Dr. Shannon L. Puhalla

Priya Rastogi, MD, is currently Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Rastogi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. She earned her MD at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Denver, Colorado, where she received the Resident of the Year Award. Her Fellowship was completed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. During her fellowship, Dr. Rastogi's research was focused on Herceptin-induced cardiotoxicity, and she was awarded a grant from the National Surgical Breast and Bowel Project. Dr. Rastogi is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is an associate member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research. She has several abstracts and research articles in leading journals, including Seminars in Breast Disease, Oncology, and Diseases of the Breast. Dr. Rastogi practices in the Womens Cancer Center at Magee-Womens Hospital will see over 125 new breast cancer consultations and over 1250 patient visits in 2004. Dr. Rastogi has participated in the Introduction to Being a Physician course for first year medical students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for two years and is also active within the community for lectures and presentations. Dr. Rastogi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Caffey Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Caffey Disease.

Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, FACP, is professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and also serves as the associate division chief for the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Department of Medicine. Dr. Brufsky is the medical director of the Magee-Women's Cancer Program, part of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; associate director for clinical investigations at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; and codirector of the Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center. Dr. Brufsky is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He earned a medical and doctor of philosophy degrees from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Conn.; completed a residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and a fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Brufsky is a member of professional organizations, such as American Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, American College of Physicians, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, Allegheny County Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Pennsylvania Oncologic Society. An active researcher, Dr. Brufsky has numerous abstracts and research articles in leading journals, and is principal investigator on a number of research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, Susan G. Komen Foundation, and US Army - Breast Cancer Research Program. Dr. Brufsky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Caffey Disease. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer in Men, and Gastrostomy.

Vikram C. Gorantla, MD, specializes in the treatment of sarcoma, breast cancer, gastrointestinal malignancies, and head and neck cancers. Board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology, he received his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed his internal medicine residency at Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and his hematology/oncology fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Gorantla has a dedicated day seeing breast cancer patients at the Magee-Womens Cancer Progam. He also collaborates with surgical oncologists and gynecologists/oncologists to provide multidisciplinary care to patients. Dr. Gorantla is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Caffey Disease. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Ampullary Cancer, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Endoscopy.