Department of Surgery

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Announces New Leadership

 

Congratulations to Marcus M. Malek, MD, FACS, FAAP, who has been announced the Clinical Director of the Division of Pediatric Surgery, and Paul Waltz, MD, who has been announced as the Associate Clinical Director of the Division of Pediatric Surgery. 

Dr. Malek received his medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, N.J., and completed his residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, followed by a pediatric surgery fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and a pediatric surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Malek’s research interests focus on adjunctive techniques in pediatric surgical oncology, including fluorescence-guided, and radio-guided surgery. He has published 48 articles and 6 book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at 51 local, national, and international conferences. Dr. Malek is actively involved in the Children’s Oncology Group Renal, Tumor and Surgical Committees. He is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Association of Academic Surgeons, International Society of Pediatric Surgical Oncologists, and the Pediatric Trauma Society.

Dr. Paul K. Waltz MD is a pediatric general surgeon and is board certified in pediatric and general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He is also the Surgical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Waltz received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his surgical residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center followed by his pediatric surgery fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Waltz has broad clinical interests and enjoys working with fellows, residents, and medical students. He precepts several courses for the third- and fourth-year medical students.