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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Erika Friehling has done it again! Read about her 2026 Steve Kanter Exemplary Educator Award from the School of Medicine Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators! www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/friehli...
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Friehling Awarded 2026 Steve Kanter Exemplary Educator Award
Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Erika Friehling, MD, MS for receiving the 2026 Steve Kanter Exemplary Educator Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Academy of Distinguished Medical...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us in congratulating Erica Braverman, MD for her recent 2026 Pilot Grant Award from i4Kids! Read more here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/braverm...
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Braverman Awarded i4Kids Pilot Grant
Congratulations to Erica Braverman, MD as the 2026 recipient of the FY27 i4Kids Pilot Grant for the 7th grant funding cycle. Braverman is an assistant professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology....
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We welcome everyone back to the new semester with our first Grand Rounds of this year with Dr. Terry Dermody delivering out State of the Department! Watch it on our YouTube Channel now - www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuPr...
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Pitt Pediatrics State of the Department - September 10, 2026
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
And congrats to Dr. Heidi Ochs for being awarded the 2026 Pediatric Hospital Medicine Excellence in Community Practice Award! Read more about it on our newsfeed here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/ochs-re... @news.upmc.com
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Congrats to Dr. Jacqueline Rankine for recently being recognized with one of the 2026 SPR Bridging to Success Awards! Read more about it here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/rankine...
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Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) @socpedresearch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A study led by Anne-Marie Rick, MD, MPH, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine & UPMC, found that vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during pregnancy reduced the risk of hospitalization in young infants by nearly 70%. Read More: ow.ly/t33U50ZyIaX
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Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) @socpedresearch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We're excited to introduce the 2026 new members, who bring fresh ideas and passion to advancing child health. Welcome, Drew Schwartz, MD, PhD, Kelsey Schweiberger, MD, MS, Laura Seske, MD, MS, and David Shulman, MD! Learn More: ow.ly/OYcz50ZyIHt
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Daniel Weiner @djweiner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Today would have been Aviva's 66th birthday. Help honor her memory and legacy and her love of pediatric bioethics by contributing to the Aviva Katz Memorial Fund for Pediatric Ethics at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh here: www.givetochildrens.org/aviva
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
All of June's Grand Rounds recordings have been uploaded to the Department's YouTube page - come see what you've missed! www.youtube.com/@pittdepartm...
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The official YouTube channel of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Across our 26 divisions, centers, and institutes, Pitt Pediatrics discovers and delivers the...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Congratulations to Jane Taylor, MD, MsCr, FAAP for her American Lung Association’s Volunteer Excellence Award – Medical! Read more below: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/taylor-...
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Taylor Receives ALA Volunteer Excellence Award
Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Jane Taylor, MD, MsCR, FAAP for receiving the 2026 American Lung Association’s Volunteer Excellence Award – Medical. Taylor is a professor of Pediatrics in the Division o...
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Pitt Program in Microbiology & Immunology @pitt-pmi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Congratulations to former PMI student Christine Tin from the Hand Lab @pittpediatrics.bsky.social on her new paper!
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Congrats to Dr. Glenn Rapsinski for earning Phase 2 funding from Pitt's PUnCh program! Read more about it here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/rapsins...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Join us in congratulating Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah for recently being recognized with UPMC's ACES award, for her commitment to going above and beyond in her role! Read more about this highly prestigious award here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/owusu-a... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Owusu-Ansah Recognized with UPMC ACES
Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP for being among the very few UPMC faculty and staff recognized with this year’s Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service (ACES). T...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
In case you missed it, 43 UPMC physicians were named among Castle Connelly's Exceptional Women in Medicine for 2026, and 22 of them are in our Department of Pediatrics! Check out the list here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/pediatr... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Pediatrics Boasts 22 Physicians Among 43 UPMC Exceptional Women in Medicine for 2026
Every year, national doctor and physician ranking organization, Castle Connelly, evaluates clinicians from across all 50 states and major specialties based on nominations from the doctors themselves. ...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
And also congrats to Dr. Diego Chaves-Gneccho, who was recently recognized with a Leadership Distinction Award from the University of Pittsburgh! This award is among the highest honors for faculty and alumni given by Pitt. Read about it here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/chaves-...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Huge congrats to Dr. Chelsea Bitler, for earning the 2026 AAP Marshall Klaus Neonatal-Perinatal Research Award! Read more here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news Fun fact: Bitler is the 3rd UPMC NICU fellow in 4 years to receive the award (previously Jessica O’Neal in 2023 and Hayley Varela in 2024)
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Congratulations to the Bondi and Kline Labs for their recent manuscript published in the Journal of Neurotrauma. Read more here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/bondi-k...
