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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Alex F. Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, VA Vascular Surgery Research, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
Edith Tzeng, MD
Chief of Vascular Surgery, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery), University of Pittsburgh and Director, Vascular Surgery NIH T32 Training Grant, University of Pittsburgh
Jie Fan, M.D.
Research Investigator, Director of Surgical Research, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Professor of Surgery (General/Trauma/Acute Care Surgery), University of Pittsburgh
Daniel Hall, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh and Staff Surgeon, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Core Investigator, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Core Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, University of Pittsburgh
Jessica Bon Field, M.D., M.S.
Pulmonary Research, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Assistant Professor Of Medicine (PACCM), University of Pittsburgh
Alan Wells, M.D., D.MSc.
Medical Director of UPMC Clinical Laboratories, University of Pittsburgh and Staff Pathologist, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Thomas Gill Professor of Pathology, Bioengineering, and Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Franca Cambi, MD, PhD
Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Staff Neurologist, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
Edward A. Burton, M.D., D.Phil., FRCP
Staff Neurologist, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh and Endowed Chair in Movement Disorders, University of Pittsburgh
Guodong Cao, Ph.D.
Research Biologist, GRECC, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
Edward Dixon, Ph.D
Research Health Scientist, GRECC, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Professor of Neurological Surgery and Neurotrauma Chair, University of Pittsburgh and Vice Chair, Research, and Director, Brain Trauma Research Center, University of Pittsburgh