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The University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center together devote more resources to aging than almost any other academic system in the nation. As a result, U.S. News & World Report has ranked University of Pittsburgh Medical Center among the best hospitals in the nation citing 14 of the 16 medical specialties among the best. UPMC was ranked 8th in geriatrics in 2007 out of nearly 2,000 hospitals in the United States. Other age-related rankings for UPMC specialties include: 10th in rheumatology, 11th in psychiatry, 12th neurology and neurosurgery, cancer and orthopedics, 16th in respiratory diseases, 18th in Rehabilitation Medicine and 27th in Endocrinology.

Geriatric Medicine

Alzheimer's Disease

Cancer

Psychiatry

Arthritis

Osteoporosis

  • UPMC Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center focuses on treatment and management of this disabling condition affecting millions of women and men. Research into the development of this condition translates into innovative treatments. Prevention and treatment will impact on reduction of vertebral fractures and spinal deformities as well as other fractures that lead to significant loss of function and independence.

Incontinence

  • Urinary Incontinence Programs at UPMC Senior Care – Benedum Geriatric Center combines research and treatment, addressing a major precipitating factor for significant disability and dependency in the elderly. By recognizing the social, financial, and medical impacts caused by this symptom, then treating underlying diseases and conditions, UPMC's doctors, clinicians, and researchers develop treatment guidelines for the global community.

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