AndrewHUrbachMD

Pediatrics • Pittsburgh, PA

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
3414 5th Ave
Bldg
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-692-5135

Fax+1 412-692-7038

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationChief Residency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1983
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pediatrics, 1979 - 1982
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1979
University of RochesterBA, Biology, 1971 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1980 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

10th Most Beautiful Hospital in the World Health Execnews.com - Lead Physician Designer, 2012
Four Star Pediatrician Professional Research Consultants Inc, 2005, 2006
CHP Service Star – Nominee 1999
Teacher of the Year Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1987
Pediatric Radiology 1983
Distinction University of Rochester, 1975
New York State Regents Scholarship 1971
Who's Who in American High School Students 1971
Golden Apple Finalist, Teacher of the Year University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
The Best Doctors in America Cited in Pittsburgh Magazine, 1996-2013
CHP – Patient Satisfaction 2003, 2004, 2008
Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians 2002-2012
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

33 citations
Changing concepts: Liver replacement for hereditary tyrosinemia and hepatoma
Thomas E. Starzl, Basil J. Zitelli, Byers W. Shaw, Shunzaburo Iwatsuki, J. Carlton Gartner
The Journal of Pediatrics. 1985-04-01
34 citations
Condition HELP: a pediatric rapid response team triggered by patients and parents.
Bonnie S. Dean, Michael J Decker, Diane Hupp, Andrew H. Urbach, Elizabeth Lewis
Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2008-05-06
51 citations
Evaluation of the pediatric patient for liver transplantation.
Zitelli Bj, Malatack Jj, JC Gartner, Urbach Ah, Williams L
Pediatrics. 1986-10-01

