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Page 1: State of the Department of Pediatrics 2020

State of the Department of Pediatrics 2020

Terence S. DermodyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pediatrics Grand RoundsSeptember 10, 2020

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A pandemic is very expensive!

Financial Disclosures

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Today’s Game Plan

• Department Overview• Major Discoveries• Education, Training, and Career

Development Updates• Clinical Service Accomplishments• Important New Initiatives• Divisional and Executive Leadership

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A Vision for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Who We Are

26 Divisions, Centers, and InstitutesØ Faculty: 336 Ø Clinical Fellows: 101Ø Residents: 121Ø Research Fellows: 63Ø Graduate Students: 32Ø Research Staff 264Ø Clinical Staff 386Ø Administrative Staff 31

­ 4­ 6

­ 10↓ 3

­ 14­ 12

↓ 1

1334 and Growing!

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Faculty Ethnicity Distribution

18%1% (3)

6%1% (3)

74%

Faculty by Ethnicity/Race

Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Multiple Races White

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Faculty Gender Distribution

62%(210)

38%(126)

Faculty by Gender

Women Men

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Faculty by Rank and Gender

0 50 100 150 200 250

All Faculty

Instructor

Assist.Professor

AssociateProfessor

Professor

Women Men

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FY20 Recruitment

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Total Recruited

Recruited (Internal)

Internal Candidates

Recruited (External)

External Candidates

2

1

2

5

1

4

1

17

19

14

17

5

27

24

15

21

6

44

Total Women Men URM

2

1

2

1

2

1

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Faculty Promotions(As of August 1, 2020)

Mark DeBrunner Cardiology Associate Professor

Erika Friehling Hematology-Oncology Associate Professor

Jacqueline Ho Nephrology Associate Professor

Linda McAllister-Lucas Hematology-Oncology Wheeler Family Endowed Chair

Al-Walid Mohsen Genetics Research Professor

Kristin Ray General Academic Pediatrics Associate Professor

Nader Shaikh General Academic Pediatrics Professor

Tony Tarchichi Hospitalist Medicine Associate Professor

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Major Faculty AwardsRachel Berger – Cribs for Kids Women of Achievement Award

Diego Chaves-Gnecco – Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement

Mike Green – American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice Award

Elizabeth Hewett – American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council

Sandy Kim – Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Uniting to Care and Cure Award

Sanjay Lambore – UPSOM Clerkship Preceptor of the Year

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Major Faculty AwardsLinda McAllister-Lucas – Society for Pediatric Research Council

Andy Nowalk – UMPC Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service (ACES)

Katie Polak – William I. Cohen Teacher of the Year Award

Kristin Ray –Top 10 Paper of the Year in Pediatrics

Amr Sawalha – American College of Rheumatology Henry Kunkel Early Career Investigator Award

John Williams – American Pediatric Society Norman Siegel Outstanding Science Award

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Society for Pediatric Research

Brian Campfield, Scott Canna, Jennifer Marin, Anita McElroy and Mousumi Moulik

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American Pediatric Society

Tom Diacovo, Amy Houtrow, Jackie Kreutzer, Marian Michaels, and John Williams

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Department of Pediatrics

Major Discoveries

Sunny Sims-Lucas, Ph.D.Sirtuin 5 Regulates Proximal Tubule Fatty Acid Oxidation to Protect against AKI (J Am Soc Nephrol, 2019)

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Poholek

J. Exp. Med. 217:e20190742, 2020

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T Cell Expression of Blimp-1 Promotes Allergic Lung Inflammation

Intranasal immunization with house dust mite

antigen

BAL fluid cell counts

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McAllister and Lucas

J. Clin. Invest. 130:1466, 2020

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Higher GRK2 Expression Levels Are Associated with Increased Survival in Activated B Cell-Type

Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Prog

ress

ion-

free

surv

ival

(%)

Ove

rall

surv

ival

(%)

Time (months) Time (months)

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Forno and Celedón

JAMA 324:752-760, 2020

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Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Time to a First Asthma Exacerbation

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Arslanian

N. Engl. J. Med. 382:2117-2128, 2020

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Effect of Liraglutide on Body Weight in Overweight Teenagers

Absolute Change in Body Weight Relative Change in Body Weight

Average age = 14.5 years / average BMI = 35 kg/m2

Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogue

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Miller

JAMA Pediatr. 174:241-9, 2020

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Effectiveness of Coaching Boys Into Men Training Program

Coaching Boys Into Men trains athletic coaches to talk to male athletes about (1) respectful relationship behaviors, (2) promoting more gender-equitable attitudes, and (3) positive bystander intervention.

