Overview
Emir Tas, MD, is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency training at the Children's Hospital of University of Illinois at Chicago and pediatric endocrinology fellowships at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Tas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and Newborn Low Blood Sugar.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles and participated in 2 clinical trials in the study of Obesity.
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Tas has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
2 Clinical Trials
Genesis Medical Associates, Inc.
Michael Trotta is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Butler, Pennsylvania. Dr. Trotta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, High Cholesterol, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.
Hala Tfayli is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tfayli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Congenital Hyperinsulinism, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Obesity.
Genesis Medical Associates, Inc.
Stephen Sargent is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Butler, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sargent is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Osmotic Diuresis, Breast Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Chorea-Acanthocytosis.
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
- Advanced
- ObesityDr. Tas isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Obesity in ChildrenDr. Tas isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity in Children.
- Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)Dr. Tas isAdvanced. Learn about Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).
- Experienced
- Congenital HyperinsulinismDr. Tas isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Hyperinsulinism.
- Diabetic KetoacidosisDr. Tas isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
- Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency
- Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)Dr. Tas isExperienced. Learn about Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD).
- HypercalcemiaDr. Tas isExperienced. Learn about Hypercalcemia.
- IntersexDr. Tas isExperienced. Learn about Intersex.