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UPMC Medical Education Pediatrics

Residency · Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by UPMC Medical Education · Director Katherine Watson

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Class size
31
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-1 salary
$73k2027 to 2028

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 202643 on record of 31 seats · 10 US MD, 3 DO · 22 published before starting
  • Briana Christophers30 papers · 9 first author · 6 reviews
  • Olivia ParksUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine19 papers · 7 first author · 1 case report · 3 reviews
  • Apoorva Gomber18 papers · 5 first author · 5 reviews
  • Jorna Sojati13 papers · 5 first author · 1 case report
  • Razane Chehade10 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Hannah Crentsil7 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Karamoja Monchamp4 papers
  • Mesgana DagnachewGeorgetown University School of Medicine4 papers
  • Hannah KuntzPenn State College of Medicine3 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Krithi Gopalan3 papers
  • Lama Quraiba3 papers · 1 first author · 2 case reports · 1 review
  • Alexandra Pado2 papers
  • Brady MarburgerUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine2 papers
  • Emi BolettieriPenn State College of Medicine2 papers
  • Manuel Linares2 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Marissa Tremoglie-BarkowskiUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine2 papers
  • Catalina Said1 paper · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Emily Carney1 paper
  • George UmegbohAlpert Medical School1 paper · 1 first author
  • Henry MitchellLarner College of Medicine1 paper
  • Krrithvi Ganesh1 paper · 1 review
  • Meghana Ganapathiraju1 paper · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Abigail Orsinelli
  • Alyssa MartinChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Candela Lang
  • Carl Carlson
  • Caroline Cody
  • Cassidy WesenbergKansas City Univ Of Med & Biosci, Coll Of Osteo Med
  • Cherisse Tompkins
  • Claire ShemonPCOM
  • Darby Manternach
  • Ikroop MiglaniCalifornia Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Jordan CarterMed Univ of South Carolina Coll of Med
  • Kaitlin McCarthy
  • Kaitlin PowellAlpert Medical School
  • Kelsey Talarico
  • Kristen Denniston
  • Lauryn BenderDrexel University College of Medicine
  • Priya Agarwal
  • Salma AfifiAlexandria Univ
  • Sofia Gonzalez
  • Thomas Skoff
  • Zaina Younes
Started 202543 on record of 32 seats · 27 US MD, 2 DO, 11 international · 26 published before starting
  • Kylie Perreault27 papers · 5 first author · 1 review
  • Hannah LeeUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine13 papers · 7 first author · 1 case report · 3 reviews
  • Clare SchmedesVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine9 papers · 1 first author
  • Sarah ChamseddineAmerican University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine8 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Okan CapukKocaeli Üniversitesi7 papers · 2 reviews
  • Emily WinterhalterFeinberg School of Medicine6 papers · 1 first author · 4 reviews
  • Nicholas HarrisVanderbilt University School of Medicine6 papers · 3 first author · 1 review
  • Dan RittenhousePenn State College of Medicine4 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report
  • Vanessa VizentinUniv Do Vale Do Itajai4 papers · 1 first author · 3 reviews
  • Aya AlazmAlfaisal University College of Medicine3 papers · 3 reviews
  • Ayse KolemenBezmialem Vakif Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi3 papers · 1 first author
  • Lauren StumppUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine3 papers
  • Rachel GreinerUniversity of Washington School of Medicine3 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Swetha MovvaNarayana Med Coll3 papers · 3 case reports
  • Amanda ConwellUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine2 papers
  • Elizabeth CoppUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Nour KurdiDebreceni Orvostudomanyi Egyetem2 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Olivia ScottRutgers University2 papers
  • Aditi Sharma1 paper
  • Andrey ErmakFirst Moscow State Medical Univ Named After I M Sechenov1 paper · 1 first author
  • Carina GrainMichigan State Univ Coll of Human Med1 paper · 1 case report
  • Constance Linardos1 paper · 1 review
  • Lauren NazzaroRobert Wood Johnson Medical School1 paper
  • Marianne ChebliUniversité Saint Esprit de Kaslik Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Médicales1 paper · 1 first author
  • Pooja BoddapatiMediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences1 paper · 1 review
  • Tonya ArmesUniversity of Toledo Medical Center1 paper
  • Alexander WindWayne State University School of Medicine
  • Caitlin GuineeGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
  • Courtney McCroryPenn State College of Medicine
  • Farheen AhmedWeill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
  • Jenna SwiderskiSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
  • Jennifer DumaUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Joseph RoseNortheast Ohio Medical University
  • Katherine Finstuen-MagroGeorge Washington University Medical School
  • Kelsey TaltyUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Luke GiannettaUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Madeline WrightEastern Virginia Medical School
  • Maria BasistaBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University
  • Marie ShorokeyHeritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Megan GainesUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Priya AggarwalRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
  • Rebekah CarrizalesUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Sammy KunkelLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Started 202461 on record of 31 seats · 39 US MD, 10 DO, 5 international · 39 published before starting
  • Christy LucasPenn State College of Medicine17 papers · 11 first author
  • Tsuyoshi Fujita9 papers · 1 review
  • Nour GebaraAmerican University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine8 papers · 2 first author · 2 reviews
  • Rosie EidusonRobert Larner College of Medicine8 papers · 2 first author
  • Anne Kalinowski7 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Anthony RestainoSanford Sch of Med at Univ of South Dakota7 papers · 2 first author
  • Rebecca SaligaPenn State College of Medicine7 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Anthony LentscherUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine5 papers · 2 first author
  • Hannah ReumanUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine5 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Jess Messier5 papers · 2 first author
  • Patrick Schlitt5 papers · 1 first author
  • Jack HermsenUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine4 papers · 3 first author · 2 reviews
  • Margaret GegickTufts University School of Medicine4 papers
  • Margaret RussellUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine4 papers
  • Rachel AladeFrank H Netter MD Sch of Med at Quinnipiac Univ4 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Seah ButtarUniversity of Minnesota Medical School4 papers · 1 review
  • Adesh RangannaFeinberg School of Medicine3 papers · 1 review
  • Alexis HesterUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine3 papers
  • Elizabeth ProfetaPenn State College of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author
  • Klaudia WojciechowskaIndiana University School of Medicine3 papers
  • Ashay ChandraUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine2 papers
  • Ayesha FirdousUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine2 papers
  • Jayde Hooven-DavisPenn State College of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Laura SteenbergeUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health2 papers · 1 first author
  • Sean McClaineUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine2 papers
  • Sophie HalpernRowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine2 papers · 2 first author · 1 review
  • Anne TurneyBaylor College of Medicine1 paper
  • Caroline MorrisPCOM Georgia1 paper
  • Claire WilliamsTouro College of Osteopathic Medicine1 paper
  • Devona SamuelMeharry Med Coll Sch of Med1 paper · 1 first author
  • Jennifer FeherLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine1 paper
  • Kathryn HutchisonLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine1 paper
  • Kiana HerediaRobert Larner College of Medicine1 paper
  • Kim HoyekUniversity of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences1 paper
  • Leonie GosselGoethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Fachbereich 16 Medizin1 paper · 1 first author
  • Sadie SignorellaLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine1 paper
  • Saidat Sola-RufaiJoan C. Edwards School of Medicine1 paper
  • Sara NiederbergerUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Sierra CowanUniversity of Houston College of Medicine1 paper
  • Akshaya ArjunanUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Alexander Rowland
  • Anisha MaheshwariUniversity of Toledo Medical Center
  • Anthony TironeDrexel University College of Medicine
  • Brandon RichterUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Chinwe OdimegwuAll Saints University School of Medicine
  • Dana Norman
  • Emma BalaanUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Hannah RusinkoPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Janet DaoudDr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
  • Jordan BraunerBoonshoft School of Medicine
  • Joshua FontaineFrank H Netter MD Sch of Med at Quinnipiac Univ
  • Laila KhatibUniversity of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Lizzie FountainUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Mahima RajanKansas City Univ Of Med & Biosci, Coll Of Osteo Med
  • Margaret BoveWayne State University School of Medicine
  • Natalie WolfsonTouro College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Natasha AhnFeinberg School of Medicine
  • Samantha KlineWake Forest School of Medicine
  • Sheena ChegeFlorida State University College of Medicine
  • Sophia RifkinFaculty of Medicine
  • Stephanie Amendola

