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Daniel A. Kietz, MD, MPH, MMM

Job Title Clinical Director

Job Title Fellowship Program Director

Job Title Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

412-692-5081 Phone

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Email daniel.kietz@chp.edu

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Education and Training

Medical School:	1991 Goethe-Universitaet and University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
Residency:	1998 St. Louis University
Fellowship:	2001 St. Louis University

Memberships

2003 American Academy of Pediatrics
2003 American College of Rheumatology
2005 American Psychoanalytic Association

Board Certifications

1998 American Board of Pediatrics
1999 American Board of Internal Medicine
2000 American College of Rheumatology
2002 American Subboard of Pediatric Rheumatology
2003 Facharzt Kinderheilkunde (Pediatric Certification), Stuttgart, Germany
2005 American Board of Pediatrics – Recertification
2007 Pennsylvania Medical License
2010 Psychoanalysis/Psychotherapy
2010 ABIM - Internal Medicine - Recertification
2011 ABIM - Rheumatology - Recertification
2012 ABP - Pediatric Rheumatology - Recertification

Awards

1984–1991 Honor Fellowship “Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”
1998 Best Senior Talk on “Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis”
1998 Best Resident in Medicine/Pediatrics
2004 Physician with highest patient satisfaction, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
2005 UPMC ACES award for excellence in clinical care and teaching
2005 Physician with one of “top ten” patient satisfaction, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
2006 Physician with one of “top ten” patient satisfaction, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
2007 5 Star Patient Satisfaction award, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
2008 5 Star Patient Satisfaction award, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Publications

Gorelik M, Torok KS, Kietz DA, Hirsch R. Hypocomplementemia Associated with Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Adult Onset Still’s Disease J Rheumatol 2011; 38;396-397.
Arkachaisri T, Vilaiyuk S, Li S, O'Neil KM, Pope E, Higgins GC, Punaro M, Rabinovich EC, Rosenkranz M, Kietz DA, Rosen P, Spalding SJ, Hennon TR, Torok KS, Cassidy E, Medsger TA Jr., Localized Scleroderma Clinical and Ultrasound Study Group. The localized scleroderma skin severity index and physician global assessment of disease activity: a work in progress toward development of localized scleroderma outcome measures. J Rheumatol 2009; 36:2819-2829.
Low JM, Chauhan AK, Kietz DA, Daud U, Pepmueller PH, Moore TL. Determination of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in the sera of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Rheumatol 2004; 31:1829-1833.

View Dr. Kietz's full list of publications from PubMed.

Biography Summary

Daniel A. Kietz, MD, MPH, MMM, joined the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in 2003. Dr. Kietz is a highly skilled rheumatologist with a reputation for excellence in patient care. His interests have long focused on ways of providing comprehensive care and support to children with rheumatic diseases and their families so they are better able to realize their full potential. Dr. Kietz is board-certified in pediatric rheumatology, adult rheumatology, pediatrics and internal medicine. In addition to his clinical duties, he teaches at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he is an assistant professor of pediatrics.

Dr. Kietz studied medicine at Goethe-Universitaet and University Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, earning his medical degree in 1991. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Arzt im Praktikum, Hofheim, Germany, before traveling to the United States for further medical training. Dr. Kietz completed a residency in pediatrics/medicine and his fellowship in pediatric and adult rheumatology at St. Louis University, Mo., where he was honored as Best Resident in Medicine/Pediatrics. He returned to Germany in 2002 to join Children's Hospital, University of Tuebingen, working in pediatric hematology, oncology, rheumatology and general pediatrics. Dr. Kietz joined Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh the following year as part of the hospital's efforts to expand its Division of Pediatric Rheumatology.

His career has been dedicated to providing high-quality patient care and educating the next generation of rheumatologists. Of particular interest to Dr. Kietz is integrating medical care and other supports to produce the best possible outcomes for children with rheumatic diseases and their families. This includes optimizing education, self-reliance, expertise and understanding, in addition to finding therapies that make patients as comfortable as possible, while minimizing the risk of adverse consequences due to disease and medications. As a teacher, Dr. Kietz was on the faculty at St. Louis University and the University of Tuebingen before joining the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dr. Kietz is the author of articles on psychosocial aspects in pediatric rheumatology and on the use of etanercept in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, which were published in leading medical journals. He is licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Germany.

Last Update
January 22, 2013

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