UPMC Physician Resources

#Physicians: Have you voted yet? ? The U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" and "Best Children's Hospitals" survey is still open to all eligible physicians on Doximity. ?? Login now to submit your nominations for our UPMC hospitals and make your voice heard: https://www.doximity.com/

In the “Bench to Bedside: COPD Mechanisms to Clinical Practice at the Dawn of Precision Medicine,” #CME course, Frank Sciurba, MD, and Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, discuss how to identify the variation in disease pattern in #COPD, and describe the current available and projected future approaches to #PrecisionMedicine. https://lnkd.in/ekYAGA34

Robert Kaniecki, MD, UPMC neurologist, discusses how to distinguish migraine from tension-type headache, recognize migraines with brainstem aura and retinal migraine, and more in this #CME course. https://lnkd.in/edq9JT9v

Taylor Abel, MD, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, describes the indications and benefits of pediatric #epilepsy surgery and reviews when to refer to an epileptologist or Level 4 Epilepsy Center in this #CME course. Earn credit today?? https://lnkd.in/eJfWgghY

The Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research is preparing for an exciting transition as it, along with the core Department of Orthopaedics - University of Pitt-UPMC bench-top laboratories, move into a new, state-of-the-art 25,000 square foot space. The new space represents a significant upgrade in facilities and capabilities, designed to foster collaboration and advance research in musculoskeletal health. ?? “This move is an incredible opportunity to integrate resources, bring together diverse research teams, and create a dynamic space for innovation,” says Laurie Dearolf, PhD, administrative director of the Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ev8rnX4k

?? Meet the team at the Center for Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, where a multidisciplinary approach means patients receive more than just treatment. They gain a personalized framework for managing chronic pain, understanding recurrence, and navigating the ups and downs of their journey. ?? Sign up for more Magee-Womens updates: https://lnkd.in/e3x6_kUX

UPMC Rehabilitation Institute and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation were well-represented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Annual Meeting in Phoenix from February 25 to March 1, 2025. Faculty Presentations Included: ?? Allison Bean, MD, PhD | Promise to Practice: Ethical Translation of Orthobiologics and Regenerative Therapeutics ?? Karen Barr, MD | Demonstrating the Value of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician – Novel Approaches in Partnering with Key Health Care Partners Through the Health Care Continuum ?? Karen Barr, MD, Kerry DeLuca, MD, and Kali Webb, DO, along with resident Haylie Kromer, DO | Be a Builder: Blueprints for Outpatient and Consult Service Programmatic Growth in an Academic Department ?? Jason Edinger, DO | Teach the Teachers – How to Teach PM&R to Different Medical School Learners ?? Amanda Harrington, MD |Managing Difficult, Disruptive, and Threatening Patients in PM&R Practice Resident/Fellow Presentations and Posters Included: ?? Jean-Luc Banks, MD | The Use of a Trauma-Informed Care Approach in a Patient with Functional Neurologic Disorder Undergoing Inpatient Rehabilitation ?? Krish Bharat, MD (& Franchesca Inay) | Anatomically-Driven Neuropharmacological Management of a Pontine Stroke: A Case Report ?? Clayton Bunting, DO | Healing Hands: Multidisciplinary Approach for Optimal Recovery in Severe Limb Injury ?? Michael Glicksman, MD | Genicular Nerve Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Refractory Knee Pain in a Young Soccer Player ?? Siulam Koo, DO (& Daniel Pan) | Brainstorming Solutions to Sympathetic Hyperactivity: A Case of Assessing Storming Months after Traumatic Brain Injury ?? Haylie Kromer, DO | "Urine" Control: Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Reduction at an Inpatient Rehabilitation Institute ?? Patricia Maina, MD | Glottic Stenosis in Two Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in Inpatient Rehabilitation ?? Ryan Mortman, MD | Progressive Ascending Weakness in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting: A Textbook Presentation? ?? Drew Redepenning, MD | Adaptive Video Gaming Participation Among Individuals with Physical Disabilities: Barriers and Facilitators ?? Elizabeth Runge, MD, PhD | Bulbar Motor Dysfunction Responsive to Baclofen in a Patient with Pineal Tumor ?? Will Schultze, DO | Severe Bilateral C5/6 Radiculopathies Mimicking Polymyalgia Rheumatica: The Dangers of Delayed Diagnosis ?? Emily Solsrud, MD | Exploring Intranasal Baclofen for the Management of Status Dystonicus: A Case Study ?? Nicholas Tranchitella, MD | A Rare Presentation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis https://lnkd.in/e9WVCrWC

The Single Ventricle Program at the Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is helping infant patients with single ventricle congenital heart defects to transition safely from hospital to home between their first and second surgeries. By leveraging multidisciplinary expertise and family-centered strategies, the program has created a new standard of care at UPMC Children’s for this patient population. Experts including pediatric cardiologists Lizabeth Lanford, MD, Evonne Morell, DO, and pediatric cardiology advanced practice providers Stacey Green, PA-C, and Elizabeth Pratt, CRNP, are leading this necessary work at UPMC. https://lnkd.in/ep6idgMb

UPMC is proud to announce?Manish Gupta, MD, now serves as the surgical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at UPMC Harrisburg as of January 2025. Dr. Gupta joined the UPMC Harrisburg team in 2022. His clinical interests include kidney transplant, dialysis and vascular access, as well as endocrine and general surgery. Dr. Gupta will utilize his extensive experience to continue UPMC’s legacy of providing life-saving transplant care to patients with end-stage kidney disease. https://lnkd.in/erjbpNeY

The UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion program celebrates 25 years this year and appropriately honored Dr. Mark Lovell for distinguished contributions to the field of concussion and to our program. Concussion grand rounds – where invited speakers present cutting-edge clinical research to colleagues – has also been renamed in his honor. Mark Lovell, PhD, is a retired professor of both orthopaedic surgery and neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He was the founding director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, starting it in 2000 alongside Dr. Micky Collins as executive director, and later in 2010 recruiting Dr. Anthony Kontos as research director. Dr. Lovell, along with Dr. Collins and Dr. Joseph Maroon, were the co-developers of the ImPACT computerized concussion testing tool, which is one of the most widely used tools in the field. We are proud to celebrate our concussion clinic and research program’s 25 years of getting people back to sports and life after concussion, and to honor Dr. Lovell, whose contributions have helped the lives of millions of patients with this injury.