

Although the cold and flu season is behind us, it's likely you'll need to visit a doctor sometime this year - whether it's for your annual physical, summer allergies or something more significant, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol. If you're lucky enough to have found the perfect doctor, you can rest easy. But if you're searching for a physician, the following list is a good place to start.
Our list, prepared for Pittsburgh magazine by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., continues to gain in popularity and reflects the vibrancy of the region's medical community, which continues to be a vital economic engine as well as a source of medical advances and research.
To create our list, Castle Connolly contacted thousands of health professionals in the region and asked them to name the doctors to whom they would entrust a family member when faced with a specific medical problem. The physicians are listed under 46 specialties. You'll also find information about the doctors' area of expertise, hospital affiliations and office addresses and phone numbers.
We acknowledge that there are many fine physicians in our community who are not included in this representative list; it is intended as a sampling of the great body of medical talent that calls Pittsburgh home.
Adolescent MedicineElissa Gittes, M.D.Special expertise: eating disorders Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC CHP Adolescent Health Services 3420 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412/692-6677 Pamela Murray, M.D.Special expertise: adolescent gynecology Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC CHP Adolescent Health Services 3420 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412/692-8504 Cardiovascular DiseaseDaniel Edmundowicz, M.D.Special Expertise: Preventive Cardiology,Cholesterol/Lipid Disorders UPMC Presbyterian Magee-Womens Hospital - UPMC Cardiovascular Inst at Univ Center 120 Lytton Ave, Ste 302 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412/802-3010 William Follansbee, M.D.UPMC Presbyterian UPMC Cardiovascular Institute 200 Lothrop St., Suite 5B Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412/647-3437 Srinivas Murali, M.D.Special Expertise: Allegheny General Hospital Director of Cardiology Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412/359-3527 Steven Reis, M.D.Special expertise: heart disease in women, congestive heart failure, Syndrome X UPMC Presbyterian UPMC Cardiovascular Institute at University Center 120 Lytton Ave., Suite 100B Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-UPMC Other hospital affiliation: Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Child & Adolescent PsychiatryDavid Brent, M.D.Special expertise: suicide Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC 3811 O'Hara St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-UPMC Other hospital affiliation: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Colon & Rectal SurgeryDavid Blumberg, M.D.Special expertise: colon and rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, anal disorders, hemorrhoids UPMC Shadyside The Coronado Medical Building 500 S. Aiken Ave., Suite 107-110 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412/682-3333 Other hospital affiliation: UPMC St. Margaret Fillor Philip Caushaj, M.D.Special Expertise: Colon & Rectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Laparoscopic Surgery Western Pennsylvania Hospital 4815 Liberty Ave, Ste GR-59 Mellon Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA 15224-2156 412/578-1425 David Medich, M.D.Special expertise: colon and rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease/Crohn's Allegheny General Hospital, South Tower 320 E. North Ave., Floor 5 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412/359-3901 |
DermatologyDavid Brodland, M.D.Special expertise: Mohs' surgery, skin cancer, reconstructive surgery (skin) UPMC Shadyside Shadyside Medical Building 5200 Centre Ave., Suite 303 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412/681-9400 Other hospital affiliation: Jefferson Regional Medical Center-Pittsburgh Douglas Kress, M.D.Special expertise: pediatric dermatology Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pine Center, Suite 108 11279 Perry Highway Wexford, PA 15090 800/533-UPMC Other hospital affilation: UPMC Presbyterian Lawrence Stokar, M.D.Special expertise: skin cancer, psoriasis, eczema UPMC McKeesport 502 Fifth Ave. McKeesport, PA 15132 412/678-8806 John Zitelli, M.D.Special expertise: Mohs' surgery, skin cancer, melanoma Jefferson Hospital, Shadyside Medical Building 5200 Centre Ave., Suite 303 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412/681-9400 Other hospital affiliation: Jefferson Regional Medical Center-Pittsburgh Diagnostic RadiologyCarl Fuhrman, M.D.Special Expertise: Thoracic Imaging UPMC Presbyterian UPMC-Dept Radiology 200 Lothrop St, Ste E177 PUH Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412/647-7288 Diagnostic RadiologyEmanuel Kanal, M.D.Special Expertise: Neuroradiology, MRI UPMC Presbyterian Univ Pittsburgh Med Ctr, Dept Radiology 200 Lothrop St, rm D132 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582 412/647-3540 Endocrinology, Diabetes & MetabolismMary Korytkowski, M.D.Special expertise: diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome, thyroid disorders UPMC Presbyterian Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology 3601 Fifth Ave., Suite 3B Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-UPMC Michelle Roberts, M.D.Special expertise: osteoporosis UPMC Presbyterian Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology 3601 Fifth Ave., Suite 3B Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-UPMC Family MedicineMarian Block, M.D.The Western Pennsylvania Hospital 5889 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412/421-3500 Anne Boyd, M.D.Special expertise: primary care sports medicine UPMC St. Margaret Lawrenceville Family Health Center 3937 Butler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 800/533-UPMC Michael Mcgonigal, M.D.Jefferson Hospital - Pittsburgh South Hill Family Medicine 1000 Higbee Drive, Ste 104 Bethel Park, PA 15102 412/833-6176 |

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