Journal Articles

Cat scratch disease without adenopathy.
Malatack JJ, Altman HA, Nard JA, Wiener ES, Urbach AH, McGregor RS, J Pediatr l989; ll4:l0l-l04
The most serious environmental disease of American children or an epidemic by edict?
Urbach AH, CHP Physician's Quarterly
What's behind that chronic cough?
Urbach AH, Bloom MD, Mendelsohn MJ, McIntire SC, Gartner JC, Zitelli BJ, Contemp Pediatr 1993; 10:106-127
Animal induced injuries and disease, neonatal jaundice, viral infections and immunizations.
McIntire SC, Urbach AH, Bloom MD, Mendelsohn MJ, Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC, Curr Opin Pediatr: Office Practice 1993; 5:503-517
Liver transplantation in children: A pediatrician's perspective.
Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, Zamberlain K, Pediatr Ann 1991;20:691-698
Detection of human immunodeficiency virus by virus culture and polymerase chain reaction in children born to seropositive mothers.
Gupta P, Brady M, Raabe M, Urbach A, JAIDS 1991; 4:1004-1006
Getting the tick off.
Urbach AH, Weinberg ST, Crumrine PK, McGregor RS, Contemp Pediatr l988; 5(ll):ll
Elevated alpha-fetoprotein in a neonate with a benign hemangioendothelioma of the liver.
Urbach AH, Zitelli BJ, Blatt J, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Pediatrics l987; 80:596-597
Proteus syndrome: Emphasis on the pulmonary manifestations.
Newman B, Urbach AH, Orenstein D, Dickman PS, Pediatr Radiol 1994; 24:189-193
Human immunodeficiency virus type I from children with or without AIDS have similar in vitro biologic properties.
Gupta P, Urbach A, Cosentino L, Brooks I, Thampatty P, Brady M, AIDS 1993; 7:1561-1564
An unusual case of relapsing myositis in a twelve year old child.
Lucas KG, Urbach AH, Clin Pediatr 1993; 32:438-442
Rooster attacks in childhood.
McGregor RS, Kavle EC, Urbach AH, Pediatric Emergency Care 1992; 8:216-217
Systemic lupus erythematosus in a boy with chronic granulomatous disease: Case report and review of the literature.
Manzi S, Urbach AH, McCune AB, Altman HA, Kaplan SS, Medsger TA, Ramsey- Goldman R, Arthritis and Rheumatism 1991; 34:101-105
Orthotopic liver transplantation, Epstein-Barr virus, cyclosporine and lymphoproliferative disease - A growing concern.
Malatack JJ, Gartner JC, Urbach AH, Zitelli BJ, J Pediatr 1991; 118(5): 667-675
Lymphoma and hypercalcemia in a pediatric orthotopic liver transplant patient.
Nakazato P, Esquivel CO, Urbach AH, Makowka L, Scantlebury V, Jaffe R, Starzl TE, Transplantation 1989; 48:1003-1006
Kawasaki syndrome and perineal rash.
Urbach AH, McGregor RS, Malatack JJ, Gartner JC Jr, Zitelli BJ, Am J Dis Child l988; l42:ll74-ll76
Heart-liver transplantation in a patient with familial hyper- cholesterolemia.
Starzl TE, Bilheimer DW, Bahnson HT, Shaw BW Jr, Hardesty RL, Griffith BP, Iwatsuki S, Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, Lancet 1984 June;1:1382-1383
Varicella in pediatric orthotopic liver transplant recipients.
McGregor RS, Zitelli BJ, Urbach AH, Malatack AH, Gartner JC, Pediatrics 1989; 83:256-261
Pyoderma gangrenosum as a manifestation of leukemia in childhood.
Gilman AL, Cohen BA, Urbach AH, Blatt J, Pediatrics l988; 8l:846-848
Changes in lifestyle after liver transplantation.
Zitelli BJ, Miller JW, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, Belle SH, Williams L, Kirkpartrick B, Starzl TE, Pediatrics l988; 82:l73-l80
Consultative pediatrics: A role for the generalist in an academic setting.
Gartner JC Jr, Zitelli BJ, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, McGregor RS, J Pediatr l988; ll2:l035-l038
Choosing a pediatric recipient for orthotopic liver transplantation.
Malatack JJ, Schaid DJ, Urbach AH, Gartner JC, Zitelli BJ, Rockette H, Starzl TE, Iwatsuki S, Shaw BW, J Pediatr l987; lll; 479-489
Linear Growth Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Urbach AH, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Zitelli BJ, Iwatsuki S, Shaw BW, Starzl TE, Am J Dis Child l987; l4l:547-549
Isolation of human immunodeficiency virus and detection of HIV DNA sequences in the brain of an ELISA antibody-negative child with acquired immune deficiency syndrome ...
Ragni MV, Urbach AH, Taylor S, Claassen D, Gupta P, Lewis JH, Shaw GM, Ho DD, J Pediatr 1987; 110:892-894
Hepatic infarction and acute liver failure in children with extrahepatic biliary atresia and cirrhosis.
Gartner JC, Jaffe R, Malatack JJ, Zitelli BJ, Urbach AH, J Ped Surg 1987; XXII:360-362
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Books/Book Chapters

Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis.
Chapter: Rheumatology
Urbach AH, Londino AVEditors: Zitelli BJ, Davis HW.Mosby-Wolfe Publishing Company, St. LouisEdition 3,
Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis.
Chapter: Rheumatology
McIntire S, Bloom M, Urbach AEditors: Zitelli BJ, Davis HW.Mosby-Wolfe Publishing Company, St. Louis, MOEdition 4,
Pediatrics: A Problem-Based Review.
Chapter: Pruritis and eczematoid rash in a 6-year-old boy
Urbach AHEditors: Burg FD, Vaughn VC.WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA
Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy.
Chapter: Scabies
Page 974 - 976Urbach AHEditors: Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Wald ER, Polin RA.WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA
Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy.
Chapter: Lice
Page 976 - 977Urbach AHEditors: Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Wald ER, Polin RA.WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia PA
Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy.
Chapter: Pinworms
Page 165 - 166Urbach AHEditors: Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Wald ER, Polin RA.WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia PA
Common and Chronic Symptoms in Pediatrics.
Chapter: Swelling/Edema
Urbach AHEditors: Gartner JC, Zitelli BJ.Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis
Common and Chronic Symptoms in Pediatrics.
Chapter: Approach to the Child with Multiple Congenital Anomalies
Urbach AHEditors: Gartner JC, Zitelli BJ.Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis
Common and Chronic Symptoms in Pediatrics.
Chapter: Constipation
Urbach AHEditors: Gartner JC, Zitelli BJ.Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis
Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis.
Chapter: Allergy and Immunology
Skoner D, Urbach AH, Fireman PEditors: Zitelli BJ, Davis HW.Mosby-Wolfe Publishing Company, St. LouisEdition 3,
Hepatic Transplantation.
Chapter: Pediatric Hepatology: A three year experience with pediatric liver transplantation with cyclosporine and steriods
Page 61 - 73Zitelli BJ, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, Gartner JC Jr, Shaw W Jr, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TEEditors: Winter PM, Kang YG.Praeger Special Studies, Philadelphia, PA
Liver Transplantation in Children.
Chapter: Aspects of pediatric liver transplantation: I. Choosing a recipient II
Zitelli BJ, Malatack JJ, Zamberlan KW, Olsen JF, Miller JW, Gartner JC, Urbach AH, Belle SHEditors: Willital GH, deHemptinne B, Lehmann RR, Kerremans I, Maragakis M.Wolfgang Pabst Verlag, Lengerich, Berlin, Wien, Zagreb, Germany
Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy.
Chapter: Pinworms
Urbach AHEditors: Burg FD, Ingelfinger JR, Wald ER.WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia
Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis.
Chapter: Allergy and Immunology
Skoner D, Urbach A, Fireman PEditors: Zitelli BJ, Davis HW.Gower Medical Publishing, New YorkEdition 2,
Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis.
Chapter: Rheumatology
Urbach AHEditors: Zitelli BJ, Davis HW.Gower Medical Publishing, New YorkEdition 2,
Baby Talk.
Chapter: The Common Cold
Page 34 - 35Urbach AH
Pediatric Hepatology.
Chapter: Systemic Disorders in Children Associated with Hepatobiliary Dysfunction
Page 203 - 222Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC, Jr., Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, McGregor RSEditors: Balistreri NF, Stocker JT.Hemisphere Publishing Corp, Washington D.C
Pediatric Hepatology.
Chapter: Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Page 363 - 376Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC, Jr., Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, McGregor RSEditors: Balistreri WF, Stocker JT.Hemisphere Publishing Corp, Washington D.C
Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis.
Chapter: Pediatric Rheumatology
Urbach AHEditors: Zitelli BJ, Davis HW.CV Mosby Co, St. Louis, and Gower Medical Publishing, New York
Renal- Genitourinary Disorders: Progression, Replacement Therapy, Growth.
Chapter: Pediatric liver transplantation: Prospects for linear growth
Urbach AH, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Zitelli BJ, Starzl TEEditors: Strauss J.University of Miami Press, Miami
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Abstracts/Posters

