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photo Danielle Heffner, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: heffnerdl2@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882
Contact
Office: UPMC Montefiore, G100
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-4882
Fax: 412-692-4555
E-mail: heffnerdl2@upmc.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Crystal Lisowski
Phone: 412-692-4882
Fax: 412-692-4555
Education and Training
Education
BA, Neuroscience, University of Virginia, 2013
MD, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2020
Research Interest
Dr. Heffner has previously conducted research in nervous system development, telemedicine, and clinician burnout, subsequently earning several awards for the quality of her work.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Heffner's clinical interest is in Hospital Medicine. She helps to formulate inpatient care plans for patients with complex medical issues.
Educational Interest
Dr. Heffner works with internal medicine residents and medical students on their inpatient medicine rotations. She is the co-lead for the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course at the UPSOM and has taught physical exam to medical students in their pre-clerkship years. She is also a co-director for the UPMC Enhanced Observership Program for international medical school graduates. She served as co-director of General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 2022-2023.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
Kuhn, KD, Edamura, K, Bhatia, N, Cheng, I, Clark, SA, Haynes, CV, Heffner, DL, Kabir, F, Velasquez, J, Spano, AJ, Deppman, CD, Keeler, AB. Molecular Dissection of TNFR-TNFa Bidirectional Signaling Reveals Both Cooperative and Antagonistic Interactions With p75 Neurotrophic Factor Receptor in Axon Patterning. Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences. 2020; 103: 103467.
Heffner, DL, Thirumala, PD, Pokharna, P, Chang, Y, Wechsler, L. Outcomes of Spoke-Retained Telestroke Patients Versus Hub-Treated Patients After Intravenous Thrombolysis: Telestroke Patient Outcomes After Thrombolysis. Stroke. 2015; 46(11): 3161-7.
Wheeler, MA, Heffner, DL, Kim, S, Espy, SM, Spano, AJ, Cleland, CL, Deppmann, CD. TNFa/TNFR1 signaling is required for the development and function of primary nociceptors. Neuron. 2014; 82(3): 587-602.
Kodis, EJ, Smindak, RJ, Kefauver, JM, Heffner, DL. First Messengers. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. 2012.
Notable Achievements
HONORS Research Award, American Society of Hematology, 2019
Resident of the Month, UPMC Internal Medicine Residency, 2017
Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Scholarly Research Project, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2017
2nd place poster, IXth Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Neurological Society, 2014
Dean's Summer Research Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2014

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