Erika Friehling, MD

Administrative Assistant: Christine Ortego

Dr. Friehling is a clinician-educator who joined the faculty at UPSOM in 2013. As a leader in the areas of medical education, mentoring, and career advancement, she has made significant contributions through programmatic and curricular development. In 2016, Dr. Friehling was selected as the Associate Vice-Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Pediatrics and charged with leading the development of a faculty mentoring program. At the national level, she is the Chair of the Faculty and Professional Development Learning Community of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors and Vice-Chair of the Education Committee of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. She has facilitated multiple workshops in the department, throughout UPSOM, and at national meetings on a wide range of professional development topics.

Dr. Friehling has specific clinical interest and expertise in pediatric leukemia/lymphoma. Dr. Friehling founded and continues to direct the Leukemia/Lymphoma Working Group at UPMC Children’s Hospital, leading initiatives to increase consistency in care and promote evidence-based treatment of patients. Dr. Friehling is active in collaborative oncology research and is currently the institutional Primary Investigator for six national leukemia/lymphoma clinical trials through Children’s Oncology Group.

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 2006-Present
• American Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (ASPHO), 2010-Present
• American Society of Hematology (ASH), 2010-Present
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2010-Present
• Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), 2013-Present
• Academic Pediatric Association (APA), 2013-Present