Maritza Harper, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Dr. Harper earned her Bachelor of the Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from Columbia University and completed medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed residency at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, Delaware/ChristianaCare, and completed her Internal Medicine chief residency at ChristianaCare. She completed her Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her clinical and research interests include resident medical education and clinical reasoning curriculum.

Education & Training

  • BA, Chemistry, Columbia University, 2009
  • BS, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2009
  • MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, 2013
  • Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, Delaware/ChristianaCare, 2017-2021
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2022-2024