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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
- 12 citationsIdentifying Risk for Acute Kidney Injury in Infants and Children Following Cardiac Arrest.Tara Neumayr, Jeff Gill, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Avihu Z. Gazit, Jose A. Pineda
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2017-10-01 - 8 citationsEvolution of Ventricular Assist Device Support Strategy in Children with Univentricular PhysiologyTaylor C. Merritt, Avihu Z. Gazit, Horacio G Carvajal, Brock K. Montgomery, Mark Shepard
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-10-25 - 15 citationsImpact of pulmonary vascular resistances in heart transplantation for congenital heart disease.Avihu Z. Gazit, Charles E. Canter
Current Cardiology Reviews. 2011-05-01
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
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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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