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Liana L. Bittner, MD  

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"I love cats & dogs & babies."

Biography

I was born in USSR, LVOV. My family escaped oppression, prejudice and persecution in 1975. We moved to Pittsburgh, where I grew up and went to college. I went to medical school with the intent of being an OB/GYN. But as my medical school career advanced, I realized that I wanted to help all people. Family medicine would give me that opportunity with the variety of patients.

I matched at another family practice residency. It was not the sort of residency that was appropriate for me and I did not feel it was conducive to community practice of family medicine. With luck, I was able to transfer to AFP where I am very happy. Here I am able to take care of a full range of patients from OB and peds to internal medicine without having my feet stepped on. I feel that I have the freedom as a physician, I also feel safe that I can get guidance from any attending at anytime. Also, the residents stick together like family and help each other out.

I am planning on practicing as a solo practitioner in a group of 5 family physicians in 5 practices surrounding the Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, PA. The practice is owned by the Uniontown Hospital. I will take care of patients from birth to death, including OB. I have a strong interest in Women's Health and plan to perform colposcopies and cryosurgery. I am also interested in preventative health and procedures such as sigmoidoscopies and skin biopsies.

Facts

Undergraduate     University of Pittsburgh, Electrical Engineering, Biology
                                           
Medical School     Hahnemann University School of Medicine

Areas of interest

OB/Gyn, Chronic Illness, Rheumatology, Endocrinology

After hours interests