KatherineMollReitzMDMSc(She/Her)

Vascular Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

General Surgery and Early Specialization Vascular Surgery Resident

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Office
200 Lothrop St
# F600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-2345

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 2022 - 2024
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2015 - 2022
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2014

Clinical Trials

Effects of Metformin in a Non-Diabetic Patient Population Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 22
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
MetfOrmin BenefIts Lower Extremities With Intermittent Claudication Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 01
Recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Markers of optimal medical therapy are associated with improved limb outcomes after elective revascularization for intermittent claudication.
Marissa C Jarosinski, Muhammed S Hafeez, Natalie D Sridharan, Elizabeth A Andraska, Joseph M Meyer
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2025-01-01
1 citations
Contemporary National Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Limb Ischemia.
Marissa C Jarosinski, Jason N Kennedy, Stuthi Iyer, Edith Tzeng, Mohammad Eslami
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2025-01-01
The Natural History of Portal Venous System Aneurysms.
Mary A Binko, Elizabeth A Andraska, Katherine M Reitz, Robert M Handzel, Michael J Singh
Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2024-12-27

Journal Articles

Pharmacologic Prehabilitation—What About “The Polypill”?
Katherine M Reitz, Matthew D Neal, JAMA Surgery
Association Between Preoperative Metformin Exposure and Postoperative Outcomes in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Katherine M Reitz, Edith Tzeng, Timothy R Billiar, Brian S Zuckerbraun, Richard L Simmons, Matthew R Rosengart, Matthew D Neal, JAMA Surgery
Treating the Patient with Appendicitis, Not Just the Appendicitis
Brian S Zuckerbraun, Katherine M Reitz, JAMA
A Case of Vibrio vulnificus Septicemia in a Patient with Gastric Bypass Surgery
Katherine Reitz, Peter Allen, Giselle Hamad, Alain Corcos, Surgical Infections Case Reports, 8/1/2016
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Authored Content

Pharmacologic Prehabilitation—What About “The Polypill”?August 2020
Association Between Preoperative Metformin Exposure and Postoperative Outcomes in Adults with Type 2 DiabetesApril 2020
Comparable Perioperative Mortality Outcomes in Younger Patients Undergoing Elective Open and Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm RepairOctober 2017

Press Mentions

Early Sepsis Control Tied to Lower 90-Day MortalityJuly 14th, 2022
Surgery Still Best Approach for AppendicitisNovember 16th, 2018

Grant Support

Vascular Training GrantNHLBIPresent
Frontline Innovation ProgramBeckwith InstitutePresent