

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Class size
2
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$77k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20261 on record of 2 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Abhijith PaladugulaEast Tennessee State Univ, James H Quillen Coll of Med2 papers · 2 case reports
Started 20251 on record of 2 seats
  • Mara BanezSt Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Started 20243 on record of 2 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Sama HajizadehAllegheny Health Network4 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Ishan PanchalNorthside Hospital - Gwinnett
  • Meagan Zulfer

Training

4 training sites.

Months at each site

  • West Penn Hospital22 mo
  • Allegheny General Hospital6 mo
  • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh2 mo

Where graduates work now

  • Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium2
  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center1
  • Bristol Hospital1
  • Cleveland Clinic1
  • Drexel University1
  • Optum1

Research

40% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

2 of 5, 3 papers between them

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments

People

Leadership

  • Michael LuckeProgram Director, Rheumatology Fellowship
  • Tarun SharmaAssociate Program Director, Rheumatology Fellowship
  • Adam DoreDivision Director, Rheumatology

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Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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Place

Summers reach 83°, winters fall to 22°. About 42 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

591k people live within 20 minutes of Allegheny General Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,160 a month within 10 miles of Allegheny General Hospital.

Hazards

  • River flooding
  • Cold waves
  • Ice storms
  • Strong wind