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.

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.

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.

Amy Nevin is a Pediatrics provider in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Her top area of expertise is Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Dr. Nevin is currently accepting new patients.

View Dr. Marks' full list of publications from PubMed. Her top areas of expertise are Stork Bite, Vascular Birthmark, and Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS).

Deepa Burman, MD, FAASM, is a board-certified pediatric sleep medicine specialist and co-director of the Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Center at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Burman is directly involved in the patient care, education, and quality improvement initiatives of the Pediatric Sleep Evaluation Program. She received her medical degree from the University College of Medical Sciences in, Delhi, India and received residency training at UPMC Shadyside Family Medicine Residency Program. She completed a one-year Sleep Medicine Fellowship at the UPMC Montefiore Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine. Before her appointment at UPMC Children's Hospital, she worked as a consultant and faculty at UPMC McKeesport Family Medicine Residency Program where she identified gaps in management of patients with sleep disorders in a primary care setting. Dr. Burman has also been instrumental in disseminating sleep medicine knowledge regionally, nationally, and internationally. She has continually educated many audiences in the field of Adult and Pediatric Sleep Disorders and Obesity Medicine and delivered several talks on those topics. Her research interests include integrated management of pediatric sleep disorders care within a primary care setting, weight management for treatment of sleep disorders, and care for sleep disorders in underserved populations. View Dr. Burman'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. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia and Folliculitis.

Douglas Stewart, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed his residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule. His top area of expertise is Hypertension.

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.

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.

Leslie Soloshatz is a Pediatrics provider in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Her top area of expertise is Developmental Dysphasia Familial.

William Coppula is a Pediatrics provider in Wexford, Pennsylvania. His top area of expertise is Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Elaine McGhee, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed her residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.

Elissa Baker Gittes, MD, sees adolescent and young adult patients in Oakland. She is board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatrics and adolescent medicine. She is the physician leader for the Adolescent and Young Adult Health Clinic at the UPMC Children’s Pine Center satellite center and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Gittes received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a Pediatrics residency and Adolescent Medicine fellowship at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. She brings to Adolescent Medicine expertise in medical assessment and management of eating disorders and clinical experience in a wide range of adolescent-specific health care issues such as menstrual disorders, mental health, contraception, acne and routine health & wellness. She is committed to resident and fellow education in this subspecialty. She is trained in colposcopy to evaluate young adults with abnormal Pap smears. Dr. Gittes is an advisor in the FAST (Faculty and Students Together) program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is a co-leader for a grant funded project on Physician Wellness, and is a participant in the LEAP (Leaders in Education Across Pediatrics) program at UPMC Children’s. She has been published in Pediatrics in Review, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, and Adolescent Medicine Clinics of North America, among others. She is a member of the Society of Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Eating Disorders Association. View the full list of Dr. Gittes’s publications on PubMed.

Abigail Schlesinger, MD, specializes in pediatric psychiatry and is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Schlesinger completed her fellowship and medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and residency at the University of Michigan Medical School.

Ruth Silverman, MD, specializes in pediatrics and practices with UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Silverman completed her medical education at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and is board certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Mary Pagnotto, MD, IBCLC, is a board-certified pediatrician, fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a member of the Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Medical Societies. She is also clinical instructor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Pagnotto received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her clinical interests include lactation consultation. Dr. Pagnotto grew up in Bethel Park, Pa., and has lived in Wexford, Pa. since 2011 with her husband and two school-aged children. She enjoys spending time with her family, especially cheering on her children in their various sports. As a former wish recipient, she remains a spokesperson for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia. She is also active in the Princeton Alumni Schools Committee, her undergraduate alma mater. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.