The Impact of Recipient Medical Condition on Liver Transplant Survival.
Malatack JJ, Schaid D, Urbach AH, Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC, Pediatr Res l986; 20(4):245A
Roomful of Comfort.
Lewis, E; Urbach AH, Patient and Family Centered Care Conference. Pittsburgh, PA
Family Advisory Board’s Role in Safety, Quality and Service.
Lewis E; Urbach AH, Patient and Family Centered Care Conference. Pittsburgh, PA
Long-term outcome of pediatric liver transplant patients.
Zitelli BJ, Malatack JJ, Olsen JF, Miller JW, Gartner JC, Urbach AH, Belle SH, Second International Congress on Pediatric Transplantation, Paris, France
Familial cryptic translocation identified with FISH.
Sell SL, Wenger SL, Urbach AH, Steele MW, 46th Annual Meeting of ASHG, San Francisco CA
Pulmonary Disease in Proteus Syndrome.
Newman B, Urbach A, Orenstein D, Dickman P, 35th meeting of The Society for Pediatric Radiology, Orlando, FL
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation, Epstein-Barr Virus, Cyclosporine and Lymphoproliferative Syndrome - A Growing Concern.
Malatack JJ, Gartner JC, Zitelli BJ, Urbach AH, Clinical Digest
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation, Epstein-Barr Virus, Cyclosporine and Lymphoproliferative Syndrome - A Growing Concern.
Malatack JJ, Gartner JC, Zitelli BJ, Urbach AH, Pediatr Res 1990; 27(4,2):110A
Varicella In Pediatric Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients.
McGregor R, Zitelli B, Urbach A, Malatack JJ, Gartner JC Jr, Abstracts International
Cat- Scratch Disease Without Adenopathy.
Malatack JJ, Altman H, Nard J, Weiner E, Urbach A, McGregor R, Abstracts International
Pediatric liver transplantation with cyclosporine and steroids.
Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, Shaw BW, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE, 87th Ross Conference on Pediatric Research, Neonatal choles- tasis: causes, syndromes, therapies, Litchfield Park, Arizona
Aspects of pediatric liver transplantation: I. Choosing a recipient II.
Zitelli BJ, Malatack JJ, Zamberlan KW, Olsen JF, Miller JW, Gartner JC, Urbach AH, Belle SH, International Conference on Liver Transplantation in Children: Munster, Germany
The who, when and how of liver transplants.
Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, Gartner JC Jr, Zitelli BJ, Contemp Pediatr l988; 5(3):l52-l66. Reprinted in Doctor Pediatria l989; 2:l4-23
Pediatric recipient selection from candidacy list.
Malatack JJ, Schaid DJ, Urbach AH, Gartner JC, Zitelli BJ, International Symposium on Pediatric Liver Transplantation; Barcelona, Spain
Systemic Disorders in Children Associated with Hepatobiliary Dysfunction.
Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC, Jr., Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, McGregor RS, Ninth Annual Conference on Pediatric Disease - Pediatric Hepatology, Aspen, Colorado
Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC, Jr., Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, McGregor RS, Ninth Annual Conference of Pediatric Disease - Pediatric Hepatology, Aspen, Colorado
Medical and psychosocial follow-up of pediatric patients 24 to 60 months after liver transplantation.
Zitelli BJ, Miller JW, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, International Course on Heart, Heart/Lung, Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Venice, Italy
Pediatric liver transplantation: Prospects for linear growth.
Urbach AH, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Zitelli BJ, Starzl TE, Nephrology Seminar XIII, Renal-Genitourinary Disorders: Progression, Replacement Therapy, Growth, Miami, Florida
Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Zitelli BJ, Gartner JC Jr, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, Miller JH, Williams L, Kirkpatrick B, Breenig MK, HO M, European Symposium on Liver Transplantation in Children; Brussels, Belgium
Pediatric Hepatology: A three year experience with pediatric liver transplantation with cyclosporine and steriods.
Zitelli BJ, Malatack JJ, Urbach AH, Gartner JC Jr, Shaw W Jr, Iwatsuki S, Starzl TE, First Symposium on Anesthesia and Liver Transplantation, Pittsburgh, PA
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Lectures

Approach to the Child with Septic Arthritis.
1989-present
Lead Poisoning.
1989-present
Cough.
1989-present
Infectious Diseases School Nurses Should Recognize.
1989-present
The Child with Multiple Congenital Anomalies.
1989-present
Encopresis.
1989-present
Hyponatremia/Water Intoxication.
1989-present
Back Pain.
1989-present
Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
1989-present
Approach to Well Child Care.
1989-present
Approach to the Child with Arthritis.
1989-present
Osteomyelitis.
1989-present
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
1989-present
Streptococcal Pharyngitis.
1989-present
Chronic Active Hepatitis and Immunodeficiency.
1989-present
The Role of Autopsy in Pediatrics.
1989-present
Death and Dying in the Pediatric Patient.
1989-present
Anemia.
1989-present
The Challenging Family.
1989-present
Medication Errors in Children.
1989-present
Children’s Hospital – Capabilities.
1989-present
Children’s Hospital – State of the Institution.
1989-present
Care Trends – Building Design.
1989-present
Understanding and Adapting to Emerging Health.
1989-present
Children’s Hospital Art Program.
1989-present
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Other

Scabies.
Urbach AH, Review of Pediatrics, National Self-Assessment Examination Program
Pinworms.
Urbach AH, Review of Pediatrics, National Self-Assessment Examination Program