UPMC Children's Hospital 2022 Year in Review

Year in Review: 2023

A Note from Leadership

The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at UPMC Children’s is pleased to share a look back at some of the research and clinical accomplishments from faculty and staff during 2023.

We look forward to continuing to build on our efforts in 2024 and sharing those successes with our colleagues. I invite you to get in touch with our division or any of our faculty members highlighted below to learn more about their research and clinical work and discuss ways we may collaborate in the future.

Radhika Muzumdar, MD

Radhika Muzumdar, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics and Cell Biology,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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. The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology ranked #5 in the nation among other pediatric endocrinology programs.

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.

Published Research, Clinical Trials, Grants

Faculty News

Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD, Recognized with Mentoring Award. Dr. Vajravelu received a Medical Student Research Mentoring Merit Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Dean’s Summer Research Program (DSRP).
Fellow Andriana Rodríguez González, MD, was featured in the August Fellow Spotlight of the Pediatric Endocrine Society.
Silva Arslanian, MD, Interviewed by Healio.
UPMC Children’s Pediatric Endocrinologist Silva Arslanian, MD, Receives ADA 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award. This prestigious award is part of the annual National Scientific and Healthcare Achievement Awards from the ADA.
UPMC Children’s Pediatric Endocrinologist Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD, MSHP, Recognized by The Obesity Society. The Jules Hirsch Innovation Award recognizes an early-career investigator whose novel work will significantly impact the field of obesity.

Clinical Programs/Clinical Trial News

UPMC Children’s Pediatric Endocrinology Division Enhances Psychosocial/Behavioral Health Support for Patients and Families with Diabetes. The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at UPMC Children’s has a long history of studying, designing, testing, and integrating psychosocial and behavioral health support programs and interventions into the inpatient, outpatient, and community settings for diabetes patients.
UPMC Children’s Pediatric Endocrinology Division Joins Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative. A fundamental pillar of the Division's work has focused on quality improvement opportunities across clinical settings and patient populations.
UPMC Children’s Diabetes Camp Returns to In Person Activities in 2023. Camp Courage – Empowering Children and Adolescents Living with Diabetes. UPMC Children’s Division of Pediatric Endocrinology’s ADA Camp Courage is an annual week-long summer camp for children and adolescents living with diabetes. The original Camp Courage was created more than 40 years ago by pioneering diabetes researcher and clinician, Dorothy Becker, MD, the Division’s former chief and decades-long faculty member who is internationally renowned for her ongoing contributions to diabetes research and innovative clinical care models. The camp is designed for children ages 8 to 16 and provides them a week-long camping experience with other children with diabetes. While the camp has undergone evolutions over time and is now under the auspices of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), UPMC Children’s faculty, staff, and volunteers continue to organize, facilitate, direct, and provide medical care and education for ADA Camp Courage and its participants.

Conferences, Symposia, and Annual Meetings – Sharing Knowledge with the Field

UPMC Children’s Endocrinology Division at PES 2023. View a summary of conference activities from our faculty, fellows, and staff.

Coming in 2024 – Pediatric Insights Webinar Series: Pediatric Diabetes Update with Katherine Vu-Boast, MD. April 17 20-24. Register Online.

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Year in Review: 2023

A Note from Leadership

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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