Leadership
March 24, 2026
Ora A. Weisz is assistant vice chancellor for faculty excellence, health sciences, and associate dean for faculty development, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Weisz works with the Office of Academic Career Development and the Office of Research, Health Sciences, as well as the Office of Faculty Affairs in the School of Medicine, to […]
March 24, 2026
As assistant vice chancellor for clinical trials, Kaleab Abebe seeks to standardize the infrastructure and processes for clinical trials as well as develop networks of existing clinical and data coordination efforts across the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences. Dr. Abebe joined the School of Medicine faculty in 2009 after receiving his MA and PhD in […]
March 24, 2026
Stephen Wisniewski has had a distinguished career with the University of Pittsburgh spanning more than 25 years. He has served in several administrative and leadership roles, including vice provost of budget and analytics and vice provost for data and information, a role established to add breadth and depth to the use of data analytics in […]
March 24, 2026
Dr. Sylk Sotto is an internationally recognized scholar and senior academic leader whose work sits at the intersections of faculty affairs and development, leadership, and institutional transformation. With more than 25 years of experience in academic medicine, she brings executive leadership, rigorous scholarship, evidence-based practice and advocacy to the most consequential challenges facing the field […]
March 24, 2026
Chandan K. Sen, a world-renowned regenerative medicine expert and pioneer of novel wound care technologies, joined the University of Pittsburgh in 2023 as associate vice chancellor for life sciences innovation and commercialization, health sciences, and also serves as director of the University’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM). In these leadership roles, he is responsible […]