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Pediatrics Research Revenue$52.7 Million

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Distribution of Research Funding

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New K Awards – FY 2020

Name Division Title Annual Budget

Award Number

Begin - End Date

Culyba, Alison Adolescent Medicine

Strengthening Adolescent-Adult Networks to Reduce Youth Violence $157,450 K23-

HD0982777/5/2019 -6/30/2024

Ghaloul-Gonzalez, Lina

MedicalGenetics

Precision Genomic Medicine in the Plain Communities and its Impact on the Plain

and General Population$182,072 K08-

HG0104909/12/2019 -6/30/2024

Hooven, Thomas Neonatology A Rationally Targeted Approach to

Preventing GBS Infection $189,972 K08-AI132555

2/1/2020 -1/31/2022

Stenger, Elizabeth

Bone Marrow Transplant/Cell

Therapy

Improving Haploidentical Stem Cell Engraftment in Sickle Cell Disease Using Autologous Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

$187,812 K23-HL133446

8/10/2019 -7/31/2020

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New Major Grants – FY 2020

Name Division Title Agency Title

FY 20Award

Award Number

Project Begin/End

Dates

Abdel-Hamid, Hoda NeurologyA Prospective Long-Term Registry of Patients with a Diagnosis of Spinal

Muscular AtrophyAveXis $ 284,399 CLT 1/15/20 - 1/14/22

Byersdorfer, CraigBone Marrow

Transplant/Cell Therapy

Leveraging T Cell Metabolism to Improve Anti-Cancer USAMRAA $ 308,254 W81XWH1910291 7/1/19 - 6/30/21

Coyne, Carolyn Center for Microbial Pathogenesis

Innate Immune Signaling in Placental Antiviral Defenses NIH $ 712,831 R01-AI145828 7/1/19 - 6/30/24

Coyne, Carolyn Center for Microbial Pathogenesis

The Role of FcRn in echovirus Entry and Pathogenesis NIH $ 438,653 R01-AI150151 1/1/20 - 12/31/24

Coyne, Carolyn Center for Microbial Pathogenesis

Enterovirus Infection of Polarized Epithelial Cells NIH $ 382,448 R01-AI081759 6/15/20 - 5/31/25

Dermody, Terence Infectious Diseases Pediatric Research Training Program for Subspecialty Fellows NIH $ 414,831 T32-HD071834 5/1/20 - 4/30/25

Dong, Hengjiang Endocrinology Myeloid FoxO1 in Lipid Metabolism NIH $ 408,222 R01-DK120310 8/1/19 - 7/31/23

Escolar, Maria Medical GeneticsTreatment of Krabbe Disease Using

Gene Therapy: Continuation -Supplemental Funding

TLOAF $ 943,401 N/A (Foundation) 10/1/19 - 9/30/20

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New Major Grants – FY 2020

Name Division Title Agency Title

FY 20Award

Award Number

Project Begin/End

Dates

Escolar, Maria Medical GeneticsA Study of Potential Treatment-

Responsive Biomarkers in Hunter Syndrome

Denali $ 297,406 CLT 10/2/19 - 10/1/21

Escolar, Maria Medical Genetics

Preparation for ABT-001, ABT-002, ABT-003, ABT-005, and prescreening study to examine effects of gene transfer on MPS

III and CLN1

Abeona $ 298,702 CLT 11/11/19 - 5/31/20

Forno, Erick Pulmonology Obesity and Childhood Asthma: The Role of Adipose Tissue NIH $ 521,524 R01-HL149693 3/1/20 - 2/28/25

Hand, Timothy Infectious Diseases

Mechanisms of Maternal Immunoglobulin A Control Over the

Neonatal Microbiota and the Development of Necrotizing

Enterocolitis

NIH $ 449,729 R01-DK120697 1/15/20 - 12/31/24

Ho, Jacqueline Nephrology Endothelial miR-17-92 protects against acute kidney injury NIH $ 373,878 R01-DK125015 3/2/20 - 1/31/24

Hoberman, Alejandro GAP Assessment of Otopathogens in Young Children with Acute Otitis Media Merck $ 2,162,431 CLT 8/1/19 - 7/31/21

