Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Providers and Staff
Meet the Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Team
Children’s Hospital’s divisions of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery and Urology comprise the Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Center.
Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Kevin Mollen, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
Chief, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Marcus Malek, MD
Director, Pediatric Surgical Oncology
Clinical Director, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Kelly Austin, MD
Director, Colorectal Center for Children
Surgical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Residency Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Geoffrey Bond, MD
Surgical Director, Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation Center
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Assistant Professor in Transplant Surgery
University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
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George Kingsley Gittes, MD
Director, Surgical Research and Scientific Co-Director of all Research
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Devin R. Halleran, MD
Assistant Director, Colorectal Center for Children
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Michael Morowitz, MD
Director, Clinical Research
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Carolina Pinzon-Guzman, MD
Pediatric Surgeon, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Ward Richardson, MD
Director, Benedum Pediatric Trauma Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Dorothy V. Rocourt, MD, MBA
Pediatric Surgeon
Associate Regional Medical Director, Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Quality Medical Director
UPMC Children's in Central Pa.
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Shawn D Safford, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
UPMC Children’s in Central Pa.
Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Indranil Sau, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
UPMC Children’s in Central Pa.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Stefan Scholz, MD
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Paul K Waltz, MD
Associate Clinical Director, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Nurse Practitioners
Melissa DeCola, CRNP
Paula Sever, CRNP
Physician Assistants
Yovana Bontrager, PA-C
Jenna DeSalle, PA-C
Erin Hutton, PA-C
Sarah Shumate, PA-C
Nurses
Stephanie Kotz, RN
Rachael Reif, RN
Outpatient Nurse Coordinators
Cassidy Fischer, RN
Kathryn Kilpatrick, RN
Brittany Klanish, RN
Kelsey Quinn, RN
Division of Pediatric Urology
Glenn Cannon, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Rajeev Chaudhry, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Pediatric Urology
Assistant Professor of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Francis X. Schneck, MD
Pediatric Urologist
Program Director, Pediatric Urology Fellowship Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Urology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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