Gina Piscitello, MD, MS, FAAHPM, Assistant Professor in the Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dr. Piscitello is a palliative medicine physician and researcher at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the medical director of the inpatient palliative medicine consult service at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Her research interests focus on the intersection of clinical medical ethics and palliative medicine, including identifying and addressing disparities in care for patients with serious illnesses. Her work has been published in journals including JAMA, JAMA Health Forum, CHEST, and the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. She is passionate about promoting discussions and scholarship about clinical medical ethics locally and nationally.