Leadership of the Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research

The leaders of the Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have experience and expertise as investigators and mentors.

Director

George Kingsley Gittes, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Director, Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research
Benjamin R. Fisher Chair of Pediatric Surgery
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus and Co-scientific Director, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Associate Directors

John F. Alcorn, PhD

Timothy W. Hand, PhD

Kristin N. Ray, MD, MS, FAAP

Assistant Director

Maureen Fortunato

Administrative Coordinator

Kim Birsic