Endocrinology Providers and Staff

Children’s endocrinologists provide consultative and long-term management of diabetes and work together with diabetes nurse educators, dietitians, social workers and other to create an individualized treatment plan for each patient. Children’s researchers are continually conducting investigations to understand better the causes of childhood diabetes in the hope of preventing the disorder and finding a cure.

Clinical Faculty

Radhika Muzumdar, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics and Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Wassim Chemaitilly, MD

Clinical Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Silva Arslanian, MD

Scientific Director and Principal Investigator, Center for Pediatric Research in Obesity and Metabolism
Director, Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research Center
UPMC Richard L. Day Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Natalie Hecht Baldauff, DO

Director, Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Dorothy Becker, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Ingrid Libman DeGordon, MD, PhD

Director, Diabetes Program, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Oscar Escobar, MD

Director, Growth Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Amanda Flint, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Alissa Guarneri, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Nursen Gurtunca, MD

Director, Endocrine Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment (ELECT) Clinic, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Kara S Hughan, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Amy Jean, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Kanthi Bangalore Krishna, MD

Director, Pediatric Endocrinology, Fellowship Training Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Vered Lewy-Weiss, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Christine A March, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Bianca Marian Pinto, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Mohamed Salah Emam Saleh, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Emir Tas, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Pushpa Viswanathan, MD

Director, Thyroid Center, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Katherine Vu-Boast, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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Selma F. Witchel, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Nurse Practitioners

Erica Cordell, CRNP
Nicole DiBenedetti Lynch, DNP, CRNP
Brittaney Moore, CRNP
Elizabeth Ranella, CRNP

Physician Assistants

Diana Mysliwiec, PA-C
Brianna Rothbauer, PA-C
Haley Sager, PA-C
Alexandra Sharick, PA-C
Megan Tamilia, PA-C
John Weidinger, PA-C
Haley White, PA-C

Research Faculty

Henry Dong, PhD
SoJin Lee, PhD
Tingting Zhang, PhD