AvihuZGazitMDFAAP
Pediatrics • Pittsburgh, PAPediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology
Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
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Office
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224Phone+1 314-286-1249Fax+1 314-361-0733
Summary
- Dr. Avihu Gazit is Division Chief, Pediatric CCM and co-director of the heart institute, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
His research focus is leveraging high resolution data and predictive analytics to improve outcomes of critically ill patients
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2005 - 2007- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Technion-Israel Inst of Technology Faculty of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2007 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2023 - 2024- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America
- Best Doctors in St. Louis
- Award of Excellence (cum laude) for graduate M.D. thesis Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1997
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Native aortic root thrombus leading to myocardial infarction in a single ventricle patient.Rod M Shinozaki, Mark C Johnson, Avihu Z Gazit
Cardiology in the Young. 2024-06-01 - Single Ventricular Assist Device Care and Outcomes for Failed Stage I Palliation: A Single-Center Decade of Experience.Blaire E Kulp, Marium N Khan, Avihu Z Gazit, Pirooz Eghtesady, Janet N Scheel
ASAIO Journal. 2024-06-01 - Lung Re-transplantation after prolonged veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in a child with chronic lung allograft dysfunction.Andres Herrera-Camino, Stuart C Sweet, Rebecca Pendino, Kirsten Brill Chod, Pirooz Eghtesady
Pediatric Transplantation. 2024-02-01
Press Mentions
Families Gather to Remember Children Lost to Congenital Heart DiseaseFebruary 11th, 2018
Happy Halloween from Dr. Avihu Gazit and...Dr. Gazit Jr. aka our #hearthero Ryan Laird. Ryan surprised him with his awesome costume." February 20th, 2020
The new Element in ICU DecisionsFebruary 20th, 2020- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Risk-based Patient Monitoring for Pediatric Cardiac PatientsNIH2018–2021
Committees
- Vice Chair, Research committee, SCCM Midwest Chapter 2022 - Present
- Member, Foundation Steering Committee, PCICS 2022 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Fellow
- Professional Association of Diving InstructorsMaster Diver
- Pediatric Data Science and Analytics-a subgroup of the PALISI networkMember
Other Languages
- Hebrew
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