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The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at UPMC Children’s is pleased to share a look back at some of the research and clinical accomplishments from faculty and staff during 2022. As our division continues to expand, we look forward to the new year ahead and sharing our contributions to the field. We also invite you to get in touch with our division or our faculty members mentioned below to learn more about their research and clinical work or discuss ways to collaborate in the future.
Andrew P. Feranchak, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics and the Carol Ann Craumer Endowed Chair for Pediatric Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is recognized as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country, earning the sixth position on the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition ranked #12 in the nation among other pediatric GI/hepatology programs.
Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh was named one of The Leapfrog Group’s prestigious “Top Children’s Hospitals.” UPMC Children’s is one of only 12 pediatric hospitals in the nation named to this elite class.
Multidisciplinary teams from the newborn medicine, pediatric surgery, and pediatric gastroenterology divisions at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have joined forces to create a collaborative partnership focused on intestinal care for critically ill newborns experiencing intestinal failure and other severe disorders that may adversely affect a child’s ability to take in or process nutrition.
Working to develop the collaborative program and leading its efforts are Abeer Azzuqa, MD, clinical director of the neonatal intensive unit (NICU) at UPMC Children’s; Jeffrey Rudolph, MD, director of the Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation Center (ICARE) at UPMC Children’s; and Paul Waltz, MD, NICU surgical director at UPMC Children’s.
For more than two decades, PIFRS has recognized the tremendous advances in medical and surgical care for the intestinal failure patient while addressing the challenges that face the field.
PIFRS 2022 integrated medical and surgical dialogue to help build off the dramatic interdisciplinary work that has characterized intestinal failure management. This year’s event focused on the latest developments in etiology, pathophysiology, surgical and nonsurgical therapies, quality of life and outcomes-based work in the field.
Co-chair of the symposium this year from UPMC Children’s was Chief of Pediatric Transplantation, George V. Mazariegos, MD, FACS, FAST. Course directors and planning committee members included Geoffrey Bond, MD, co-director of the Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation Center (ICARE) at UPMC Children’s; Simon Horslen, MBChB, FRCPCH, director of Pediatric Hepatology at UPMC Children’s; Beverly Kosmach-Park, DNP, RN, FAAN, clinical nurse specialist, Liver and Intestine Transplant; and Jeffrey A. Rudolph, MD, director of ICARE at UPMC Children’s.
More than 80 speakers gave lectures and presentations at this year’s event, including 10 physicians, surgeons, advanced practice providers, nurses, and research faculty from UPMC Children’s, UPMC, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
We hope to see you in 2024 in Pittsburgh for the 13th Annual Symposium. More details to come in the future. For additional details about the 2022 event, visit the archived symposium website.