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Bondi, Kline Labs Published in Journal of Neurotrauma
Pitt Pediatrics congratulates the Bondi and Kline Labs for their recent manuscript published in the Journal of Neurotrauma titled “From Cortical Impact to Inattention: Real-Time Acetylcholine Disrupti...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Great things happening today: the UPMC Children's Heart Institute is now open at Children's Hospital! Read about the state-of-the-art facility here: www.chp.edu/media/news/0...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Join us in congratulating Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH for her recent selection as one of the five 2026 Ascending Star Awardees! Ragavan's presentation will be on Sept. 24 - read more here: www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/pitt-he...
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Pitt Health Sciences Faculty Members Selected for 2026 Ascending Star Awards | School of Medicine | University of Pittsburgh
The annual Ascending Star Awards and lecture series showcase research by highly productive, creative midcareer faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences. Selection is based on a ...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Congrats to Dr. Megan Culler Freeman, who will discuss her research involving the link between enterovirus D68 and paralysis in children in the next lecture in our 2026 Senior Vice Chancellor's Research Seminar Series! www.health.pitt.edu/news/finding... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Finding the Connection Between Viruses and Paralysis
Join us for the next lecture of the 2026 Senior Vice Chancellor's Research Seminar Series on Friday, June 12, 2026. Megan Culler Freeman, assistant professor of pediatrics, School of Medicine, will di...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Congrats to Dr. Laura Kirkpatrick on her recent K23 NOA. Read more about her project on our newsfeed here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/kirkpat... @news.upmc.com @pittmed.bsky.social
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Kirkpatrick Awarded K23
Pitt Pediatrics is excited to announce that Laura Kirkpatrick, MD, recently received notice of award for her K23 grant from the NIH. Kirkpatrick is an Assistant Professor in our Division of Neurology ...
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Pitt Program in Microbiology & Immunology @pitt-pmi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Congratulations to PMI MSTP student Christine Tin from Dr. Timothy Hand's laboratory @pittpediatrics.bsky.social on her upcoming PhD thesis defense! 🎉
PMI student Christine Tin will defend her thesis entitled "Single-cell quantification of the microbiota by flow cytometry: MicFLY" on May 13, 2026 at 1 pm at The Assembly.
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Don't forget to celebrate our very own Dr. Ling Lin for her recent acceptance to the highly prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) program! Read more about it here: drexel.edu/medicine/new... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program Names 2026-2027 Class of Fellows - College of Medicine
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Check out this amazing case that Dr. Szabolcs and his team published in JCI Insights: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/szabolc... A transplant patient received a BMT and later showed no need for lifelong immunosuppressants, a first in medical knowledge. @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Szabolcs Published in JCI Insights
Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Paul Szabolcs, MD for his recent first author publication in JCI Insight titled, “Durable hematopoiesis and tolerance after vertebral bone marrow transplant from a deceas...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
And congrats to Dr. Wassim Chemaitilly who received the Clinician of the Year Award from the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) at the organization's 2026 Annual Meeting! Read more at UPMC news here: www.upmcphysicianresources.com/news/030226-... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Wassim Chemaitilly, MD, to Receive PES Clinician of the Year Award | UPMC Physician Resources
Wassim Chemaitilly, MD, will receive the Clinician of the Year Award from PES at the organization's 2026 Annual Meeting.
