Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Center Providers and Staff

Burhanuddin Mahmood, MD

Medical Director, Neonatal ECMO and CDH Programs
UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, 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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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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Serena Hsi Ju Chan, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nurse Practitioners

Melissa DeCola, CRNP
Paula Sever, CRNP

Physician Assistants

Yovana Bontrager, PA-C
Jenna George, PA-C
Sarah Shumate, PA-C

Nurses

Stephanie Kotz, RN
Rachael Reif, RN

Outpatient Nurse Coordinators

Cassidy Fischer, RN
Kathryn Kilpatrick, RN
Chelsea Neargarder, RN
Kelsey Quinn, RN