Kristina M. Gaietto, MD

Kristina M. Gaietto, MD, is a Pediatric Pulmonology Fellow at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Gaietto grew up in northwest Ohio and attended Miami University, where she graduated with a BS in Zoology and BA in Political Science, minoring in Middle East and Islamic Studies. She earned her MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, then completed her pediatrics residency training at Children's Hospital. She will begin her third year of Pulmonology Fellowship in July 2021.

Gaietto has been selected as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh. She is being funded by an NIH T32 grant in the Division of Pulmonology, which sponsors her research on the relationship between violence-related stress and asthma outcomes in Puerto Rican children under the mentorship of Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH. This grant also funds Kristina’s studies as she pursues a Multidisciplinary Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

Fellow Biographical Details

Hometown

Tiffin, Ohio

College or Medical School

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Residency

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Research Project

• Impact of violence-related stress on lung function in Puerto Rican children
• COVID-19 presentation and outcomes in children with and without asthma
• Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced interstitial lung disease in children 

Career and Research Interests

Research track versus clinician educator track in pediatric pulmonology

Research Project Mentor

• Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH
• Erick Forno, MD, MPH
• Traci M. Kazmerski, MD, MS
• Jane B. Taylor, MD, MsCR, FAAP
• Yueh-Ying Han, PhD
• Franziska J. Rosser, MD, MPH

Hobbies and Interests

Cooking, craft beer, European travel and art museums

Personal Biography

Kristina's husband is a Radiation Oncologist at AHN. They have a rescue dog named Hambone.

Travel Interests and Languages

I love visiting Europe - thus far I've been to Ireland, Iceland, England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

"Likes" about UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

I love my co-workers, patients, and the atmosphere here. It is a wonderful, supportive place to work and learn.

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

• American Thoracic Society, 2019-Present 
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow, 2016-Present 
• Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2015-Present
• Phi Beta Kappa, 2012-Present