Posted on September 3, 2025
The Department of Surgery is proud to share that Dr. Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, has been named a Distinguished Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh — the highest honor awarded to faculty by the university. This prestigious recognition reflects Dr. Courcoulas’s pioneering contributions to the field, particularly her innovative research and evaluation of surgical weight loss procedures. Congratulations to Dr. Courcoulas on this outstanding and well-earned achievement.