Investigators at VA Pittsburgh conduct a broad range of innovative research. Projects are focused on biomedical research and span basic science, pre-clinical models and clinical studies with the ultimate goal of developing novel approaches to challenges in health care and services.


We invite you to click through the links below to read brief overviews of the expertise, interests and research efforts of some VA Pittsburgh Investigators.

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Edward A. Burton, M.D., D.Phil., FRCP

Franca Cambi, M.D., Ph.D.

Guodong Cao, Ph.D.

Alex F. Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

Cornelius J. Clancy, M.D.

Edward Dixon, Ph.D

Umamaheswar Duvvuri, M.D., Ph.D.

Jie Fan, M.D.

Jessica Bon Field, M.D., M.S.

Daniel E. Forman, M.D.

Steven H. Graham, M.D., Ph.D.

Xiaoming Hu, M.D., Ph.D.

Milos Ikonomovic, M.D.

Rama Mallampalli, M.D.

Paul M. Palevsky, M.D.

Sandan Sun, M.D., Ph.D.

Robert A. Sweet, M.D.

Edith Tzeng, M.D.

Alan Wells, M.D., D.MSc.

We are committed to energizing the research community and encouraging collaboration. If you would like to get in contact with any of these investigators, please contact Dr. Franca Cambi, Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, at [email protected]