UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to Participate in CHNC 2025

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh will be well-represented at the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC) 2025 Annual Symposium, scheduled for Nov. 10 to 12, 2025, in Denver. The CHNC 2025 Symposium will convene neonatologists, researchers, and health care leaders from across the country to share best practices, data insights, and collaborative strategies aimed at improving care for infants with complex medical needs.

The hospital’s Division of Newborn Medicine will be represented by four distinguished clinicians whose work spans clinical care, informatics, telehealth, and advanced neonatal therapies. UPMC Children’s Hospital will also be exhibiting at the event to share more about the Newborn Medicine program.

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s contributions reflect its commitment to advancing neonatal medicine through clinical excellence, innovation, and collaboration. Participating faculty include:

• Abeer Azzuqa, MD (workshop leader)
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Clinical Director, NICU, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
  Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for Telehealth, Department of Pediatrics
• Chelsea Bitler, DO, MS
  PGY-6 Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine & Clinical Informatics Fellow, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• John Ibrahim, MD, FAAP (workshop leader)
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Director of Quality Improvement and Director of POCUS, Division of Newborn Medicine
  UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Burhan Mahmood, MD, FAAP
  Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  Medical Director, Neonatal ECMO and CDH Programs, UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh