Scott Maurer, MD, division chief, Pediatric Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, and Justin Yu, MD, MS, physician researcher, Pediatric Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, both at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discuss the “full-service” palliative and supportive care program at Children’s and their work to support children and caregivers where they are both emotionally and physically.
Jul 18, 2024•36 min
Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS, pediatrician and researcher at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses her community partnered research efforts focused on preventing intimate partner violence and supporting survivors through healing-centered care.
Jul 18, 2024•21 min
Michelle Manni, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, discusses challenges often faced by women in academic research or medicine and what institutions can do to support women leaders in this space.
Jul 18, 2024•30 min
Guang Li, PhD, researcher at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discusses his research on the developing heart with the hope of one day preventing congenital heart defects.
Jul 18, 2024•21 min
Chelsea Grefe McCann, PsyD, licensed psychologist and certified clinician in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Cristin McDermott, MD, psychiatrist in Pediatric Behavioral Health Consultation and Liaison Services, both at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discuss the epidemic of gun violence in the United States and its effects on children.
Jul 18, 2024•27 min
Stephanie Greene, MD, pediatric neurosurgeon, director of vascular neurosurgery, and co-director of the new Neurovascular Center of Excellence at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the innovative fetal neurosurgery and pediatric neurovascular surgery programs at Children’s and her experience as a woman in a male-dominated field.
Jul 18, 2024•19 min
Ellen Mazo, former (retired) director of Government Affairs at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the children’s healthcare advocacy work taking place at the Hospital and how others can become advocates for kids.
Jul 18, 2024•24 min
Thomas Hooven, MD, physician-scientist in neonatology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses his genetic research aimed at protecting NICU babies from bacterial infections.
Jul 18, 2024•23 min
Medical Toxicology and Poison Prevention in Pediatrics with Dr. Anthony Pizon
Jul 18, 2024•23 min
Marcus Malek, MD, FACS, FAAP, director of Pediatric Surgical Oncology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discusses the technology gap in the operating room that inspired his research to improve cancer surgery imaging.
Jul 18, 2024•24 min
Katherine Guyon-Harris, PhD, physician-researcher and licensed clinical psychologist at UPMC Children’s Primary Care Center in Oakland, discusses her clinical and research work utilizing a strengths-based approach and relationship-based framework to support positive parent-child relationships.
Jul 18, 2024•28 min
Molly Carter, PsyD, Justin Kopec, PhD, NCSP, Alexis Rodgers, PhD, and Kenneth Tormey, PsyD, four psychologists from the Developmental Medicine Clinic at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discuss the diagnostic evaluation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Jul 18, 2024•21 min
Chris Vitale, RN, MSN, injury prevention manager for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses how the Safety Center at the Hospital helps prevent childhood injuries.
Jul 18, 2024•24 min
Elizabeth “Liz” Miller, MD, PhD, chief of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the importance of centering community voices and the role of research in promoting health equity and child thriving.
Jul 18, 2024•30 min
In this special episode of That’s Pediatrics, get to know your hosts, Amanda Poholek, PhD, and Arvind Srinath, MD, MS and their journeys to careers in pediatric medicine.
Jul 18, 2024•42 min
Rachel Petrucelli, president of the UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation, discusses the Foundation’s current fundraising initiatives and the importance of storytelling and connecting donors to the emotional impact of their support to inspire engagement and fuel the life-changing work of the hospital.
Jul 18, 2024•28 min
Michelle Clayton, MD, MPH, FAAP, chief of the Division of Child Advocacy at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the prevalence and different forms of human trafficking, how it can affect children, and resources that are available to survivors.
Jul 18, 2024•28 min
Ken K. Nischal, MD, FAAP, FRCOphth, medical director for Digital Health at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the potential of digital health initiatives to transform the patient journey and improve access and care.
Jul 18, 2024•19 min
Sylvia Choi, MD, FAAP, and Allison Fleischer, MD, both of the Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discuss the innovative concept of direct admissions, where eligible pediatric patients skip the ED and head straight from their primary care physician's office to an inpatient bed.
Jul 18, 2024•26 min
Angela Gordon, MSW, Lead Coordinator in the Volunteer Services Department at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the Pet Friends Volunteer Program at the Hospital and how dogs can bring joy and comfort to patients, families, and staff in the hospital setting.
Jul 18, 2024•24 min
Dori Ortman, family faculty member and the family and self-advocacy training director for LEND (Leadership Education in Neuro/Developmental Disabilities) Center of Pittsburgh, discusses the program and training leaders to support families in caring for children with disabilities.
Jul 18, 2024•31 min
Laura Olivieri, MD, director of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging at UPMC Children's Hospital Pittsburgh, discusses how the field of cardiac imaging has changed, utilizing less invasive techniques that improve patient care, and what’s to come as the field continues to evolve.
Jul 18, 2024•26 min
Angela Garcia, MD, pediatric physiatrist in the Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses Children’s pediatric pain rehabilitation program and the team’s work to improve functioning in children with chronic pain.
Jul 18, 2024•25 min
Tomar Pierson-Brown, JD, LLM, director of the Health Law Clinic at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses transition planning for youth with disabilities and collaborations between legal services and hospitals that address social determinants that can affect health outcomes.
Jul 18, 2024•26 min
Gabriel Cisneros, MD, medical director of UPMC Children’s Express Care – Lawrenceville and Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS, pediatrician and researcher at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discuss their work with Clinicians for Climate Action (C4CA ) and the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on pediatric patients.
Jul 17, 2024•26 min
Janet Catov, PhD, MS, researcher for the Magee Obstetric Maternal and Infant (MOMI) Database and Biobank and associate professor within the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the extensive MOMI database at UPMC and how it provides a rich source for scientific inquiries and pediatric studies.
Feb 20, 2024•21 min
