Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Providers and Staff

Benjamin Miller, MD

Chief, Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Andrew Buchert, MD

Medical Director, Clinical Resource Management, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Director, GME Quality and Safety, UPMC Medical Education
Associate Medical Director, GME Quality and Safety, Wolff Center at UPMC
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Sylvia Choi, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Erin Elizabeth Cummings, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Leigh Anne DiCicco, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Allison Fleischer, MD

Medical Director for Utilization Review and Care Management, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Alison Marie Fowler, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Jessica Garrison, MD

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

Katharina Hayes, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Co-Director, Pediatric Clerkship and 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Joyce Leifer, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Andrew McCormick, MD

Director, Healthy Transitions Program, Down Syndrome Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Medical Director, UPMC Vascular Anomalies Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Cassandra L Nelson, DO

Laura Panko, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Co-Director, Pediatric Acting Internship and 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Catherine Polak, MD

Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Co-Director, Advanced Practice Provider Pediatric Fellowship Program, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Allison Rometo, MD

Clinical Services Director, Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Co-director, Advanced Practice Provider Pediatric Fellowship Program, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Co-director, Advanced Pediatric Interviewing, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Elizabeth Sensenig, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Tony Tarchichi, MD

Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Matthew Valente, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Kishore Vellody, MD

Adam Pietrandrea Endowed Medical Director, Down Syndrome Center of Western Pennsylvania
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Allison Williams, MD

Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
Director, Medical Surgical Co-Management Team, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine