That's Pediatrics

Bryan Goldstein, MD, FACC, FSCAI, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory ("Cath Lab") and Interventional Cardiology Service at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the intersection of research and precision medicine in interventional cardiology.

Anne-Marie Rick, MD, MPH, newborn care physician researcher and director of the Newborn Research Support Service (NuRSERy) at the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute, discusses how mothers can best protect their infants from infectious disease during pregnancy and after birth.

Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH, and Sarah London, LSW, of the Empowering Teens to Thrive (ET3) hospital-based violence intervention program for assault-injured youth at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discuss their work empowering patients who have experienced traumatic events.

Kate Watson, DO, FAAP, director of the Pediatric Residency Program at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses how the program prepares residents to be physician leaders in Pittsburgh and beyond.

John “Jack” Rozel, MD, MSL, medical director of resolve Crisis Services, discusses the services available for free to all residents of Allegheny County, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year through resolve.

Tyler Harris, MD, a pediatric cardiologist at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses MIS-C and specifically myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) that can occur in children who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or have received the vaccine.

Next to the common cold, acute otitis media is the most frequently diagnosed illness in children in the United States. Dr. Alejandro Hoberman discusses medical management for recurrent acute otitis media.

Many children with developmental and behavioral health needs often experience a difficult journey toward wellness due to services that are fragmented or inaccessible. UPMC Children’s partnered with renowned UPMC Behavioral Health Services to launch a behavioral health medical home pilot for children and adolescents, Whole Child Wellness Clinic. This clinic is the first of its kind in the United States, and if proven effective, could revolutionize how to care for behavioral health in children, minimize stigma, and lessen the burden on families. As a pilot, Whole Child Wellness Clinic is largely supported by philanthropy.

Dr. Ettinger is a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics In the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. She is currently working on the Pittsburgh Study and the Family Strengths Survey, a survey of how caregivers support their children during COVID-19.

Dr. Kochanek is internationally respected for his expertise in and research on traumatic brain injury and cardiopulmonary arrest, as well as for his leadership of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research. As director for 25 years, he has established the Safar Center as one of the leading sites in the world for the investigation of traumatic brain injury and cardiopulmonary arrest. The Safar Center focuses on bench to bedside investigations for TBI and CA related to mechanisms involved in the evolution of secondary brain injury, translational neuroscience, and the development of novel therapies and interventions that can be implemented at any point in the chain of survival—from the field through to rehabilitation.