Vital Signs is featuring introductions to many of the new faculty members who joined us over the past year. Each has been invited to tell us a little more about what drew them to the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine, as well as their primary professional focus, first-year hopes and dreams, hobbies and interests, and their favorite piece of advice from a mentor or inspiring figure.

We are pleased to welcome:

Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

• Kaitlin Bradley, DO, MS, assistant clinical professor
• Robert Guzy, MD, PhD, associate visiting professor
• Amik Sodhi, MD, associate visiting professor

Cardiovascular Medicine

• Francisco Alvarado, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor
• Allexa Hammond, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Petar Igic, MD, FACC, FHRS, associate visiting professor
• Anupama Joseph, MD, assistant professor

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

• Jessica Musto, MD, assistant professor

General Internal Medicine

• Parisa Amleshi, MD, associate visiting professor
• Abigail Bales, MD, associate visiting professor
• Adrienne Johnson, PhD, assistant professor
• Thomas Piasecki, PhD, MS, professor
• Gina Utrie, MD, associate visiting professor

Geriatrics and Gerontology

• Nimira Jina, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Sophie Kramer, MD, FACP, assistant clinical professor
• Katherine Wang, MD, associate visiting professor

Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

• Matthew Brunner, MD, assistant professor
• Zhubin Gahvari, MD, MS, assistant professor
• Elyse Harris, MD, MS, assistant clinical professor
• Marina Sharifi, MD, assistant professor
• Rhiannon Talbot, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Joanna Zurko, MD, assistant professor

Hospital Medicine

• Abdul Wahab Arif, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Trent Bailey, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Jessica Beier, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Rohan Bodapati, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Muhammad Usman, MD, assistant clinical professor
• Sara Westergaard, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor
• Maryam Zamanian, MD, MSC, assistant clinical professor

Infectious Disease

• Marin Schweizer, PhD, visiting professor
• Lindsay Taylor, MD, assistant professor

Rheumatology

• Trevor McKown, MD, assistant professor