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 top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Otitis Media with Effusion, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Diarrhea, and Myringotomy.

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 top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Otitis Media with Effusion, Streptococcal Group A Infection, High Blood Pressure in Infants, and Myringotomy.

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 top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Micrognathia, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, and Hypotonia.

Ken K. Nischal, MD, FAAP, FRCOphth, is chief of the Division of Pediatric Opthalmology and Strabismus at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, director of pediatric program development at the UPMC Eye Center, and professor of ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is certified in ophthalmology by the College of Ophthalmologists. Dr. Nischal is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Deficiency, Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Conjunctivitis with Pseudomembrane, Cataract Removal, and Vitrectomy.

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 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Undescended Testicle, Turner Syndrome, Anorchia, Orchiectomy, and Lithotripsy.

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 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Biliary Atresia, Liver Failure, Gastroschisis, and Malabsorption.

Senthilkumar Sadhasivam is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sadhasivam is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Adenoidectomy, and Hemorrhoidectomy.

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 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Biliary Atresia, Liver Failure, Jaundice, and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).

Robert Clark, MD, specializes in pediatric critical care medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is affiliated with UPMC Horizon, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Northwest, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and UPMC Altoona. Dr. Clark received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his residency at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, followed by a fellowship at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Beppu is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury and Cerebral Hypoxia.

Uta Lichter-Konecki is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lichter-Konecki is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are 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 top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Osteomyelitis in Children.

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 top area of expertise is Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

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 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Phenylketonuria (PKU), Succinyl-CoA:3-Ketoacid CoA Transferase Deficiency, and Fabry Disease.

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-Khetarpal is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Micrognathia, Mosaicism, Hypotonia, and Undescended Testicle.

Research Interests: - Vitamin D and Vascular Function in Obese Children. - Vitamin D nutrition in pre- and early adolescent children: focused on characterization of vitamin D status and defining the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D thresholds for vitamin D insufficiency, with an emphasis on minority health and health disparities. - Relationship between vitamin D and obesity. - Explore the skeletal and non-skeletal benefits of vitamin D supplementation. - Benefits of vitamin D optimization for metabolic and vascular health outcomes. - Racial differences in parental trust towards medicine and research: implications for enrollment of minority children in clinical research. View Dr. Rajakumar'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. Rajakumar is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Malnutrition, and Vitamin D Deficiency.

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 top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Hypertension.

Robert Hickey is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hickey is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Cerebral Hypoxia, Anemia, and Neonatal Herpes.

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.

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 top areas of expertise are Developmental Dysphasia Familial, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Delayed Growth.

Avihu Gazit, MD, specializes in pediatric critical care medicine and is board-certified in pediatric critical care medicine, pediatric cardiology, and pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. He practices at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Gazit completed his medical degree and residency at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Gazit is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are High Blood Pressure in Infants, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Hypertension.

"Dr. Evgenia Sklirou was born and raised in Athens, Greece, and graduated from Athens Medical School. She then completed a 4-year Pediatric residency at the ""P & A Kyriakou"" Children's Hospital in Athens, Greece. In order to pursue her dream of specializing in Genetics, she moved to the United States in 2013. After spending two years as an observer in the Medical Genetics Department at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP), she was accepted into the Medical Genetics residency at UPMC. Following her two-year training, she completed a 1-year fellowship in Medical Biochemical Genetics at CHP. During her fellowship, Dr. Sklirou participated a research project to develop and test a point of care device to test blood phenylalanine levels in patients with phenylketonuria. She was awarded the prestigious Richard Koch Award for Biochemical Genetics Training by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics in support of this work. Dr. Sklirou is board certified in Medical Genetics and Medical Biochemical Genetics and joined the faculty of the Division of Medical Genetics on July 1st 2018. She sees general genetics patients as well as patients with inborn errors of metabolism.". Dr. Sklirou is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Reye Syndrome and Newborn Low Blood Sugar.

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 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Fabry Disease, Gaucher Disease Type 2, Gaucher Disease, and Gaucher Disease Type 3.

Hiren Muzumdar, MD, is program director of the Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship and of the Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center and Ventilator Dependent Program at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is also an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine. Dr. Muzumdar earned his medical degree and bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Bombay in Mumbai, India. He completed a residency in pediatrics and earned his post graduate degree in pediatrics at the Topiwala National Medical College, also in Mumbai, India. He completed pediatric residency and a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the State University of New York at Brooklyn. He was an assistant professor of pediatrics at the State University of New York, Brooklyn and subsequently at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. He completed training in sleep medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and joined the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as associate professor of pediatrics. Dr. Muzumdar is interested in obstructive sleep apnea in pediatric patients and his work has demonstrated the changes in autonomic function in children caused by sleep apnea. He is also interested in identification of obstructive sleep apnea in children with tracheostomies prior to decannulation of the tracheostomy. He was a member of the group that defined the effects of adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea in a large multicenter study (the ChAt study). In his role as program director of pediatric pulmonology, he is interested in the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on training, trainees, and faculty. Dr. Muzumdar is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. View the full list of Dr. Muzumdar’s publications on PubMed. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=hiren+muzumdar). Dr. Muzumdar is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, CHARGE Syndrome, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Wildervanck Syndrome, and Adenoidectomy.

Caitlin McNamara, MD, specializes in pediatric critical care medicine and is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She practices at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. McNamara completed her fellowship and residency at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and medical education at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. Dr. Mcnamara is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury and Infantile Apnea.

Vikram Raghu, MD, MS, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist. He is a member of the Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation Center and is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, followed by his fellowships in both pediatric gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Raghu’s clinical interests include intestinal failure, intestinal rehabilitation, and intestinal transplant, and his research interests include decision-making in these fields. He has several publications spanning pediatric intestinal failure and both liver and intestinal transplant and is a member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association, and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. He lives north of the city with his wife and two kids and enjoys music, dance, and cheering on all the Pittsburgh sports teams. View a full list of Dr. Raghu’s publications on Google Scholar. Dr. Raghu is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia, Biliary Atresia, and Phenylketonuria (PKU).