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October 18, 2023

Pandey Lab Published, Receives R01 Grant

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates the Pandey Lab led by Udai Pandey, PhD, for their recent publication in Nucleic Acids Research titled “...
October 17, 2023

Pitt Pediatrics Researchers Join Rift Valley Fever Vaccine Trial

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a dangerous disease found among both humans and domesticated livestock. With the ability to be transmitted through mosquito bites as well as through contact with...
October 17, 2023

The Pittsburgh Study Wins W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award
October 10, 2023

An Ongoing (And Continually Updated) List of Publications, Grants, Presentations, and Posters From Our Current (And Recently Graduated) Fellows

Our fellows are consistently setting a high bar for publishing, presenting, and teaching while they continue to focus on thier particular specialties and subspecialties. At Pitt Pediatrics, we are...
October 10, 2023

Congrats To Our 2023 Graduated Fellows

Below find a continually updated list of our 2023 graduated fellows and their current positions. 

Adolescent Medicine

Megana Dwarakanath
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics...
October 10, 2023

Friehling, Chaves-Gnecco Receive 2023 Castle Connolly Top Hispanic and Latino Doctor Award

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Erika Friehling, MD, and Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD...
October 10, 2023

Schweiberger Named 2023 Putnam Scholar

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Kelsey Schweiberger, MD, MS, for being recently recognized as one of the ACH 2023...
October 4, 2023

Raghu Awarded NASPGHAN Research Grant

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Vikram Raghu, MD, MS, for recently receiving a one-year research grant from the North...
October 2, 2023

Torok, et al., Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Kathryn Torok, MD, and...
October 2, 2023

Bishop Receives First Advancing Women in Pediatric Medicine and Science Award

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Christine Bishop, MD, MA, for receiving the Advancing Women in Pediatric Medicine and Science award...
September 27, 2023

A Message from the Chair of Pediatrics

I write with the sad news that Dr. Dena Hofkosh, Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus, passed away at her home surrounded by her family early this morning. She was 68. The cause was ovarian cancer. ...
September 27, 2023

Three Pitt Professors Represent at National Women's Academic Medicine Conference

The Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) and Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) fall session took place in Philadelphia from September 9-15 this year and was an opportunity for...
September 18, 2023

Prochownik Published in Cell Reports

Myc proto-oncogene is a gene that generally plays a central role in cell cycle progression, apoptosis, and cellular transformation in humans. And unsurprisingly, due to its involvement in cell...
September 18, 2023

Oghifobibi Elected To Healthy Start Board Of Directors

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Onome Oghifobibi, MD, MSc, FAAP, for recently being unanimously elected to the...
September 14, 2023

Akinyele Wins Award From French Muscular Dystrophy Association

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Oluwaseun Akinyele, PhD, for his recent award from the AFM-Telethon organization, also...