Joshua Owens, MD, specializes in medical genetics in addition to pediatric genetics and genomics and is board-certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. He practices at Medical Genetics in Lawrenceville and Medical Genetics in Sewickley and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Owens received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and completed his residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Owens is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), Lateral Meningocele Syndrome, and Joubert Syndrome.

Amber Hoffman, MD specializes in pediatric hospital medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She practices at The Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hoffman completed her medical degree and residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hoffman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Microcephaly Deafness Syndrome, Koolen De Vries Syndrome, and Wildervanck Syndrome.

Levent Midyat, MD, specializes in pediatric pulmonology and is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He practices at Pediatric Pulmonology in Lawrenceville and is affiliated with UPMC Hamot, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Midyat completed his fellowship and residency at Boston Children's Hospital and Ege University School of Medicine and medical education at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule. Dr. Midyat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Elizabeth C. Caris, MD, specializes in pediatric cardiology and is board-certified in pediatric cardiology and pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Passavant and UPMC Bedford. Dr. Caris completed her medical education at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and fellowships at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital. Dr. Caris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Hiren Muzumdar, MD, is program director of the Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship and of the Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center and Ventilator Dependent Program at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is also an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine. Dr. Muzumdar earned his medical degree and bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Bombay in Mumbai, India. He completed a residency in pediatrics and earned his post graduate degree in pediatrics at the Topiwala National Medical College, also in Mumbai, India. He completed pediatric residency and a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the State University of New York at Brooklyn. He was an assistant professor of pediatrics at the State University of New York, Brooklyn and subsequently at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. He completed training in sleep medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and joined the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as associate professor of pediatrics. Dr. Muzumdar is interested in obstructive sleep apnea in pediatric patients and his work has demonstrated the changes in autonomic function in children caused by sleep apnea. He is also interested in identification of obstructive sleep apnea in children with tracheostomies prior to decannulation of the tracheostomy. He was a member of the group that defined the effects of adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea in a large multicenter study (the ChAt study). In his role as program director of pediatric pulmonology, he is interested in the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on training, trainees, and faculty. Dr. Muzumdar is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. View the full list of Dr. Muzumdar’s publications on PubMed. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=hiren+muzumdar). Dr. Muzumdar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Tracheitis, Cystic Fibrosis, COVID-19, and Adenoidectomy.

Bilal Sitwat is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sitwat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and West Syndrome. Dr. Sitwat is currently accepting new patients.

Regina Toto is an Emergency Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Toto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Delayed Growth, and Asthma in Children.

Dennis Chang is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Michael Govi, MD, is a family medicine physician and certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Govi received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency at UPMC St. Margaret. He practiced medicine in the United States Air Force before returning to Pittsburgh in 2000. Dr. Govi’s clinical interests include preventive health, exercise, and nutrition. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He enjoys spending time with his family, running, and looks forward to snowboarding in the winter. Dr. Govi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Marshall Syndrome, KBG Syndrome, Hemihyperplasia, and Scalp-Ear-Nipple Syndrome.

Rebecca Xi, MD, specializes in pediatrics and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She practices at Kids Plus Pediatrics and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Xi received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Xi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Vascular Birthmark, Stork Bite, Obesity in Children, and Croup.

Edward Jew is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jew is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Wolcott Rallison Syndrome, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Shelley Williams, MD, returned in 2007 to the Division of Child Neurology at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh after two years at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y. Dr. Williams completed fellowships in child neurology and pediatric epilepsy, as well as her pediatrics residency, at UPMC Children's Hospital. Her medical degree is from Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C. In addition, she has specialty certifications in clinical neurophysiology and child neurology and epilepsy.  She directs the pediatric clinical neurophysiology fellow ship program and serves as director of the ketogenic diet and tuberous sclerosis specialty clinics. Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase Deficiency, PEPCK 1 Deficiency, and Autosomal Recessive Congenital Methemoglobinemia.

Ezra Mirvish is a Dermatologist in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mirvish is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Sezary Syndrome, Mycosis Fungoides, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL), and Giant Congenital Nevus.