Dr. Christopher M. Horvat
Overview
Christopher Horvat, MD, specializes in pediatric critical care medicine and is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics as well as clinical informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He is affiliated with UPMC Mercy and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Horvat received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed his residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Horvat is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 156 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3550 Terrace Street, 640 Scaife Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
4401 Penn Avenue, One Children's Hospital Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
4401 Penn Avenue, 8811 Main Hospital, 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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Horvat isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Traumatic Brain InjuryDr. Horvat isAdvanced. Learn about Traumatic Brain Injury.
- Experienced
- Infant Respiratory Distress SyndromeDr. Horvat isExperienced. Learn about Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.