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Scott Maurer, MD

@scottmaurermd.bsky.social
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Chief of Peds Palliative Med and a Peds Oncologist @ UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Likes = being a dad, books, teaching communication/empathy, #PedPC research. He/Him

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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Heather Valente, PA-C, #PedPC provider @upmc.com Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, is on the main stage @aahpm.bsky.social #hapc26 talking about her work developing a statewide #EMS protocol for both adult and pediatric #hospice patients! She’s rocking it and is right where she belongs! ⭐️
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Proud moment for our #PedPC fellowship program! Five #pediatric alumni sat for their Hospice and Palliative Med boards and all 5 were notified today that they are board certified! WTG Mike Certo, Hannah Reuman, Colleen Menegaz, Kelly Harris, and Taylor Huntington! #hapc @aahpm.bsky.social
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a man applauds with the words way to go super proud of you behind him
ALT: a man applauds with the words way to go super proud of you behind him
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Way too many women and girls are iron deficient. We need better (probably universal) screening. We also need to promote that anemia is a LATE sign of iron deficiency (i.e. normal hemoglobin does not rule out iron deficiency).
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Cool #PedPC #hapc article on goals of care documentation. I often wonder how the 21st Century Act might affect this moving forward…
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
If you need to know there is good in this world or simply want to smile, watch this. Kids are just the best! abcnews.go.com/US/video/3rd...
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Video 3rd grader caught on camera saving choking student
Thomas Conley, 8, jumped into action when he noticed his classmate was choking in their school cafeteria.
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Spending the day teaching #Pediactric residents how to support and communicate with families of children who are dying or bereaved. Grateful for our donors, residency program leadership, and @pittpediatrics.bsky.social for gifting us this day! #PedPC #hapc
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Super excited to have matched Dr. Molly Mack (front, center) into our pediatric palliative care fellowship program this week! The future is bright! 🌟 #PedsPC #hapc @pittpediatrics.bsky.social
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
What he said…#Pediatricians we have a problem.
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Our, and other’s, research points to a lot of positives of #SoMe for kids with serious illness (community, support, inclusion). There are downsides (we found bullying). It seems to me the focus should be on safety instead of age-based bans. Guess we’ll see how this turns out…
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Q.E.D.
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
HPV #vaccine out there saving lives and preventing morbidity from cervical cancer. Got both of my kids vaccinated right on schedule for this because their pediatrician recommended it, it’s smart parenting, and we ain’t doing cervical cancer in this family.
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Proud of our faculty member, Justin Yu for his continuing research on how to improve the lives of cargivers of children with medical complexity and #PedPC needs. #hapc
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
“What would it have meant for Orli’s last year if her medical team had encouraged us to meet her where she was?” Oof. Grateful for how far we’ve come and what we’ve built. Recognize how far we have to go. Every child should have access to high quality #PedPC no matter where they live. #hapc
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Opinion | If My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us?
A bereaved mother’s case against our grief-phobic culture.
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Scott Maurer, MD @scottmaurermd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hi Bluesky! Happy to make my first post here about our #PedPC team recognizing National Children’s Grief Awareness Day. Our sibling bereavement program helps over 500 kids cope with the death of a sibling through support groups, events, and a summer camp. I’m so proud of them! 🦋
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