
Overview
Rachel Smith, MD, specializes in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and is board certified in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She practices with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition division, and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Smith completed her medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and her residency at University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital, followed by her fellowship at Mount Sinai in New York and Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle.Dr. Smith’s clinical and research interests include fatty liver disease, liver transplant, and inflammatory bowel disease. She is a member of the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, and the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Dr. Smith is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Floor 3, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
205 Millers Run Road, Floor 3, Bridgeville, PA 15017
625 Kent Avenue, Suite 102, Cumberland, MD 21502
Clinical Research
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Pediatric Cardiology In Lawrenceville
Bryan H. Goldstein MD, FACC, FSCAI is a pediatric interventional cardiologist and is certified in pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory and interventional cardiology service at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics (Children’s Hospital Boston) and fellowship at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital (University of Michigan Medicine).Dr. Goldstein joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2019. His clinical interests include congenital cardiac catheterization, minimally invasive transcatheter therapies, and single ventricle (Fontan) circulation. Dr. Goldstein has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, is a frequent faculty member and presenter at national and international meetings, and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology (FACC) and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (FSCAI). He is vice president of the Congenital Cardiac Research Collaborative (CCRC).View Dr. Goldstein's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Goldstein is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Atresia, Stent Placement, and Angioplasty. Dr. Goldstein is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Goldstein is currently accepting new patients.
The Paul C. Gaffney Division Of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
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 highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children and Micrognathia. Dr. Forster is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics.
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