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UPMC is home to groundbreaking research activities conducted by faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. University of Pittsburgh scientists contributed to more than 18,000 medical research papers in the last 10 years, ranking UPMC among the top medical research institutions in the country. The medical center’s investigators stand at the leading edge of research, developing the procedures, drugs, and devices of tomorrow’s medicine.
Almost every member of the Department of Surgery engages in clinical or laboratory research. Faculty interests cover a wide spectrum of subjects, including surgical metabolism; cardiovascular and gastrointestinal physiology; transplantation; mechanical circulatory assisting devices; surgical techniques and equipment, such as membrane oxygenation or stapling devices; studies of hemorrhagic and septic shock; and surgical oncology. Resident participation in independent, ongoing research projects is strongly encouraged, and the program is designed to provide special experience and training for those interested in academic surgery.
Research takes place in core and shared facilities in the Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, UPMC Montefiore, Scaife Hall, and the Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, with collaboration among the divisions of the Department of Surgery.
PGY1 – PGY2 Pilot Program
The Department has instituted a pilot program this year to introduce PGY1 and PGY2 residents to clinical research. Interns are given a four-week period of time free of clinical responsibilities to initiate a clinical research project under the guidance of a surgeon mentor. The idea is that the intern will initiate (not finish) a clinical research project that they can then work on over the next few months to a year. The project should be designed such that the resident can contribute to significantly to the success of a project or take on the project under the guidance of the faculty mentor.
Research Centers
Clinical Research Office for Surgery and Trauma
Multidisciplinary Acute Care Clinical Research Organization (MACRO)
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
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