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August 31, 2021

Forster, Bates, Campfield, Byersdorfer, and Freeman Receive i4Kids Pilot Grants

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates the following faculty and researchers for receipt of pilot grants from the ...

August 30, 2021

Pitt Pediatrics Grants: Fourth Quarter 2021

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates the following faculty on their receipt of new grants during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021.

August 26, 2021

Lu Named National Correspondent for Journal of Hospital Medicine

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates assistant professor Elise Peterson Lu, MD, PhD, of the Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, on her appointment as a national correspondent for the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

August 20, 2021

Owusu-Ansah's Prehospital and EMS Care Program Featured in the New Pittsburgh Courier

In the New Pittsburgh Courier's August 18 issue, Pitt Pediatrics associate professor Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP, discusses the importance of prehospital care for children and adolescents across the Pittsburgh area.

August 18, 2021

Ragavan Named "40 Under 40" Honoree by Pittsburgh Magazine

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates assistant professor Maya Ragavan of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics on her recognition by Pittsburgh Magazine as a "40 Under 40" honoree.

July 30, 2021

Torok Leads New Craniofacial Scleroderma Center at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Kathryn Torok, MD, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, on the launch of a new Craniofacial Scleroderma Center at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

July 30, 2021

Service Anniversaries: Faculty and Staff Career Milestones - July 2021

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates the following faculty and staff on reaching key career milestones with the department:

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July 30, 2021

Service Anniversaries: Faculty and Staff Career Milestones - August 2021

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates the following faculty and staff on reaching key career milestones with the department.

July 29, 2021

Forster, Kemaladewi to Lead 2022 Rangos Research Day

Starting in 2022, Pitt Pediatrics faculty members Catherine S. Forster, MD, MS, FAAP, of the Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, and Dwi U. Kemaladewi, PhD, of the Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine, will lead planning and coordination of Rangos Research Day.

July 8, 2021

Ragavan Named Inaugural Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow by American Medical Association

​Pitt Pediatrics congratulates assistant professor Maya Ragavan of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics on her recognition by the American Medical Association and Satcher Health Leadership Institute as an inaugral Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow.

July 6, 2021

Miller to Serve on CDC Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates professor Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, FSAHM, director of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, on her appointment to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Board of Scientific Counselors, under the purview of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).

June 29, 2021

UPMC, Pitt Pediatricians Uncover Cause of Debilitating Muscle Breakdown in Rare Disease Found on Newborn Screenings

The discovery is leading to treatment for a common rare-disease class diagnosed in newborn screening.

June 25, 2021

Pitt Pediatrics Faculty Recognized by Students for Outstanding Professionalism

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates associate professor Arvind I. Srinath, MD, MS, of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, on his recognition for outstanding professionalism by students of the Pitt School of Medicine.

June 24, 2021

Martin Leads Expansion of Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Trials at Children's Hospital

On June 23, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Pitt Pediatrics joined the Moderna "KidCOVE" vaccine trial, starting enrollments of children aged six months to 12 years.

June 24, 2021

Alcorn Appointed Chair of NIH Immunity and Host Defense Study Section

Pitt Pediatrics congratulates associate professor John F. Alcorn, PhD, of the Division of Pulmonology, on his selection to serve as chair of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Immunity and Host Defense study section.