Help Grow our Pediatric Service Line – Physician: Pediatric Gastroenterology

The Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Harrisburg Hospital in Pennsylvania are now recruiting a Pediatric Gastroenterologists to expand clinical services in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area.

The candidate must have completed Pediatric Fellowship training and be Board Certified/Eligible in pediatric gastroenterology.

UPMC Children’s Harrisburg is a newly remodeled floor at UPMC Harrisburg hospital, housing an 11-bed PICU and General Pediatric units. UPMC Harrisburg hospital also has a newly- built Women’s and Babies Center and level 3 NICU.

18 subspecialties serving patients in 9 counties. Subspecialties include Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Urology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Hematology, Nephrology, Allergy, Nutrition, Neurosurgery, Transplant, Hospital Medicine, Critical Care, Neonatology.

The pediatric gastroenterology division in UPMC Central PA is a direct extension of Pediatric Gastroenterology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. The local teams works directly under the mentorship of the chief and clinical director of Pediatric Gastroenterology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Thanks to this direct connection, the local Harrisburg team provides the same world class care, integrating clinical research and best practices in real time, with the Pittsburgh division colleagues.

About Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

The greater Harrisburg area features both rural and suburban living and boasts an abundance of sports, arts, cultural events, and entertainment. The region includes historically significant areas such as Gettysburg and world-famous attractions such as Hershey Park.

Listed among [Register to View] “America's Most Livable Cities,” and ranked in U.S. News & World Report's “Best Cities to Live”, Harrisburg is centrally located and is only a two to three-hour drive away from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

The area offers top-rated public schools, blue-ribbon private schools, and some of Pennsylvania's top colleges and universities. Area school districts are consistently ranked in the top 20 percent of Pennsylvania. With affordable homes — a composite cost of living index of 99.7, compared to 126.5 in Philadelphia — it's a great place to grow a career and family.

About UPMC Central Pa

UPMC Central Pa is a nationally recognized leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered health care services in central Pennsylvania and surrounding rural communities. The not-for-profit system cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life-saving emergency care, essential primary care and leading-edge diagnostic services. The UPMC Pinnacle health system includes seven acute care hospitals with 1,161 licensed beds, over 160 outpatient clinics and ancillary facilities, more than 2,900 physicians and allied health professionals, and approximately 11,000 employees. It is a health care hub serving Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Juniata, Franklin, Adams and parts of Snyder counties.