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Top Doctors

Meet the Doctors


129 of the Pittsburgh region's best medical professionals in 46 specialties.

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 Medicine



Elissa 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 Disease



Daniel 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 Psychiatry



David 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 Surgery



David 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

Dermatology



David 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 Radiology



Carl 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 Radiology



Emanuel 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 & Metabolism



Mary 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 Medicine



Marian 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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