Kishore Vellody MD

Dr. Kishore Vellody joined the Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine in 2005 immediately following completion of his pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. In 2009, Dr. Vellody became the director of the Down Syndrome Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and has led the expansion of the center in providing enhanced diagnostics and care coordination. His clinical expertise and exceptional bedside teaching skills as a pediatric hospitalist led to his induction into the School of Medicine’s Academy of Master Educators in 2012. He practices as a teaching hospitalist on the general pediatric wards at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, at the Children’s Home of Pittsburgh, and in the ambulatory setting through the Down Syndrome Center both at the main campus and several satellite locations.