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.

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.

Dorothy Becker is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Becker is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and Obesity in Children.

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.

Selma Witchel is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Witchel is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis, Turner Syndrome, Mosaicism, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Thyroidectomy.

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.

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 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Hypoxia, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, and Craniectomy.

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 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Neurogenic Bowel, Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens, Orchiectomy, and Lithotripsy.

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. Clark is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury and Cerebral Hypoxia.

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.

Katarzyna Sudol, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and completed her residency at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

James Rodrigues, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He received his medical degree from George Washington University Medical Center and completed his residency at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.

Sanjay Lambore, MD is the medical director of pediatric services at Children's Primary Care Center - Turtle Creek. A board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Lambore is a physician in Children's Division of General Academic Pediatrics and in UPMC Magee-Womens' newborn nursery. He is an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and its Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. Dr. Lambore also has extensive international clinical experience working as a physician in different parts of world which include India, Tanzania, Canada, and the UK. He has received numerous professional and teaching awards. He is also a recipient of the UPMC Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service (ACES) and has been elected to the prestigious University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Academy of Master Educators and to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. His research interests include sudden cardiac death in teenage athletes. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.

Ann Menzel, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is also associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University Hospital of Cleveland/Case Western. Her clinical interests include general pediatrics and medically fragile patients.

Jennifer Deng, MD, specializes in pediatrics. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Deng completed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and medical degree at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine.

Brian Clista, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Clista received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and completed his residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. In his spare time, Dr. Clista enjoys running and oil painting.

Heidi Swanson, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree from Wayne State Medical School and completed her residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Her clinical interests include lactation, feeding and nutrition, and behavioral health. Dr. Swanson and her husband are the proud parents of eight sons and a daughter. She is an active member of her church, supporter of the local arts such as opera, symphony and museums, and plays the viola with the Pittsburgh Historical Music Society. Dr. Swanson also serves as medical consultant with the Midwife Center. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.

Valentina DiCenzo, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician, a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a member of the Allegheny County Medical Society. She is also associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. DiCenzo received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and completed her residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her clinical interests include general pediatrics. Dr. DiCenzo is married with three children and lives in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. She loves being a mom and enjoys watching her children grow into adulthood. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and water activities. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.

Ditte Karlovits is a Pediatrics provider in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Stork Bite, Vascular Birthmark, and Croup.

Brian Donnelly is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His top area of expertise is Obesity in Children.

Howard Ferimer, MD, specializes in pediatric critical care medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is affiliated with UPMC Mercy, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ferimer received his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, followed by fellowships at The Hospital for Sick Children and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.