
Overview
Joseph Pilewski, MD, specializes in pulmonology and the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis. He also cares for patients pre- and post-lung transplant. Dr. Pilewski is certified in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Northwest, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Horizon, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and UPMC East. Dr. Pilewski is affiliated with University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship at University of Pennsylvania Health System, and his medical degree at University of Rochester. Dr. Pilewski specializes in lung transplantation and treating patients with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis.
Dr. Pilewski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aspergillosis. His top areas of expertise are Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Pulmonary Fibrosis, Emphysema, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 184 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3601 5th Avenue, Building 4, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
8 Clinical Trials
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Lung TransplantDr. Pilewski isElite. Learn about Lung Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Pilewski isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID)Dr. Pilewski isDistinguished. Learn about Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID).
- Experienced
- EmphysemaDr. Pilewski isExperienced. Learn about Emphysema.
- EndoscopyDr. Pilewski isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Heart TransplantDr. Pilewski isExperienced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)Dr. Pilewski isExperienced. Learn about Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).
