Dec 18, 2025 | Department News, Featured
Across academic medicine, rising rates of physician burnout—driven by increasing clinical demands, administrative burden, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic—have sharpened the focus on faculty and staff wellbeing. Nationally, medical schools and health...
Dec 17, 2025 | Featured, Gastroenterology News
Each year in the United States, more than 15 million people undergo colonoscopy, and roughly one-quarter are surveillance procedures following removal of colon polyps. Despite how common these follow-up exams are, clinicians have long lacked strong evidence to guide...
Dec 17, 2025 | Cardiology News, Featured
A series of research papers from a group of researchers at Pitt’s Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine are trying to understand what connects oral and heart health and—if identified—how to develop prevention and predictive strategies. “Our goal is to find a...
Dec 12, 2025 | Featured, Geriatrics News
A $231,589 federal grant will support a new Western Pennsylvania partnership model to better protect older veterans, led by VA Pittsburgh researcher and faculty member Lena Makaroun, MD, MS. Read the press release from Congressman Chris Deluzio...
Dec 3, 2025 | Featured, Gen Int Med News
Fellowship match results are in! Read about where our internal medicine residents are headed for the next stage of their journey. See the...
Dec 1, 2025 | Featured, Hematology News
Sruti Shiva, PhD, professor of medicine, School of Medicine, has been appointed scientific director of the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania (HCWP). She joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 as an assistant professor, after earning her PhD...
Oct 16, 2025 | Cardiology News, Featured
I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Iain Scott, PhD, as the new Associate Director of the VMI, effective November 1, 2025. Dr. Scott has been with the VMI since 2014 and is an accomplished basic scientist, investigator, and mentor in the Division of...
Oct 1, 2025 | Featured, Medical Oncology News
Professor of Medicine, Charles E. Geyer, Jr., MD, has recently been appointed as Division Chief of Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology. We reached out to Dr. Geyer to learn more about his current research and his vision and goals for the division. Read the Q...
Sep 26, 2025 | Gen Int Med News
The UPMC Second Avenue Commons Health Center provides compassionate care for people experiencing homelessness, by overcoming challenges through resilience and innovative programs that foster trust, dignity, and better health outcomes. Read more in the Code Blue and...
Sep 26, 2025 | Gen Int Med News
By bringing together diverse research communities, the MOD-CRC aims to strengthen collaboration, spark innovation, and amplify Pitt’s impact on metabolic disorder and obesity research. Click Here to read in the Code Blue and Gold...
