Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

David J. McAdams, MD
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Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director, Medical Consult Service

Director, Hospitalist Fellowship
Office: UPMC Montefiore Hospital, 825E
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-4888
Fax: 412-692-4555
E-mail: mcadamsdj@upmc.edu
Education
BS in Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, 1993
MS in Physiology, Georgetown University, 1994
MD, Georgetown University, 1998
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Hospitalist medicine and training programs
Hospital quality improvement and patient safety
Developing tools for billing and length of stay
 
Profile
Dr. McAdams has been with the Division of General Internal Medicine since 1998, when he completed his residency training at UPMC. He serves mainly as a hospitalist at UPMC Montifiore and UPMC Presbyterian. In this capacity, Dr. McAdams provides care and medical treatment to his medical partners' patients when they are admitted to the hospital. He also provides medical consultative services, acts as the medical director for the medical stepdown units, helps manage the hospitalist services at UPMC, and is a quality improvement officer for the Department of Medicine at UPMC. His primary interests revolve around inpatient services and include inpatient billing, overall quality improvement, and development of a hosptialist training program. He is also very active in teaching at the medical school and residency levels.
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