Faculty and Staff

Senthil Sadhasivam, MD, MPH, MBA, FASA Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Quality, Patient Safety, and Clinical Research Director, Perioperative Research Director, Perioperative Genomics Program

Current Industry-Sponsored Principal Investigators 

Acute Pain

• Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA
• Charles B. Luke, MD, MBA, FASAM

Blood Transfusion

• Alesia Kaplan, MD
• Raymond M. Planinsic, MD, FASA
• Jonathan H. Waters, MD

Cardiovascular Anesthesiology

• Stephen A. Esper, MD, MBA
• Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE

Enhanced Recovery Program

• Stephen A. Esper, MD, MBA
• Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE

Pediatric Anesthesiology

• Phillip Adams, DO
• Brian Blasiole, MD, PhD
• Daniela Damian, MD
• Peter J. Davis, MD
• Mihaela Visoiu, MD

​Staff

Our Clinical Research Program includes a dedicated team of full‑time research associates who support department faculty with active studies across multiple UPMC sites. If you need assistance or would like to connect with the appropriate research resources, please reach out to a member of our Clinical Research Program Administrative Team:

• Alisha Maslanka, BS, CCRC, Director of Perioperative Research Operations
• Heather Margonari, DNP, FNP-BC, Director of Acute Pain Research Operations
• Amy Monroe, MPH, MBA, Senior Director, Clinical Research Program