Hy Simhan, MD
Director, Clinical Innovation • Women’s Health Service Line, University of Pittsburgh/UPMC
Dr. Hyagriv (Hy) Simhan completed his undergraduate studies and medical school at Boston University. Following completion of his internship and residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Simhan completed fellowship training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Infectious Diseases and Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Simhan is a maternal-fetal medicine physician, experienced perinatal researcher, and leader in obstetrical care clinical innovation, quality, and safety. He is experienced in clinical and translational research, with a focus on infection/inflammation, and gene-environment interactions in preterm birth. He was a member of the IOM Committee on “Preterm Birth: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention” and a co-author of the Committee’s report. He has led single-center human subjects and translational projects in this arena and has participated collaboratively in protocol development, project design, enrollment, analysis, and publication of multicenter studies on the genetics of preterm birth.
Since 2002, he has led a clinical and translational research operation at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and MWRI that has recruited and retained thousands of pregnant subjects, collecting high-quality data, processed and assayed biological samples, and successfully conducted detailed follow-up. His ongoing work has been instrumental in deepening knowledge regarding the developmental origins of offspring phenotypes, including the biology of aging and neurocognitive development.
Dr. Simhan is the founding director of the Hatch program in UPMC’s Women’s Health Service Line. Hatch is designed to champion clinical innovation in technology, operations, and payment strategies to advance health across the continuum of care.
Hatch aims to accelerate advances in virtual care, population health, and patient engagement by coordinating, integrating, and effectively advancing progress for inpatients, outpatients, and the Pittsburgh community using the full capacity of UPMC.