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February 2, 2023

Pitt Pediatrics Welcomes Kader Cetin Gedik, MD to Our Faculty

Pitt Pediatrics welcomes Kader Cetin Gedik, MD to our faculty in the Division of Rheumatology. Gedik is a board-certified pediatric rheumatologist and will have appointments at UPMC Children’s...

February 2, 2023

Empowering Teens To Thrive Recieves Violence Intervention And Prevention Grant

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates the Empowering Teens to Thrive (ET3) program for receiving the 2022-23 Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) grant. 

January 30, 2023

Suresh Receives 2023 HIMSS Changemaker In Health Award

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Srinivasan Suresh, MD, MBA, FAAP, for receiving the 2023 HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Changemaker in Health Award. 

January 12, 2023

Miller Appointed To Sustaining Essential Health Care Services Related to Intimate Partner Violence During Public Health Emergencies Committee

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, FSAHM for her appointment to the Sustaining Essential Health Care Services Related to Intimate Partner Violence During Public Health Emergencies.

January 4, 2023

Chaves-Gnecco Receives 2022 Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, for receiving the 2022 Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum

December 22, 2022

Formeck Published In American Society Of Nephrology

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Cassandra Lynn Formeck, MD, MS, for her recent publication in American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney360. 

December 12, 2022

Forster, Meyer Receive Awards from RK Mellon Institute

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Catherine Forster, MD, MS, FAAP, and Mitchell Meyer, BS, for receiving individual awards from the RK Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research. 

December 8, 2022

PCTRC Celebrates 60 Years

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates the Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research Center (PCTRC) for celebrating 60 years on November 7th.

December 6, 2022

Culyba Receives New Member Award From SPR

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Alison Culyba, MD, for her selection as a member of the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) and for receiving the SPR New Member Outstanding Science Award. 

November 23, 2022

Ritchey Receives Award From ASPHO

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates A. Kim Ritchey, MD, for receiving the Distinguished Career Award from ASPHO. 

November 1, 2022

Chaves-Gnecco Receives Herbert L. Needleman Award

​Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, FAAP, for receiving the 2022 Herbert L. Needleman, MD Lead Champion Award.

October 27, 2022

Sunseri Receives "Whatever It Takes" Award

​Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Whitney Sunseri, MD, for receiving the 2022 “Whatever It Takes Award” from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation local chapter.

October 24, 2022

Ghazi Research Published

​Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Arjumand Ghazi, PhD, and the Ghazi Group for the publication of their research titled “Meiotic dysfunction accelerates somatic aging in Caenorhabditis elegans.” 

October 14, 2022

Seminotti Receives Best Poster Award

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Bianca Seminotti, MSc, PhD, for her Best Poster Award from the INFORM Program.