Dr. Antoinette Wozniak, Associate Director of Clinical Research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center discusses the importance of clinical trials in cancer care and the development of a new app to make physicians and patients aware of trials in which they may take part.

Dr. Terrence Dermody, Physician-in-Chief and Scientific Director, UPMC Children’s Hospital discusses the efforts underway in the Pittsburgh region in the development and testing of potential COVID-19 vaccines.

Jeff Magill, Emergency Management Coordinator at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital discusses the extensive efforts underway to keep patients and staff safe during COVID-19. And discusses why patients shouldn’t delay seeking care.

Dr. Amit Tevar, Surgical Director of the UPMC Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program discusses the benefits of living donor kidney transplants and a program underway to help patients find a living donor.

Dr. Melanie Ongchin, surgical oncologist at the UPMC Hillman Cancer discusses the use of an innovative surgery known as HIPEC to treat peritoneal carcinomatosis, a rare type of cancer that can develop when gastrointestinal or gynecologic cancers spread. 

Dr. Ivan Tarkin, Chief of Orthopaedic Traumatology at UPMC discusses the collaborative and cutting-edge approaches to treating patients dealing with everything from simple fractures to complex traumatic injuries.