Dr. Hyagriv 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 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 adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Dr. Simhan is the founding director of the Hatch program in University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) 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.