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Maria C. Antonucci, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Administrative Assistant: Deborah Irwin

Maria Antonucci, MD was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA (Oakmont). She attended the University of Pittsburgh for undergraduate with a major in Neuroscience and a Minor in Italian. She studied abroad in Milan, Italy for a semester. She then attended Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies.

Antonucci completed her Pediatric residency at the University of Louisville, Kosair Children’s Hospital. She then went on to complete her Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She now divides her time as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics between the divisions of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Child Advocacy.

Education & Training

  • BS, Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
  • MD, Ross University School of Medicine, 2009
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2012-2015
  • Residency in Pediatrics, University of Louisville-Kosair Children's Hospital, 2009-2012

Selected Publications

Antonucci, MC., Zuckerbraun, NZ, Tyler-Kabara, EC., Furtado, AD., Murphy, ME., Marin, JR. The Burden of Ionizing Radiation Studies in Children with Ventricular Shunts. J Pediatr, 182 (2017) Pages 210-216.e1

Schultz, B., Antonucci, MC., Kowalik, E. (06/2013). Emergency Department Guidelines for Acute Bronchiolitis, Children’s Hospital of UPMC Guideline for Clinical Effectiveness

Antonucci, MC. (02/2013). ED Physician Knowledge of CT Dose and Radiation Risks in Pediatric Patients. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows Conference, Austin, Texas; Oral Presentation

Antonucci, MC., Shroff, P., Honaker, J., Padmanabhan, P., Stevenson, M. (05/2011). Internet Use by Parents Prior to Seeking Care at a Pediatric Emergency Department: Survey of Outpatients; Pediatric Academic Society, Denver CO; Poster presentation.

Shroff, P., Antonucci, MC., Honaker, J., Padmanabhan, P., Stevenson, M. (05/2011). When Parents Consider Care for Their Child in an Emergency Department: Sources of Advice. Pediatric Academic Society, Denver, CO; Poster presentation.