
Overview
Catherine Forster, MD, specializes in pediatric hospital medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Forster received her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College and completed her residency at Boston Children's Hospital, followed by a fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Forster is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Micrognathia. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Micrognathia, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, and Hypotonia.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 66 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Micrognathia.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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.
Medical Genetics In Lawrenceville
Suneeta Madan-Khetarpal, MD, is a clinical geneticist and is certified in clinical genetics, clinical cytogenetics, clinical molecular genetics, clinical medical biochemical genetics, and pediatrics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the American Board of Pediatrics respectively. She is also associate professor of pediatrics, ophthalmology, and human genetics at the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Madan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Micrognathia. Her top areas of expertise are 1p36 Deletion Syndrome, Micrognathia, Mosaicism, and Miller Syndrome.
Richard Gibbs is an Allergy and Immunologist and a Pediatrics provider in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gibbs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Micrognathia. His top areas of expertise are Micrognathia, Food Allergy, Obesity in Children, and Asthma.
Mohammed Shaik is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shaik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Micrognathia. His top area of expertise is Micrognathia.
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
- Urinary Tract Infection in Children
- Experienced
- Alternating Hemiplegia of ChildhoodDr. Forster isExperienced. Learn about Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
- HypotoniaDr. Forster isExperienced. Learn about Hypotonia.
- MicrognathiaDr. Forster isExperienced. Learn about Micrognathia.