Konnikova, Yelizaveta Neonatology Repurposing Pharmacological Agents for Inherited Mast Cell Disorders of the Gut NIH $ 276,817 R21-TR002639 7/1/19 - 6/30/20

First R01 Grants

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New Major Grants – FY 2020

Name Division Title Agency Title

FY 20Award

Award Number

Project Begin/End

Dates

Kuhn, Bernhard Heart Regeneration Institute

Lamin B2 Regulates Nuclear Remodeling in Cardiomyocyte

Terminal DifferentiationNIH $ 382,210 R01-HL151415 4/1/20 - 3/31/24

Kuhn, Bernhard Heart Regeneration Institute

Quantification of the Decline of Heart Muscle Cell Proliferation and

its Reversal in Pediatric PatientsNIH $ 421,675 R01-HL151386 6/15/20 - 5/31/24

Manni, Michelle L PulmonologyImmune Mediators of IL-22

Signaling Alter Allergic Airway Disease

NIH $ 413,571 R01-HL146445 3/1/20 - 2/28/25

Moulik, Mousumi Cardiology Tead1 and Cardiac Adaptation NIH $ 379,950 R01-HL147946 7/1/19 - 6/30/24

Pilewski, Joseph Pulmonology

A Phase 3, Open-label Study Evaluating the Long-term Safety of

VX-445 Combination Therapy in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis

Vertex $ 316,662 CLT 8/29/19 - 8/28/21

Sawalha, Amr RheumatologyCharacterizing the Takayasu

Arteritis Genetic Risk in RPS9/LILRB3

NIH $ 470,292 R01-AR070148 7/12/19 - 4/30/22

Torok, Kathryn Rheumatology Defining Dysregulated Immune and Fibrotic Pathways in Morphea NIH $ 289,149 R56-AR075761 9/15/19 - 8/31/20

Williams, John Infectious Diseases New Vaccine Surveillance Network Supplement 2 CDC $ 250,000 U01-IP001051 9/1/19 - 8/31/20

First R01 Grants

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Foundation Leadership Team

Executive Leadership

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Total Fundraising Progress

$8.1M

$12.4M

$14.4M$13.1M

$16.8M

$20.4M$22.1M

$18.2M

$24.2M

$28.6M

$23.4M

$5.0M

$10.0M

$15.0M

$20.0M

$25.0M

$30.0M

FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20

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Foundation Activities

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Education, Training, andCareer Development

Updates

Department of Pediatrics

Megan Freeman, M.D., Ph.D.Teaching the world about coronaviruses

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Undergraduate Medical Education

Pediatric Advanced Physical Exam Pediatric Electives

17 subspecialty electives 2019-20: 50 Pitt and38 visiting students

Marlynn Haigh

Pediatric Clerkship-Co-Director

Pediatric Clerkship-Directors

Pediatric Acting Internship

Andrew McCormick

Neema Shah

Aimee Biller

LauraPanko

AllieRometo

John Szymusiak

Emily Trauernicht

Pediatric EM

Brett McAninch

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Pediatric Residency Leadership

Ben Miller

Jen Wolford

Andy Nowalk

Katie Polak Kate Watson

Rhett Lieberman

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Pediatric Residency Intern Class

