The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC have selected MaCalus V. Hogan, M.D., MBA as the new David Silver Professor and Chair of… Read more
Category: surgery
Pro-Male Bias and Gender Stereotypes May Influence Surgical Performance of Both Men and Women
Surgery is well-documented as a male-dominated field – less than 10% of full professors in academic surgery departments in the U.S. and Canada are women…. Read more
Robotic Surgery Continues its Expansion at UPMC
Beginning in September, a helping hand will guide Dr. Sean Whelan and change the way he does certain surgeries at UPMC St. Margaret. That change… Read more
UPMC, Pitt Research Aims to Eliminate Need for Immunosuppressants in Transplantation
Researchers at UPMC and the Starzl Transplantation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have embarked on a bold new approach to eliminate… Read more
Pitt Bioengineer and McGowan Institute Director Named Inventor of the Year
Dr. William Wagner, director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and professor of surgery, bioengineering and chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, has… Read more