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

Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics
Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Director, Richard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research
Director, Surgical Research and Scientific Co-Director of all Research 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