UPMC Children's Hospital 2022 Year in Review

Year in Review: 2023

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh offers integrated, collaborative, evidence-based pediatric behavioral health services within many medical subspecialty areas through two main Divisions: the Behavioral Health Science Division and the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine.

The Behavioral Science Division offers specialized programs and services for treating children and adolescents who are experiencing behavioral or emotional difficulties in different settings and across the developmental span. The experienced multidisciplinary team provides evidence-based therapies tailored to each child’s and family’s needs. Experts promote the integration of high-quality mental health services into the medical home. Our clinicians provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for a wide range of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disorders. These specialists work with families to provide a comprehensive evaluation and a treatment plan. Treatment options include education, supportive psychotherapy, relaxation training, cognitive behavioral therapy, and psychopharmacology when indicated.

Additionally, the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine aims to improve the health and well being of youth through:

Accessible health care services for adolescents in the context of their family, culture and community
Interdisciplinary adolescent health care education for health professional trainees and practitioners as well as youth, families, and communities
Research to increase understanding of disparities in adolescent health, promote adolescent health equity, and improve adolescent health outcomes
Engagement with youth in their communities as their adult allies and advocates

We invite you to learn more about the highlights in 2023 and hope you’ll consider voting for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in the U.S. News ‘Best Children’s Hospital’ survey.

UPMC Children’s Ranks as the #8 Best Pediatric Hospital in the U.S.

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is recognized as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country, earning the #8 position on the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.

Pediatrics Residency Ranked Among Top Ten In The Country

Ranked as among the top ten of residency programs in the country by Doximity. This incredible recognition highlights the strength and robustness of our residency program, which provides world-class faculty mentoring and advising to our residents, helping them develop into the next generation of leading pediatricians, clinicians, and scientists.

2023 Highlights

UPMC Increases Access to Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Specialty Care with New Facility Opening
To help meet the growing need for specialized child and adolescent behavioral health services, UPMC opened a new facility that will increase community access.
The new facility includes services for young children with emotional and behavioral needs, children with autism and developmental needs, children and adolescents through age 17 who have experienced trauma, and mothers experiencing mood challenges during and after pregnancy or the birth of a child.

Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Roundtable Discussion with Four Pediatric Psychologists
In an episode of “That’s Pediatrics” – UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s podcast about all things pediatric health and wellness – our hosts talk with Molly Carter, PsyD, Justin Kopec, PhD, NCSP, Alexis Rodgers, PhD, and Kenneth Tormey, PsyD, four psychologists from the Developmental Medicine Clinic at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discuss the diagnostic evaluation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Treating Childhood ADHD with Stimulant Meds Not Associated with Increased Substance Use Later in Life, Study Finds
Children taking a prescription stimulant to manage symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not have more substance use or substance use disorder (SUD) as adolescents or young adults, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

In Breakthrough Study, Researchers Map Converging Trajectories of Cognitive Development Through Adolescence
A study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function — a set of cognitive skills underlying the ability to plan, seamlessly switch from task to task, resist tempting distractions and focus on a task at hand — usually matures by the time an individual turns 18 years old.

Community Partnership and Helping Children Thrive with Dr. Liz Miller
In an episode of “That’s Pediatrics” – UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s podcast about all things pediatric health and wellness – our hosts talk with Elizabeth “Liz” Miller, MD, PhD, chief of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, about the importance of centering community voices and the role of research in promoting health equity and child thriving.

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Opens Pediatric Behavioral Health Walk-In Clinic
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, in collaboration with UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, opened a pediatric behavioral health walk-in clinic where patients up to age 18 can be seen for a variety of behavioral health concerns.
UPMC Children’s Hospital Pediatric Behavioral Health Walk-In Clinic, located on the third floor of the main hospital, offers a welcoming and comfortable environment for children and teens with a mental health concern to get expert care.

Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Research
The goal of researchers in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is to improve the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults ages 12-21. The focus is to help adolescents and providers to address issues that emerge in the context of illness, treatment, behavior and development. Learn more about our ongoing research studies.

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Year in Review: 2023

UPMC Children’s Ranks as the #8 Best Pediatric Hospital in the U.S.

Pediatrics Residency Ranked Among Top Ten In The Country

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