Planning Committee Members and Conflict of Interest Statements for the 2025 Update in Internal Medicine

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Planning Committee Members (in alphabetical order by last name)

Amar D. Bansal, MD, FASN - Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Program Director, Nephrology Training Program, Renal-Electrolyte Division, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Kathryn Berlacher, MD, MS, FACC - Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief of Cardiology for Education, Clinical and Strategic Director, HVI Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Jennifer A. Corbelli, MD, MS - Professor of Medicine, Vice-Chair for Education, Department of Medicine, Medical Director, Birmingham Free Clinic, Associate Program Director for Competency and Remediation, UPMC Internal Medicine Residency, Division of General Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Michael Donahoe, MD - Professor of Medicine, Executive Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Lara Groetzinger, PharmD, BCCCP - Program Director, PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Clinical Pharmacist, University of Pittsburgh

Christiane M. Hadi, MD, MPH, MSc - Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Anne Im, MD - Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Reena A. Karnik, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD - Jack D. Myers Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Amanda Lenhard, MD - Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief of Medicine, UPMC Shadyside,  Vice President, Care Coordination and Hospital Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Rebecca Lutheran, Senior CRNP - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology, UPMC

Cassie Meyers, CRNP – Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology, UPMC

Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, MPH- Assistant Professor of Medicine and Staff Rheumatologist-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Staff Rheumatologist-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh

Benjamin Reynolds, PA-C- Chief Advanced Practice Officer, UPMC; Director, UPMC Office of Advanced Practice Providers; Co-Director, University of Pittsburgh Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education; Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical School

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated

  • David Levinthal, MD, PhD- Consultant with Takeda Pharmaceuticals & Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Gemelli Biotech, and Enterra Medical.
  • David Rometo, MD - Consultant for NovoNordisk.  He served on 1-day advisory board for CagriSema, a medicine not yet FDA approved. Serves on the DSMB for Avexitide clinical trial.
  • Patrick Strollo  Jr., MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM - Grant/Research Support with ResMed, Aspinmed, Inspire Medical Systems, Zoll Itamar Medical. Consultant with Resmed, Emmi Solutions, Zoll Itamar Medical, Inspire Medical Systems, Phillips Respironics, Belluscura, WisperSom, Aspinmed, Cryopsa, and Restora Medical
  • Annie Im, MD - Consultant with Incyte & Sanofi. Grant/Research Support with Incyte.
  • Janet Leung, MD, FACC, FEAA - Stockholder publicly held with Quest & Doximity.
  • Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD - Consultant with Exact Sciences.
  • Anum Saeed, MD - Grant/Research Support with American Heart Association.
  • Nicoletta Machin, DO, MS - Consultant with Sanofi & Star Therapeutics.
  • Richard Ramonell, MD - Consultant with GSK.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing  healthcare products used by or on patients.