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to pediatric critical care medicine.

Months at each site

  • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh36 mo
  • UPMC Magee - Womens Hospital3 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship44
  • Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship34
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship31
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship31
  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship20
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship19

Where graduates work now

  • Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med88
  • UPMC Medical Education33
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia19
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center9
  • George Washington University School of Medicine9
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital9

Research

60% of current residents have a paper since 2023

110 of 183, 364 papers between them

  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

People

Leadership

  • Katherine WatsonCo-Program Director
  • Andrew NowalkPediatric Residency Program Co-Director
  • Catherine PolakAssociate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program
  • Jennifer WolfordAssociate Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

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ProgramPositions
ProgramPositions
  • Adolescent MedicinePositions: 5
  • Child Abuse PediatricsPositions: 1
  • Neonatal-Perinatal MedicinePositions: 12
  • Pediatric CardiologyPositions: 12
  • Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePositions: 14
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 9
  • Pediatric EndocrinologyPositions: 9
  • Pediatric GastroenterologyPositions: 9
  • Pediatric Hematology/OncologyPositions: 6
  • Pediatric Hospital MedicinePositions: 2
  • Pediatric Infectious DiseasesPositions: 4
  • Pediatric NephrologyPositions: 6
  • Pediatric PulmonologyPositions: 6
  • Pediatric RheumatologyPositions: 6
  • Pediatric Transplant HepatologyPositions: 1

Place

Summers reach 83°, winters fall to 22°. About 42 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

580k people live within 20 minutes of UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,140 a month within 10 miles of UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Hazards

  • River flooding
  • Cold waves
  • Ice storms
  • Strong wind

Publishes with residents

  • Traci KazmerskiPediatrics, 6 residents
  • Tahniat SyedAdolescent Medicine, 5 residents
  • John WilliamsPediatric Infectious Diseases, 4 residents
  • Lauren BellAdolescent Medicine, 4 residents