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Join us in congratulating Dr. Andrew McCormick for being recognized with the University of Pittsburgh's 2026 Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award! Read about this well-deserved recognition here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/mccormi... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Congrats to Dr. Vildan Tas for being recognized with UPMC's 2026 Overall Best Innovation Award Winner at our annual GME Connect Conference! Read more about her work here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/tas-rec... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Michael Granovetter @michaelgranovetter.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
My new paper is out, co-led with Marge Maallo! Using high-resolution T1 MRI from pediatric epilepsy surgery patients, we see differences in morphometrics of the preserved hemisphere relative to controls following LEFT but NOT RIGHT surgery. direct.mit.edu/imag/article... 🧵⬇️ 1/7
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Morphometrics of the preserved post-surgical hemisphere in pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy and implications for post-operative cognition
Abstract. Characterization of the structural integrity of cortex in adults who have undergone resection for epilepsy treatment has revealed persistent or even accelerated cortical atrophy in some case...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Congratulations to Wei Chen, PhD and team for their ENAR Team Science Award. The team got their award in March during the ENAR President's Address where they also presented their work in an award session. www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/chen-an...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Congrats to Dr. Vikram Raghu for recently earning a K23 award from the NIDDK! Read more about his research project on our newsfeed here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/raghu-r...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Congrats to Dr. Bianca Seminotti for recently being recognized with an early career award from the ACMG! Check out the story on our newsfeed here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/seminot...
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Seminotti Awarded Early Career Award from ACMG
Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Bianca Seminotti, PhD, MSc, for recently being awarded the 2026 ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Early Career Travel Award. This award is presented by the American...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Congratulations to Geoffrey Kurland, MD for his award from the Children’s Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease Foundation (chILD). Read more about it here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/kurland...
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Kurland Awarded Inaugural Inspiring Hope Award for Excellence from CHILD
Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Geoffrey Kurland, MD for his recent award from the Children’s Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease Foundation (chILD). Kurland is a professor of Pediatrics and Director ...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Join us in congratulating Dr. Alison Culyba for being awarded an extension grant from the state of Pennsylvania for our ET3 program for the next two years! Read more about ET3 and its important work here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/culyba-... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Culyba, ET3 Program, Awarded Grant Extension from State of Pennsylvania
Pitt Pediatrics is proud to announce Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH, and the Empowering Teens to Thrive Program (ET3) at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has been awarded continued funding for 2026...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Check out this great interview of our very own Dr. Jerry Vockley and his ongoing work and leadership of our Center for Rare Disease Therapy as well as our Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine: pharmaboardroom.com/interviews/j...
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Jerry Vockley – Director of the Center for Rare Disease Therapy and Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Dr Jerry Vockley, Director of the Center for Rare Disease Therapy and Chief of the Division of…
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In case you haven't seen it already, check out this great story from the Post Gazette about one of our faculty member's experience with her child's congenital heart disease diagnosis: www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
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'I could appreciate the fear': UPMC pediatric doctor confronts her own child's heart condition
Pregnant with twins, Kelly Harris looked up at her anatomy ultrasound and knew that something wasn’t right with one of her babies. Harris is a doctor...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP | Pediatric ER on Instagram: "Honored and deeply grateful to be recognized with the Dignity, Respect, and Champion Award from UPMC. This work has always been about p...
