"That's Pediatrics" Podcast

Physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals will explore a new frontier of child and adolescent medicine on “That’s Pediatrics.”

From the hospital that is home to the polio vaccine, pediatric transplantation, and Mr. Yuk™, our hosts discuss the latest discoveries and innovations of pediatric health care, featuring interviews with a variety of our experts at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

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How the UPMC MOMI Database Fuels Maternal and Infant Health Research with Dr. Janet Catov

Janet Catov, PhD, MS, researcher for the Magee Obstetric Maternal and Infant (MOMI) Database and Biobank and associate professor within the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the extensive MOMI database at UPMC and how it provides a rich source for scientific inquiries and pediatric studies.

Show notes are available for this episode, which include resources for further reading and listening, host and guest bios, a transcript, and more.

Meet Our Hosts

Sameer Agnihotri, PhD

Amanda Poholek, PhD

Arvind Srinath, MD, MS

Alison Williams, MD

Allison Williams, MD

Archived Episodes

2/20/2024: How the UPMC MOMI Database Fuels Maternal and Infant Health Research with Dr. Janet Catov
1/30/2024: The Intersection of Climate Change and Child Health with Dr. Gabriel Cisneros and Dr. Maya Ragavan
1/9/2024: Transition Planning for Youth with Disabilities with Tomar Pierson-Brown, JD, LLM

12/19/2023: Helping Children Cope with Chronic Pain with Dr. Angela Garcia
11/28/2023: The Evolving Field of Cardiac Imaging in Pediatrics with Dr. Laura Olivieri
11/14/2023: Implementing an Antiracist Curriculum for Pediatric Residents with Dr. Orquidia Torres
10/31/2023: The LEND Center and Family-Centered Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities with Dori Ortman
10/17/2023: All About Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatrics with Dr. Jennifer Marin
10/3/2023: Making a Paws-itive Impact: How Pet Therapy Benefits Pediatric Hospital Patients and Staff with Angela Gordon, MSW
9/19/2023: Skipping the ED: How Some Pediatric Patients Benefit from Direct Hospital Admission from Primary Care with Dr. Sylvia Choi and Dr. Allison Fleischer
9/5/2023: Leveraging Digital Health to Improve Pediatric Medicine with Dr. Ken Nischal
8/22/2023: Trafficking and Its Impact on Children with Dr. Michelle Clayton
8/8/2023: How UPMC Children’s Foundation Connects Philanthropy and Mission to Advance Pediatric Healthcare with Rachel Petrucelli
7/25/2023: Meet the Hosts: The Path to Principal Investigator and Clinical Educator with Dr. Amanda Poholek and Dr. Arvind Srinath
7/11/2023: Community Partnership and Helping Children Thrive with Dr. Liz Miller
6/27/2023: Preventing Injury and Keeping Kids Safe with Chris Vitale, RN, MSN
6/13/2023: Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Roundtable Discussion with Four Pediatric Psychologists
5/30/2023: Relationship-Based Parenting Interventions for Healthier Outcomes with Dr. Katherine Guyon-Harris
5/16/2023: From the Lab to the OR: Improving Imaging for Pediatric Cancer Surgery with Dr. Marcus Malek
5/2/2023: Medical Toxicology and Poison Prevention in Pediatrics with Dr. Anthony Pizon
4/18/2023: Babies and Bacteria: Studying Infections in Neonates with Dr. Thomas Hooven
4/4/2023: The Critical Role of Advocacy in Improving Children’s Healthcare with Ellen Mazo
3/21/2023: Exploring the Ever-Advancing Field of Pediatric Neurosurgery with Dr. Stephanie Greene
3/7/2023: Omics-based Research: Creating a Four-Chambered Heart in a Dish with Dr. Guang Li
2/21/2023: Creating Healing-Centered Care for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors with Dr. Maya Ragavan
2/7/2023: Supporting Women in Science and Medicine with Dr. Michelle Manni
1/24/2023: Understanding Full-Service Supportive and Palliative Care Medicine with Dr. Justin Yu and Dr. Scott Maurer
1/10/2023: The Effects of Gun Violence on Children’s Mental Health with Dr. Chelsea Grefe McCann and Dr. Cristin McDermott

12/27/2022: Navigating IBD in Children and Teens with Dr. Sandra Kim
12/13/2022: Hip Check: Talking Adolescent Hip Health and Sports Medicine with Dr. Michael McClincy
11/29/2022: Improving Quality and Efficiency of Care through Clinical Pathways with Dr. Andrew Buchert
11/15/2022: Next-Gen Sequencing in Genetic Medicine with Dr. Lina Ghaloul-Gonzalez
11/1/2022: A History of Hospital Medicine in Pittsburgh with Dr. Basil Zitelli
10/18/2022: Feeding and Swallowing Interventions for Kids with Dr. Elizabeth Sinclair
10/4/2022: Innovations in Gene Therapy for Rare Disease Treatment with Dr. Jerry Vockley
9/20/2022: All About Adolescent Medicine with Dr. Loreta Matheo
9/6/2022: After the ICU: Supporting Kids and Families through the CIRCLE Program with Dr. Ericka Fink and Shannon Snatchko
8/23/2022: All About the NICU with Dr. Abeer Azzuqa
8/9/2022: Celebrating 20 Years of Salud Para Niños with Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco
7/26/2022:Life-Saving Trauma Research with Dr. Christine Leeper
7/12/2022: New Leadership and a New Vision for UPMC Children’s with Diane Hupp, DNP, RN
6/28/2022: Studying the Impact of Precision Medicine in Pediatric Critical Care with Dr. Joseph Carcillo
6/14/2022: The Cardiac Cath Lab: Where Research and Medicine Collide with Dr. Bryan Goldstein
5/31/2022: Breastfeeding, Transferred Immunity, and Infant Disease Prevention with Dr. Anne-Marie Rick
5/17/2022: Hospital-based Violence Intervention for Teens with Dr. Alison Culyba and Sarah London, LSW
5/3/2022: Training the Next Generation of Pediatric Physicians with Dr. Kate Watson
4/19/2022: Support When and Where You Need It – resolve Crisis Services with Dr. Jack Rozel
4/4/2022: Getting to the Heart of MIS-C and Myocarditis with Dr. Tyler Harris

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