25 of the Best Pediatricians Near Me in Allison Park, PA

Simon Horslen, MBChB, FRCPCH, is a pediatric hepatologist and transplant physician and is certified in General Pediatrics and Gastroenterology by the Medical Royal Colleges in the United Kingdom. He is director of Pediatric Hepatology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Horslen earned his medical degree at the University of Bristol Medical School in England and is a fellow and founding member of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (UK). He is a fellow of the American Society of Transplantation and of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease.Dr. Horslen has worked in the United States for the last 23 years, initially at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, and subsequently at Seattle Children’s in Seattle, WA as director of Hepatology and medical director of Solid Organ Transplantation. His clinical and research interests include pediatric liver disease, acute liver failure, and liver and intestine transplantation. He has over 150 publications in the areas of pediatric liver disease, intestinal failure, and transplantation and participates in several multicenter studies.Dr. Horslen lives in Edgeworth with his wife, Sarah. He has two adult children who continue to live in the Pacific Northwest. He is an avid soccer fan, likes to play golf when his busy schedule allows, and is a woodturner and particularly enjoys making bowls on his lathe.View the full list of Dr. Horslen’s publications on PubMed.LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Dr. Horslen is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Short Bowel Syndrome, Cholestasis, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Biliary Atresia, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Horslen is currently accepting new patients.

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.

Francis X. Schneck, MD, is a pediatric urologist and program director of the Pediatric Urology Fellowship Program at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is also an associate professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.He earned his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency in Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a pediatric urology fellowship at the Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital. He joined UPMC upon completion of his fellowship.Dr. Schneck is the author of numerous articles and book chapters in the field of pediatric urology and is board certified by the American Board of Urology.View a list of Dr. Schneck's publications on PubMed.Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule. Dr. Schneck is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cloacal Exstrophy, UPJ Obstruction, Undescended Testicle, Orchiectomy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Schneck is board certified in American Board Of Urology and American Board Of Urology. Dr. Schneck is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Alejandro Hoberman graduated from medical school and general pediatrics residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed a General Academic Pediatrics fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.He currently heads the Division of General Academic Pediatrics, is the executive vice chair and vice chair for Clinical Research in the Department of Pediatrics, and has been established as the Jack L. Paradise Distinguished Service Professor in honor of his research mentor. Dr. Hoberman also has administrative responsibilities as the president of UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics, the largest primary care pediatrics organization in western and central Pa. with 58 offices including Express Care locations and over 1M yearly visits.Dr. Hoberman is very involved in research related to acute otitis media (AOM). He has contributed studies to enhance prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of this frequently occurring condition. He has also contributed studies related to prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up imaging of urinary tract infections (UTI) in children.Click here to view Dr. Hoberman’s Department of Pediatrics bio page which has more information about his specific research endeavors, including publications, leadership positions, awards, and more.Click here to view Dr. Hoberman’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Hoberman is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Otitis Media with Effusion, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Diarrhea, and Myringotomy. Dr. Hoberman is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Nader Shaikh, MD, MPH, is a professor of pediatrics and clinical and translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the Division of General Academic Pediatrics. Dr. Shaikh is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Otitis Media with Effusion, Streptococcal Group A Infection, Neonatal Sepsis, and Myringotomy. Dr. Shaikh is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

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.

Veena Venkat, MD, is a gastroenterologist at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is board-certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology by the American Board of Pediatrics.Dr. Venkat received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics and her fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.Dr. Venkat's clinical and research interest is in pediatric liver disease and liver transplant. She is a co-investigator in the multicenter Childhood Liver Disease Research Network consortium. She has worked collaboratively to further understand the natural history and outcomes of children with cholestatic liver diseases with a focus on biliary atresia. In addition, she has collaborated on studies of primary sclerosing cholangitis, Alagille syndrome, alpha-one antitrypsin deficiency and PFIC. Her work with the liver transplant program has included involvement in the Immunosuppression Withdrawal for Stable Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients trial, with a focus on long-term graft health, safety outcomes, and reversibility of rejection during immunosuppression withdrawal.She is a member of the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, and the American Society of Transplantation.View Dr. Venkat's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Venkat is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Sclerosing Cholangitis, Cholangitis, Biliary Atresia, Bile Duct Obstruction, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Venkat is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Venkat is currently accepting new patients.

Paul Szabolcs, MD, received his medical degree summa cum laude at the Semmelweis University School of Medicine in Budapest, Hungary. He completed his training in pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital/NYU Medical Center and subsequently trained in hematology/oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Cornell-NY Hospital Medical Center in New York City. He received postdoctoral laboratory training at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and at Rockefeller University in the Department of Physiology and Cellular Immunology. Dr. Szabolcs is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Leukemia, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Szabolcs is currently accepting new patients.

Ericka Fink, MD, is certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. She practices at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona, UPMC Northwest, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Horizon. She completed her fellowship and residency at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and medical degree at Thomas Jefferson University Medical College.LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Dr. Fink is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric. Dr. Fink is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics.

Dennis Simon, MD, specializes in pediatric critical care medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is affiliated with UPMC Altoona, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Simon received his medical degree from State University of New York (SUNY) and completed his residency at Boston Children's Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Simon is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Traumatic Brain Injury and Craniectomy. Dr. Simon is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics.

Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, is a professor and endowed chair in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is also the vice chair for quality and outcomes and chief of pediatric rehabilitation medicine services at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP). She received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and then completed dual residencies in pediatrics and physical medicine and rehabilitation in Cincinnati. During her residencies, she also earned her MPH from the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health in health policy and management. While completing an NIH career development award, Dr. Houtrow earned her PhD with distinction in medical sociology from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She is board-certified in pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and pediatric rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Houtrow is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myelomeningocele, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Neurogenic Bowel, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Houtrow is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics , American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation , and American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation.

Uta Lichter-Konecki is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lichter-Konecki is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Phenylketonuria (PKU), Maple Syrup Urine Disease, and Hypotonia.

Desiree Neville, MD, specializes in pediatric emergency medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is affiliated with UPMC Wellsboro, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Cole, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Muncy, UPMC Williamsport, UPMC Hamot, and UPMC Northwest. Dr. Neville received her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Neville is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lyme Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Neville is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics.

Patrick Kochanek is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kochanek is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Traumatic Brain Injury and Thrombectomy.

Chelsea Cockburn, MD, PhD, specializes in pediatrics. She practices at UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics. Dr. Cockburn received her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). Dr. Cockburn is currently accepting new patients.

Glenn Cannon, MD, is a pediatric urologist at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and an associate professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified by the American Board of Urology.A graduate from Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, Dr. Cannon completed residencies in urology at the University of Pittsburgh, and in surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He also completed a fellowship in pediatric urology at the Children’s Hospital of Boston.His clinical specialties include pediatric urology, spina bifida and neurogenic bladders, upper and lower urinary tract reconstruction, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux, and hypospadias.View Dr. Cannon's full list of publications from PubMed.Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule. Dr. Cannon is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Neurogenic Bladder, Testicular Torsion, UPJ Obstruction, Orchiectomy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Cannon is board certified in American Board Of Urology and American Board Of Urology. Dr. Cannon is currently accepting new patients.

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 highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses 1p36 Deletion Syndrome, Micrognathia, Mosaicism, and Miller Syndrome. Dr. Madan is board certified in American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics , American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics , American Board Of Pediatrics , American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics , and American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics.

Gerard (Jerry) Vockley MD, PhD, is a medical geneticist and is certified in clinical genetics and biochemical and molecular genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. He is chief of the Division of Medical Genetics, director of the Center for Rare Disease Therapy, and is the Cleveland Family Endowed Professor of pediatric research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree and PhD at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his residency at the University of Colorado, followed by his fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Vockley is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Phenylketonuria (PKU), Succinyl-CoA:3-Ketoacid CoA Transferase Deficiency, and Arginase Deficiency. Dr. Vockley is board certified in American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics and American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics.

Meghal Gagrani, MD, is a pediatric ophthalmologist who practices at UPMC Children’s Pediatric Eye Centers in Lawrenceville, Bridgeville, and Wexford.Dr. Gagrani was born and raised in India. She earned her medical degree with distinction from All India Institute of Medical Sciences at New Delhi where she also completed her ophthalmology residency in 2018. She moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 2019 to pursue a research fellowship followed by a clinical glaucoma fellowship at University of Nebraska Medical Center.She has a special interest in pediatric glaucoma and is delighted to be at University of Pittsburgh for her pediatric ophthalmology fellowship. She is passionate about dancing and loves to cook in her free time. Dr. Gagrani is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Coloboma of Eye Lens, Trabeculectomy, and Corneal Transplant. Dr. Gagrani is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Shope joined the faculty of Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, in 2011. Previously, he served 21 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring at the rank of Captain. His significant roles included associate and pediatric residency program director from 2000-2008 at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Va. and the Specialty Advisor to the Navy Surgeon General from 2008-2011. As the Specialty Advisor, he managed and mentored the Navy’s 150 pediatricians stationed across the world and advised the Navy on child health policy. Dr. Shope is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Malnutrition, Otitis Media with Effusion, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Shope is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Shope is currently accepting new patients.

Damara Ortiz, MD, specializes in medical genetics and pediatric genetics and genomics and is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and clinical genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Ortiz completed her fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, residency at NYU Langone Medical Center and medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Ortiz is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Fabry Disease, Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts, Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency, and Gaucher Disease. Dr. Ortiz is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics.

Robert Hickey is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hickey is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Cerebral Hypoxia, Anemia, and Neonatal Herpes. Dr. Hickey is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Dina Patterson, MD, is a pediatric physiatrist and is certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pediatric rehabilitation medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a physician for pediatric rehabilitation medicine and is clinical assistant professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine and completed her residency at St. Francis Medical Center, followed by her fellowship with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Patterson's clinical interests include cerebral palsy, gait abnormalities, feeding and swallowing disorders, and durable medical adaptive equipment. She is school physiatrist for the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children. She enjoys mentoring fellows, residents, and medical students. She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Patterson is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Foot Drop, Cerebral Palsy, Moebius Syndrome, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type. Dr. Patterson is board certified in American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation. Dr. Patterson is currently accepting new patients.

Evora Brent, MD, FAAP, specializes in developmental-behavioral pediatrics and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Brent received her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Northwell Health, followed by a fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Brent is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Developmental Dysphasia Familial, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Delayed Growth. Dr. Brent is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics.

Ellen Mitchell, MD, specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and is board-certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Mercy. Dr. Mitchell completed fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, residency at Nassau University Medical Center and medical degree at Drexel University. Dr. Mitchell is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Papilledema, Brown Syndrome, Strabismus, and X-Linked Infantile Nystagmus. Dr. Mitchell is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology.