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.

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 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Atresia, Stent Placement, and Angioplasty.

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 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Cholestasis, Biliary Atresia, and Liver Transplant.

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 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cloacal Exstrophy, UPJ Obstruction, Undescended Testicle, Orchiectomy, and Lithotripsy.

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 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass.

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.

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.

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 top areas of expertise are Sclerosing Cholangitis, Cholangitis, Biliary Atresia, Bile Duct Obstruction, and Liver Transplant.

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 top areas of expertise are Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Leukemia, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

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. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Malnutrition, and Vitamin D Deficiency.

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 top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Neurogenic Bowel, and Spasticity.

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 top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), and Craniectomy.

Uta Lichter-Konecki is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lichter-Konecki is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Phenylketonuria (PKU), Maple Syrup Urine Disease, and Hypotonia.

Jadranka Popovic, MD, specializes in pediatrics and is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology by the American Board of Pediatrics. She practices at UPMC Children's Express Care - Monroeville and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Popovic received her medical degree from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine and completed her residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, followed by a fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Popovic is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Precocious Puberty, Turner Syndrome, and Brachydactyly.

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.

Patrick Kochanek is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kochanek is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury and Thrombectomy.

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 top areas of expertise are 1p36 Deletion Syndrome, Micrognathia, Miller Syndrome, and Mosaicism.

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 top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Phenylketonuria (PKU), Succinyl-CoA:3-Ketoacid CoA Transferase Deficiency, and Arginase Deficiency.

William Jones is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jones has been practicing medicine for over 17 years is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Angioplasty, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

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 top areas of expertise are Fabry Disease, Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency, Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts, and Gaucher Disease Type 1.

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 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, and Crigler-Najjar 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.

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 Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric.

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.

Maggie Whelan, MD, PhD, specializes in psychiatry and pediatric psychiatry and is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She practices at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Psychiatry and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She completed her residency at Tulane University School of Medicine and medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Whelan is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Adenoidectomy and Myringotomy.