43 likes, 3 comments - mdowusu on January 25, 2026: "Honored and deeply grateful to be recognized with the Dignity, Respect, and Champion Award from UPMC. This work has always been about people – our...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Congrats to Dr. Jacqueline Rankine for being recognized as the Early Career Investigator for the month of February by Pediatric Research! You can read more about it in the journal's Editor's Focus here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @news.upmc.com
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Editor’s Focus - Pediatric Research
Pediatric Research - Editor’s Focus
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Congrats to Dr. Scott Maurer for his recent collaborative survey research published in Pediatric Pulmonology! Read more about this investigation into respiratory therapists' experiences in end-of-life care here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/maurer-... @news.upmc.com @scottmaurermd.bsky.social
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Daniel Weiner @djweiner.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
@pittpediatrics.bsky.social Grand Rounds today: "Pediatric Ethics Consult Services: Challenges and Opportunities" by Jennifer Walter was excellent. Aviva would have loved this. To learn more and support Pediatric Ethics at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, visit www.givetochildrens.org/aviva
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Are we “kicking the can” in how we care for patients with complex needs? Tune in for practical insights that can change your practice in your field with Pediatric Grand Rounds from February 5, 2026! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3PT...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Join us in celebrating Dr. Deborah Moss, for being named the 2026 Pediatrician of the Year by the PA AAP chapter! Read more about this exciting news and Dr. Moss's commitment to clinical excellence at the news release here: www.paaap.org/awards.html @news.upmc.com
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2026 Pediatrician of the Year Deborah Moss, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Dr. Megan Culler-Freeman for recently being recognized as an early-career virologist introduced by the Journal of Virology! Read more about this amazing accomplishment here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/freeman... @news.upmc.com @mcfreeid.bsky.social
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Congratulations to Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD who was awarded the UPMC’s Dignity & Respect Lifetime Achievement Award! Read more here - www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/chaves-...
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Chaves-Gnecco Receives UPMC Dignity & Respect Lifetime Achievement Award
Pitt Pediatrics Congratulates Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, FAAP for his recent UPMC’s Dignity & Respect Lifetime Achievement Award! UPMC’s Dignity & Respect Lifetime Achievement award is given annual...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
In case you missed it, check out the awesome national rankings for CHP's eleven pediatric specialties from US News & World Report: www.chp.edu/media/news/1...
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UPMC Children’s Hospital Nationally Ranks in 11 Pediatric Specialties
UPMC Children’s position in this year’s U.S. News rankings once again highlights outstanding pediatric care and clinical excellence.
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Congrats to Drs. Mary Ellen Vajravelu and Maya Ragavan on their R01 grant from the NIDDK for thier ONWARD project looking at youth-onset type 2 diabetes! Read more about it here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/vajrave...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Ever been curious as to why you get headaches? Our very own Dr. Katherine Cobb-Pitstick has a new article online detailing some of the science behind the neurology of headaches and migraines that you have to check out: www.yahoo.com/news/article... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
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Why do people get headaches and migraines? A child neurologist explains the science of head pain and how to treat it
Many different types of stress can trigger a headache. Luckily, there are treatments that can help stop your head from pounding.
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Congratulations to Aliyyat Afolabi and our CHAMP group for recently earning the 2025 Good Skin Knowledge Grant from the AAD! We're super excited about what this support will do for our community engagement efforts in Pittsburgh. Read more here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/afolabi... @news.upmc.com
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Afolabi, CHAMP, Recognized With AAD Good Skin Knowledge Grant
Pitt Pediatrics is proud to announce that our CHAMP group recently earned the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Good Skin Knowledge Grant for its traction alopecia curriculum. This is the fir...
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Congrats to Megan Freeman, Kelsey Schweiberger, and Vikram Raghu for their recent elections to the Society for Pediatric Research! Read more about it on our newsfeed here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/three-n... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @socpedresearch.bsky.social
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Recently, our very own May Hurtado was recognized with UPMC's GME Rookie of the Year Award for program coordinators! Congrats May and thanks for all you do for our educational programs!
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Pitt Department of Pediatrics @pittpediatrics.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Congrats to Dr. Glenn Rapsinski for earning a K08 for his research on P. aeruginosa and infections in patients requiring ventilators. Read more about his research here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/rapsins... @news.upmc.com @dermodylab.bsky.social
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