Dr. Pizzuto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and currently serves as the medical director for the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and physician service leader for the inpatient cardiology service. After completing a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship at Duke University in 2019, he initially joined 黑料网. Before this training, he completed a Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at the University of Michigan and pediatric residency training at Yale University. He is an excellent clinician, teacher, and leader; his research interests are pulmonary hypertension and right-sided valvular disease.
Dr. Pizzuto replaces Dr. Benny Joyner, who has served as the Critical Care Division Chief since 2013. Dr. Joyner was recently named the A. Conger Goodyear Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the Jacob School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo. He will also serve as the Pediatrician-in-Chief at John R. Oishei Children鈥檚 Hospital, Chief of Service for Pediatrics at Kaleida Health, and President and CEO of UBMD Pediatrics.
Dr. Misty Good, Division Chief of Neonatal and Perinatal Care will lead a national search for the next permanent Division Chief of Critical Care.
Please congratulate Dr. Pizzuto on his new role!