Our Mission
Rooted in the strength, resilience, and spirit of Western Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine is advancing health care through pioneering research, exceptional education, and compassionate care. Across 11 specialty divisions and 2 research institutes, our scientists and clinicians publish groundbreaking discoveries in high-impact journals, provide world-class patient care, and teach residents and fellows as part of a future where the strength that once forged steel now fuels medical breakthroughs, positioning the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine at the forefront of transformative medicine.
Research
A leader in transformative research, our scientists and clinicians make discoveries each day that improve health care worldwide.
EDUCATION
Our faculty and staff are actively engaged in training the next generation of physicians and scientists at all stages of medical education.
Patient Care
We provide world-class health care that is compassionate, comprehensive, and easily accessible to every patient in each community we serve.
$198M
in research funding
30
clinical fellowships
#6
in NIH funding
2003
publications in 2025
News and Accolades
Flipping the Diagnostic Framework
Daniella Schwartz, MD, and Pitt’s Pittsburgh Immunogenetics Discovery Center are rethinking how inflammatory and autoimmune genetic disorders are diagnosed and treated.
A fast, portable antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning
Led by Jesus Tejero, PhD, at Pitt’s Vascular Medicine Institute, researchers have developed a fast, portable therapy that could change how carbon monoxide poisoning is treated in emergencies.
The Pittsburgh Foundation invests in understanding of chronic diseases
With support from The Pittsburgh Foundation, Dr. Sarah Gaffen research on Il-17 could led to new treatments for autoimmune disease.
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