Rachel Alade, MD

Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Stephanie Amendola,

MD

Geisinger Commonwealth

School of Medicine

Brittany Ashe, MD

Drexel University College of Medicine

Sarah Bedoyan, MD

Case Western Reserve

University School of Medicine

Stephanie Chavez-

Yenter, DOMichigan State

University College of

Osteopathic Medicine

Triple Board

Yonairy Collado

Puello, MDInstituto

Tecnológico de Santo Domingo

(INTEC) Facultad de Ciencias de la

Salud

Anna Maria Coronata,

MDEmory

University School of Medicine

Med-Peds

Julian Curiel, MD

Wake Forest School of

Medicine of Wake Forest

Baptist Medical Center

Allison Doyle, MD

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Med-Peds

Tsuyoshi Fujita, MD

PhDTohoku

University School of Medicine

PedSDP

Nour Gebara, MD

American University of

Beirut Faculty of Medicine

Margaret Gegick, MD

Tufts University School of Medicine

Laura Grezzo, MD

Geisinger Commonwealth

School of Medicine

Child Neuro

Nicholas Harris, MD

PhDVanderbilt University School of Medicine

PedSDP

Rachel Hill, MD

The Warren Alpert Medical

School of Brown

University

Aditi Jain, MD

Rutgers New Jersey Medical

School

Anne Kalinowski,

MD

University of Michigan

Medical School

Samuel Kaplan, MD

Tulane University School of MedicinePALS

Madison Kavanaugh,

MD

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Jane Kwon, MD

University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePALS

Ji Young Lee, MD

Seoul National University College of Medicine

Jonathan Li, MD

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

at Thomas Jefferson University

Med-Peds

Christy Lucas, MD

Pennsylvania State University

College of Medicine

Madalyn Lutz, DO

Lake Erie College of

Osteopathic Medicine

Anisha Maheshwari,

MD

The University of Toledo College of

Medicine and Life Sciences

Ryan Malave, MD

St. George's University School of Medicine

Child Neuro

Talya Mandelkern,

MD

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Med-Peds

Jessica Messier, MD

PhD

Baylor College of Medicine

Caroline Morris, DO

Philadelphia College of

Osteopathic Medicine

Ursula Parlin, MD

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

at Thomas Jefferson University

Jacob Pickle, MD

Lewis Katz School of

Medicine at Temple

UniversityPeds Anes

Sophia Rifkin, MD

Sackler School of Medicine - New

York State American Branch

Alexander Rowland, DO

Lake Erie College of

Osteopathic Medicine

Patrick Schlitt, MD

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

at Thomas Jefferson University

Jasmine Sondhi, MD

Donald and Barbara Zucker

School of Medicine at

Hofstra/NorthwellChild Neuro

Mikaela Speakes, MD

Saint Louis University School

of MedicineChild Neuro

Rebecca Speer, MD

Pennsylvania State University

College of Medicine

Martha Stewart, MD

University of Virginia School of

Medicine

Rebecca Toback, MD

University of Michigan

Medical SchoolTriple Board

Krishna Trivedi, MD

University of Missouri-Kansas

City School of Medicine

HannahWilson, MD

University of Chicago Division of

the Biological Sciences The

Pritzker School of Medicine

41!

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Medical School Locations of Our Interns

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Pediatric Chief Residents

Rosemarie Mastropolo Maia Taft

BraveenRagunanthan

Nick Szoko

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Resident EducationTop Performers

Amanda Brown (H/O)

Sylvia Choi (PHM)

Jenna Gaesser (Neuro)

Scott Maurer (H/O)

Andy Nowalk (ID)

Kim Ritchey (H/O)

Arvind Srinath (GI)

Jane Taylor (Pulm)

Kate Watson (GAP)

Matthew Zinn (Card)

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Pediatric Fellow Education• Adolescent Medicine• Allergy and Immunology• Blood and Marrow

Transplant• Cardiology• Emergency Medicine• Endocrinology• Gastroenterology• General Academic

Pediatrics• Hematology-Oncology

• Hospital Medicine• Infectious Disease• Medical Biochemical

Genetics• Neonatal-Perinatal

Medicine• Nephrology • Palliative Medicine (2021)• Pulmonology• Rheumatology• Transplant Hepatology

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Fellowship Leadership Team

Noel Zuckerbraun, Arvind Srinath, and Pat Fustich

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OFD Education Innovation GrantsErin Cummings, Pediatric Hospital Medicine•Physician Nursing Residency Peer Mentorship Program

Karena Lawrence, Newborn Medicine•Difficult Conversations in the NICU and Beyond

Andrew McCormick, Pediatric Hospital Medicine•Anti-Racism in Medicine: Connecting the Thread from the Classroom to Clinical Ward in Medical Education

Tahniat Syed, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine•Enhancing a Curriculum in Pregnancy Options Counseling for Pediatric Residents with Patient Perspectives

Orquidia Torres, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine •Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced: An Innovative Anti-Racist Training Curriculum

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OFD Leadership Development Grant

Sonika Bhatnagar, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Program Components• Leadership Principles by Harvard

Business School Online

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Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Service Accomplishments

Brian Feingold, M.D.Division of Pediatric CardiologyMedical Director, Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Programs

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Cardiology 2Endocrinology 7Gastroenterology 9Pulmonology 10Neonatology 13 ­35Nephrology 13Neurology 13Cancer 18 ­15

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Inpatient and Observation Unit Admissions

