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Daniel A. Kietz, MD, PhD
- Professor of Pediatrics
- Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Senior Administrative Assistant: Beckie Pomycala
Dr. Daniel Kietz attended Medical School at the Johann-Wolfgang-von Goethe University in Frankfurt/ Germany. He completed scientific work at the Max -Planck- Institute for Biophysics earning a PhD. Dr. Kietz completed his residency in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine and a combined Fellowship in Pediatric and Adult Rheumatology at the St. Louis University Medical Center. Dr. Kietz subsequently worked in Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of the University of Tübingen, Germany in the areas of General Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology and Rheumatology. He achieved the certification of Pediatrics in Germany.
Dr. Kietz joined the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2003. He mainly works as Faculty in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. He has a secondary appointment in Internal Medicine. He provided care for children, adolescents and adults of all ages with rheumatic diseases. Dr. Kietz is Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine. He also is the Fellowship Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program.
One of Dr. Kietz’ special interests is the interaction between mind and body, the psyche and the immune system. Dr. Kietz is trained as psychoanalyst for children, adolescents, and adults.
Professional and Scientific Society Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003 - Present
- American College of Rheumatology, 2003 - Present
- American Psychoanalytic Association, 2005 - Present
- Association of Child Psychoanalysis
Education & Training
- Undergraduate, Gymnasium Hofheim, Abitur, Germany, 1984
- MD, Goethe-Universitaet, Frankfurt, Germany, 1991
- PhD, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany, 1991
Selected Publications
Dvergsten JA, Mueller RG, Griffin P, Abedin S, Pishko A, Michel JJ, Rosenkranz ME, Reed AM, Kietz DA, Vallejo AN. Premature cell senescence and T cell receptor-independent activation of CD8+ T cells in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Aug 1;65(8):2201-10. doi:10.1002/art.38015. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3729743.
Gorelik M, Torok KS, Kietz DA, Hirsch R. Hypocomplementemia Associated with Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Adult Onset Still’s Disease. J Rheumatol 2011 Feb;38(2):396-7. doi:103899/jrheum.100833. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3672253.