News

June 9, 2022

Retirement Announcement for Sara McIntire

​Pitt Pediatrics congratulates and wishes Sara McIntire a very happy retirement.

June 7, 2022

Ho Recieves Burroughs Wellcome Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative Grant

​Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Jacqueline Ho, MD, MSc, for receiving a 2022 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative Grant. 

June 2, 2022

Owusu-Ansah Appointed To AAP Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine

​Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Syliva Owusu-Ansah on her appointment to the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  

May 23, 2022

Harris Selected As Member Of Putnam Scholars Program

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Kelly Harris, MD, for being selected as a member of the sixth cohort of the Putnam Scholars Program by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare. 

May 16, 2022

Ochs Joins Department Of Pediatrics As Regional Medical Director For Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Pitt Pediatrics is excited to welcome Heidi L. Ochs, DO, MPH, FAAP, as the newly established Regional Medical Director for Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

May 10, 2022

Article Published On Anti-Black Racism And Mitigation Strategies In Academic Medicine

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Dedeepya Konuthula, MD, Flor De Abril Cameron, MD, MPH, Naudia Jonassaint MD, MHS, Eloho Ufomata MD, Orquidia Torres, MD, MS, Utibe R. Essien, MD, MPH, Megan E. Hamm, PhD, Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, and Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, on the publication of the article “Perspectives on Anti-Black Racism and Mitigation Strategies Among Faculty Experts at Academic Medical Centers.”

May 6, 2022

Miller Appointed Distinguished Service Professor Of Pediatrics

​Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, FSAHM, on her appointment of Distinguished Service Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

May 5, 2022

Research Manuscript Shows Success Of Fellowship Program

Pitt Pediatrics congraulates Noel Spears Zuckerbraun, MD, MPH, Robert W. Hickey, MD, FAAP, FAHA, Raymond D. Pitetti MD, MPH, FAAP, Richard A. Saladino, MD, and Mioara D. Manole, MD, FAAP on the publication of their research manuscript “Increased Fellow Scholarly Publication Rate After Implementation of a Comprehensive Research Curriculum and Milestone-Based Research Timeline for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows."

May 3, 2022

Ghaloul Gonzalez To Receive Funding From TANGO2 Research Foundation

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Lina Ghaloul Gonzalez, MD, for receiving funding from TANGO2 Research Foundation for her research project “Investigating the Effect of Mitochondrial Stabilizing Compounds on TANGO2 Deficient Cells.”

May 3, 2022

Bates Featured On The American Journal Of Pathology Facebook

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Carlton M. Bates, MD, on being featured on The American Journal of Pathology’s Facebook page with his article "AKT Signaling Downstream of KGF Is Necessary and Sufficient for Blocking Cyclophosphamide Bladder Injury." 

April 29, 2022

Sharp Receives Academic Pediatric Association's Fellow Research Award

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Eleanor Sharp, MD, for receiving the Academic Pediatric Association’s Fellow Research award for her PAS abstract “Female Physician Parents Were Ten Times More Likely to Report Decreased Academic Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” 

April 28, 2022

Culyba Receives Philip Troen Excellence In Medical Student Research Mentoring Award

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH, on receiving the Philip Troen, MD, Excellence in Medical Student Research Mentoring Award. 

April 28, 2022

Wang-Erickson, Ho, Forno Receive Pitt CTSI Public Health Trans-Disciplinary Collaboration Pilot Award

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Anna Wang-Erickson, PhD, Jacqueline Ho, MD, MSc, and Erick Forno, MD, MPH, for their respective awards from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute as part of the Public Health Trans-Disciplinary Collaboration Pilot Awards. 

April 11, 2022

March Publishes Study Investigating Impacts of Virtual Schooling on Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Christine A. March, MD, MS, instructor in the Division of Endocrinology, on her study investigating adverse effects of virtual schooling on children with type 1 diabetes