12,796 12,432 12,549 12,333 12,192 12,98611,690

6,491 8,293 8,772 9,693 9,3159,022

8,384

19,287 20,725 21,32122,026 21,507 22,008

20,074

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

AY14 AY15 AY16 AY17 AY18 AY19 AY20

Inpatient Admissions Observation Visits

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* Totals may be exact due to rounding

Average Daily Census

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh – Licensed for 313 Beds

178 170 170 176 176 169148

66 92 89 94 93 9893

36 6

5 5 6

5247

269 265276 274 273

247

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

AY14 AY15 AY16 AY17 AY18 AY19 AY20Medical-Surgical Critical Care Rehab

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* Totals may be exact due to rounding

Average Daily Census – AY20 By Month

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh – Licensed for 313 Beds

154 154 160 160 162 178 177 164140

84107

130

93 94100 94 100

102 9795

105

69

80

91

6 76 5 3

4 46

7

6

5

6

254 255266 260 265

284 278266

252

159

192

227

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunMedical-Surgical Critical Care Rehab

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Patient Experience – AY20 By Month

90 89

81

85 84 84

9693 94

97 97

92

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

Jul-19

Aug-19

Sep-19

Oct-19

Nov-19

Dec-19

Jan-20

Feb-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

May-20

Jun-20

Perc

entil

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anki

ng

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DOP 10 Year Revenue Trend ($ in 000s)

$64.6 Million

DOP 10 Year Revenue TrendAY 2011 AY 2012 AY 2013 AY 2014 AY 2015 AY 2016 AY 2017 AY 2018 AY 2019 AY 2020

20 vs 11 V% CAGR

Net Patient

Revenue $50,960 $53,996 $61,894 $62,766 $65,067 $63,083 $63,749 $64,837 $68,787 $64,593 27% 3%

$30,000

$35,000

$40,000

$45,000

$50,000

$55,000

$60,000

$65,000

$70,000

$75,000

AY 2011 AY 2012 AY 2013 AY 2014 AY 2015 AY 2016 AY 2017 AY 2018 AY 2019 AY 2020

Net Patient Revenue Linear (Net Patient Revenue)

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COVID-19Department of Pediatrics

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Niday Picture Library

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Getty Images

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Mask-Up Monday

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Pittsburgh, April 26, 2020

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Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging.

Pittsburgh, a sister city to Wuhan, China, saw only modest cases for months. In the last two weeks, cases are suddenly soaring.

New York Times, July 12, 2020

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Allegheny County COVID-19 Test Results – Five-Day Average

Judy Martin, M.D.Allegheny County Health Department Data, September 9, 2020

150

100

50

200

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COVID-19 Research at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

• SARS-CoV-2 surveillance– John Williams

• Development of antibody tests– Anita McElroy

• Mechanisms of immunity– John Alcorn

• Testing COVID-19 vaccines– Pittsburgh Vaccine Trials Unit

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Pittsburgh Vaccine Trials Unit (PVTU)• Long history of infection biology and

vaccine research in Pittsburgh• Collaborate with NIH and industry leaders

in pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccine clinical trials for a variety of conditions and infections – starting with vaccines for SARS-CoV-2

• Registry now includes 3,704 Pittsburghers(September 9, 2020)

DirectorsJudy MartinAlejandro Hoberman

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PVTU Sponsor TeamRich Beigi, MD – OB/GYNTerence Dermody, MD – PediatricsPaul Duprex, PhD – Center for Vaccine ResearchHeather Eng, MD – Public HealthGary Fischer, MD – MedicineNancy Harter, BA – PediatricsAlejandro Hoberman, MD – Pediatrics (Director)Diana Kearney, RN – PediatricsJudy Martin, MD – Pediatrics (Director)Anita McElroy, MD – PediatricsLiz Miller, MD, PhD – Pediatrics Jennifer Nagg, RN – PediatricsSteve Reis, MD – MedicineSusan Sandusky, BA – CTSIFran Solano, MD – MedicineJohn Williams, MD – PediatricsRick Zimmerman, MD – Family Medicine

Jonas Salk administering poliovirus vaccine in 1956

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SpikeRNA

• RNA-based vaccine designed to elicit spike-specific antibody

• One of FIVE vaccines to be tested as part of Operation Warp Speed

• PVTU currently enrolling 250 volunteers as part of a large, national Phase 3 trial

• Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy are primary endpoints

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Appointments

Loreta Matheo, M.D.Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, M.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Associate Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Diversity, Equity, and InclusionA Way Forward

• Recruiting– Residents, Fellows, Faculty, and Leaders

• Culture– External review– Implicit-bias and anti-racism training– Shared readings and engagement

• Community– The Pittsburgh Study– Arsenal Middle School

iStockphoto.com | eyetoeyePIX

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Photograph by Eli Pousson

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Arsenal Middle SchoolKiki TorresSylvia Owusu-AnsahNoel Zuckerbraun

• Form longitudinal partnership with Arsenal leadership

• Establish integrated mentorship program for Arsenal students

• Expose Arsenal students to careers in science and medicine Andrew Rush, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Department of Pediatrics

Divisional and Executive Leadership

Deborah Bogen, M.D.Director, Allegheny County Health Department

Stephanie Dewar, M.D. and Nicholas Barcellona

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Division and Center Directors

RheumatologyAmr Sawalha

Newborn MedicineThomas Diacovo

PulmonologyJuan Celedón

Obesity and MetabolismSilva Arslanian

Microbial PathogenesisCarolyn Coyne

Heart RegenerationBernhard Kuhn

NephrologyCarl Bates

Medical GeneticsJerry Vockley

Infectious DiseasesJohn Williams

Neurology andChild Development

Ira Bergman

Blood and MarrowTransplantationPaul Szabolcs

Allergy and ImmunologyHey Chong

Adolescent and YoungAdult MedicineElizabeth Miller

CardiologyJackie Kreutzer

EndocrinologyRadhika Muzumdar

Child AdvocacyRachel Berger

Gastroenterology,Hepatology, and Nutrition

Andrew Feranchak

Hematology andOncology

Linda McAllister

Health InformaticsSrinivasan Suresh

General AcademicPediatrics

Alejandro Hoberman

Hospital MedicineBen Miller

Richard King MellonGeorge Gittes

Emergency MedicineRay Pitetti

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DOP Executive CommitteeClinical AffairsJeff Rudolph

EducationNoel Zuckerbraun

Basic ResearchCarl Bates

Clinical ResearchAlejandro Hoberman

International RelationsKim Ritchey

Diversity, Equity, andInclusion

Loreta Matheo

Executive AdministratorMichael Comunale

Faculty DevelopmentDena Hofkosh

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Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs

Jeff Rudolph, M.D.July 1, 2020

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Clinical Services Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

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Vice Chair for Education

Noel Zuckerbraun, M.D.July 1, 2020

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program

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Great Thanks – Research Administrative Management Team

Greg Adametz, Diane Cline, Vince Concel, Paul Dee, Colleen Frey, Lisa Gensler, Nancy Harter, Paula Hutson, Matt Lodovico, Christie Mull, and Shawn Ward

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Great Thanks – Clinical Research Leaders

Jennifer Baker, Janet Bell, Weiping DeBlasio, David Groscost, Liz Hartigan, Diana Kearney, Adam Kufen, Shawna Mcintyre, Jennifer Nagg, and Lynnette Orlansky

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Great Thanks – Clinical Administrative Management Team

Jayme AndriskoJudy BiernesserBethany BlackburnAaron ChrismanMarilyn CieriMichael ComunaleCarilynn CoulterAnnette EvansSarah GilbertWhitney LerchLori OlszewskiCindy RetortErnesto RizzitanoMichael RoosJessica SaundersHolly SchauppSami ShalabiSusan SmithCarrie Yopp

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The DOP Administrative Team

Joe Anderson, Nick Barcellona, Maggie Boss, Jackie Cassidy, Michael Comunale, Miranda Feldmann, Colleen Frey, Nancy Harter, Dena Hofkosh, Sarah Kurimsky, Brendan Linton, Rebecca Longo, and Lori Olszewski

May 29, 2020

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Dermody Lab April 9, 2020

Pavi Aravamudhan, Pam Brigleb, Kay Fiske, Kira Griswold, Ada Izuogu, Colleen Kelly, Chris Lee, Anthony Lentscher, Nicole McAllister, Krish Raghunathan, Alexa Roth, Pengcheng Shang, Xay

Somoulay, Danica Sutherland, Gwen Taylor, Olivia Welsh

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Great Thanks – Mark Sevco

6 feet

Jackie Weisser, September 8, 2020

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White Coats for Black LivesUPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

June 5, 2020

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