“Life has no meaning except for the impact it has on the lives of others”. J Robinson. Proud of ⁦Kristina Gaietto, MD MPH⁩, a physician-scientist in our ⁦UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh⁩ Division, on 1st Prize Award ($80K) from Children’s Trust. Grateful to all donors! ⁦ATSPeds⁩ #Mentoring

.PACCSM and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Division of Pulmonary Medicine will be well-represented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Meeting from Friday, May 17 to Wednesday, May 22.

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⭐ View UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh participation: go.upmc.com/2393INIgX

Helping our children to understand that mental health is as important as physical health removes the stigma and allows them to stay in touch with their emotions. In addition to talking with them, there are resources such as books and mobile apps to help.
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UPMC and the Mario Lemieux celebrated the opening of central Pa.'s first Austin’s Playroom UPMC Children’s in Harrisburg. Austin’s Playrooms have bright colors and toys and are designed to provide comfort to patients and families in the hospital. bit.ly/3WyrMaD

UPMC CCP is proud to honor these 15 pediatricians recognized as 2024 “Top Docs” by Pittsburgh Magazine. This list represents the top 7% of all practicing physicians in the United States and is compiled by Castle Connolly. Click below to see the full list.
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Today facebook.com/AlleghenyCommu… had the privilege of going to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to be part of their 'Pets and Police Palooza'. Officer Tyler and Officer Shawn got to call bingo while others enjoyed time with the kids building stuffed animals. Thank you for having us all!!!!

Congrats to our very own Tim Hand, PhD, for his Ascending Star Award from the University of Pittsburgh! Read more here and support Tim at his guest lecture on July 18th! pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/hand-rece…

.Dana Fuhrman, DO, MS, director, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Program CHP_PedsNephrology, & Tara Beck, DO, contributed to a review about the use of continuous #kidney replacement therapy in ill pediatric patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. go.upmc.com/2329JrBtU

'Join UPMC Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dr. Taylor Abel, and others on May 16 for a U.S. News & World Report panel covering advances in diagnosis & treatment improving long-term prognosis for pediatric epilepsy patients.'

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Join UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Taylor J. Abel, and others on May 16, 2024, for a U.S. News Health panel covering advances in diagnosis & treatment improving long-term prognosis for pediatric #epilepsy patients. Register: go.upmc.com/2380aecMo

AMAZING NEWS: You may remember 12-year-old Elizabeth Loughren, one of the junior co-hosts of last year's Free Care Fund Telethon. She got to ring the bell at Children's Hospital, signaling she's officially cancer free. cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/vid…

We love Miles!

For the second year in a row, Miles Killebrew celebrated his birthday with a superhero celebration at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He spent the afternoon playing a few games with patients and delivering presents.

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🩰 ON POINTE: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre performed “Cinderella” at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh through the “Dance the Story” program. wpxi.com/news/local/pit…

Join UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh neurosurgery chief and epilepsy expert Taylor J. Abel and others on May 16 for a U.S. News & World Report panel covering advances in diagnosis & treatment improving long-term prognosis for pediatric epilepsy patients. usnews.com/news/live-even…

The UPMC Newborn Medicine Program at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is one of 15 centers participating in the COOLPRIME clinical trial. Toby D. Yanowitz, MD, MS, is the site PI for the study, and John Ibrahim, MD, FAAP, is the co-PI. Learn more:
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1 in 44 children is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Understanding and support are key for individuals with autism. go.upmc.com/2031x68HH

If your child has a history of blistering sunburn, freckling, fair skin, light eyes/hair color, or a family history of skin cancer, your UPMC CCP care provider may suggest you take him/her for an examination with a board-certified pediatric dermatologist.
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Congratulations to UPMC PM&R's Dr. Amy Houtrow (@HoutrowMDPhDMPH) for being awarded the Academic Peds Assoc Public Policy & Advocacy Transforming Award, which recognizes an individual whose public policy advocacy has improved the health & wellbeing of children. go.upmc.com/2358K5pph

John Williams and a Pittsburgh Peds ID Fellowship research team published new work in the role PD-1 signaling has on CD8+ T cell function! Read about it and the potential for new respiratory infection treatment here: pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/williams-…
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