Gabriel Cisneros, MD, medical director of UPMC Children’s Express Care – Lawrenceville and Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS, pediatrician and researcher at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discuss their work with Clinicians for Climate Action (C4CA ) and the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on pediatric patients.

Tomar Pierson-Brown, JD, LLM, director of the Health Law Clinic at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses transition planning for youth with disabilities and collaborations between legal services and hospitals that address social determinants that can affect health outcomes.

Angela Garcia, MD, pediatric physiatrist in the Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses Children’s pediatric pain rehabilitation program and the team’s work to improve functioning in children with chronic pain.

Laura Olivieri, MD, director of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging at UPMC Children's Hospital Pittsburgh, discusses how the field of cardiac imaging has changed, utilizing less invasive techniques that improve patient care, and what’s to come as the field continues to evolve.

Orquidia “Kiki” Torres, MD, MS, director of Medical Student and Resident Education and Fellowship Program director in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the development of an antiracist curriculum to educate trainees on the impact of racism, especially in healthcare and in Pittsburgh.

Dori Ortman, family faculty member and the family and self-advocacy training director for LEND (Leadership Education in Neuro/Developmental Disabilities) Center of Pittsburgh, discusses the program and training leaders to support families in caring for children with disabilities.

Jennifer Marin, MD, MSc, medical director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the many applications of POCUS in and beyond the emergency department.

Angela Gordon, MSW, Lead Coordinator in the Volunteer Services Department at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the Pet Friends Volunteer Program at the Hospital and how dogs can bring joy and comfort to patients, families, and staff in the hospital setting.

Sylvia Choi, MD, FAAP, and Allison Fleischer, MD, both of the Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discuss the innovative concept of direct admissions, where eligible pediatric patients skip the ED and head straight from their primary care physician's office to an inpatient bed.

Ken K. Nischal, MD, FAAP, FRCOphth, medical director for Digital Health at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the potential of digital health initiatives to transform the patient journey and improve access and care.

Michelle Clayton, MD, MPH, FAAP, chief of the Division of Child Advocacy at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the prevalence and different forms of human trafficking, how it can affect children, and resources that are available to survivors.

Rachel Petrucelli, president of the UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation, discusses the Foundation’s current fundraising initiatives and the importance of storytelling and connecting donors to the emotional impact of their support to inspire engagement and fuel the life-changing work of the hospital.

In this special episode of That’s Pediatrics, get to know your hosts, Amanda Poholek, PhD, and Arvind Srinath, MD, MS and their journeys to careers in pediatric medicine.

Elizabeth “Liz” Miller, MD, PhD, chief of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the importance of centering community voices and the role of research in promoting health equity and child thriving.

Chris Vitale, RN, MSN, injury prevention manager for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses how the Safety Center at the Hospital helps prevent childhood injuries.

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).

Katherine Guyon-Harris, PhD, physician-researcher and licensed clinical psychologist at UPMC Children’s Primary Care Center in Oakland, discusses her clinical and research work utilizing a strengths-based approach and relationship-based framework to support positive parent-child relationships.

Marcus Malek, MD, FACS, FAAP, director of Pediatric Surgical Oncology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discusses the technology gap in the operating room that inspired his research to improve cancer surgery imaging.  

Medical Toxicology and Poison Prevention in Pediatrics with Dr. Anthony Pizon

Thomas Hooven, MD, physician-scientist in neonatology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses his genetic research aimed at protecting NICU babies from bacterial infections.

Ellen Mazo, former (retired) director of Government Affairs at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the children’s healthcare advocacy work taking place at the Hospital and how others can become advocates for kids.

Stephanie Greene, MD, pediatric neurosurgeon, director of vascular neurosurgery, and co-director of the new Neurovascular Center of Excellence at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses the innovative fetal neurosurgery and pediatric neurovascular surgery programs at Children’s and her experience as a woman in a male-dominated field.

Guang Li, PhD, researcher at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discusses his research on the developing heart with the hope of one day preventing congenital heart defects.    

Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS, pediatrician and researcher at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses her community partnered research efforts focused on preventing intimate partner violence and supporting survivors through healing-centered care.