UPMC Medical Education Sleep Medicine (Multidisciplinary)

Fellowship · Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by UPMC Medical Education · Director Mazen El Ali

Mazen El Ali, MD
Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Blair Stone, MD
Associate Program Director for Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Pulmonologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Charles Atwood, MD
Director, Sleep Medicine Program, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Critical care medicine physician, Associate Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Deepa Burman, MD
Rotation Director Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Sleep medicine physician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Integrated management of pediatric sleep disorders care within a primary care setting, Weight management for treatment of sleep disorders, Care for sleep disorders in underserved populations
Sanjay Patel, MD, MS
Director, Sleep Medicine Program, UPMC
Pulmonologist, Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS
Division Chief
Critical care medicine physician, Professor of Medicine at University of North Carolina Hospitals
Clinical Trials, COPD, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Asthma, Smoking Cessation, HIV-related Lung Diseases
Aaron Palmquist, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Sleep medicine physician, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Adam Bramoweth, PhD
Staff Psychologist, VAPHS
Psychologist at UPMC Medical Education
Andrej Petrov, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Allergist, Associate Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Anne Germain, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science
Promotion to Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UPMC Medical Education
Avinash Aggarwal, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Clinical neurophysiology physician, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at UPMC Medical Education
Brant Hasler, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science
Psychologist, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UPMC Medical Education
Sleep and circadian rhythms; Affective neuroscience; Mood and substance use disorders, Behavioral sleep medicine; Chronotherapeutics, Research mentorship; Supervision in behavioral sleep medicine
Daniel Buysse, MD, PhD
UPMC Professor of Sleep Medicine; Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science; Past President of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2000 – 2001)
Psychiatrist, UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at UPMC Medical Education
David Rometo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Endocrinologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Deborah Gillman, PhD
Staff Psychologist, UPMC CLC
Psychologist at UPMC Medical Education
Emily Beck, MD
Sleep Medicine Physician
Sleep medicine physician at UPMC Medical Education
Erek Lam, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology; Chief, Sleep Neurology, UPMC Passavant
Neurologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at UPMC Medical Education
Faith Luyster, PhD
Assistant Professor of School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of School of Nursing at UPMC Medical Education
Felipe Arnaud, MD
2026-2027
Sleep Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Francesca Facco, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
Maternal-fetal medicine physician, Associate Professor at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Hiren Muzumdar, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Program Director, Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program and; Director Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatric pulmonology physician, Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Obstructive sleep apnea
Isabella Soreca, MD
Director, VAPHS Advanced Fellowship in Mental Health Research and Treatment
Internist at UPMC Medical Education
Jennifer Newitt, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Clinical neurophysiology physician, Associate Professor of Neurology at UPMC Medical Education

Mazen El Ali, MD
Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Blair Stone, MD
Associate Program Director for Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Pulmonologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Charles Atwood, MD
Director, Sleep Medicine Program, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Critical care medicine physician, Associate Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Deepa Burman, MD
Rotation Director Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Sleep medicine physician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Integrated management of pediatric sleep disorders care within a primary care setting, Weight management for treatment of sleep disorders, Care for sleep disorders in underserved populations
Sanjay Patel, MD, MS
Director, Sleep Medicine Program, UPMC
Pulmonologist, Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS
Division Chief
Critical care medicine physician, Professor of Medicine at University of North Carolina Hospitals
Clinical Trials, COPD, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Asthma, Smoking Cessation, HIV-related Lung Diseases
Aaron Palmquist, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Sleep medicine physician, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Adam Bramoweth, PhD
Staff Psychologist, VAPHS
Psychologist at UPMC Medical Education
Andrej Petrov, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Allergist, Associate Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Anne Germain, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science
Promotion to Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UPMC Medical Education
Avinash Aggarwal, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Clinical neurophysiology physician, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at UPMC Medical Education
Brant Hasler, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science
Psychologist, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UPMC Medical Education
Sleep and circadian rhythms; Affective neuroscience; Mood and substance use disorders, Behavioral sleep medicine; Chronotherapeutics, Research mentorship; Supervision in behavioral sleep medicine
Daniel Buysse, MD, PhD
UPMC Professor of Sleep Medicine; Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science; Past President of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2000 – 2001)
Psychiatrist, UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at UPMC Medical Education
David Rometo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Endocrinologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Deborah Gillman, PhD
Staff Psychologist, UPMC CLC
Psychologist at UPMC Medical Education
Emily Beck, MD
Sleep Medicine Physician
Sleep medicine physician at UPMC Medical Education
Erek Lam, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology; Chief, Sleep Neurology, UPMC Passavant
Neurologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at UPMC Medical Education
Faith Luyster, PhD
Assistant Professor of School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of School of Nursing at UPMC Medical Education
Felipe Arnaud, MD
2026-2027
Sleep Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, UPMC Medical Education
Francesca Facco, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
Maternal-fetal medicine physician, Associate Professor at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Hiren Muzumdar, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Program Director, Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program and; Director Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatric pulmonology physician, Professor of Pediatrics at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Obstructive sleep apnea
Isabella Soreca, MD
Director, VAPHS Advanced Fellowship in Mental Health Research and Treatment
Internist at UPMC Medical Education
Jennifer Newitt, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Clinical neurophysiology physician, Associate Professor of Neurology at UPMC Medical Education