Our passion is education.
The Pittsburgh Partnership was founded in 2004 by two professional educators and physicians clinically experienced in the care of persons with PWS. Since then we have presented at countless conferences nationally and internationally and provided consultation to individual families, PWSA-USA, IPWSO, professional providers, medical specialists , and psychiatrists.
Linda M. Gourash, MD |
Janice L. Forster, MD |
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Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician
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Neurodevelopmental Psychiatrist
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Dr. Gourash is a board certified Pediatrician and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician. She received her medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School in Washington D.C., and completed her pediatric and subspecialty training at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh before serving on the full time faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry. As the Medical Director of the Prader-Willi and Behavioral Disorders Program of the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh she worked for more than 5 years almost exclusively with children and adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome and related disorders who were referred for inpatient crisis intervention for medical and behavioral problems from throughout the USA and Canada. Dr. Gourash has served on the Executive Board of the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of the USA and the PWSA Clinical Advisory Board. For over 15 years, she has provided clinical consultation for the International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization and the PWSA-USA. She provides consultation and educational programs throughout the US and internationally through Pittsburgh Partnership, Specialists in PWS. Dr. Gourash has a private practice for children with developmental disabilities, autism spectrum and Prader-Willi syndrome in Pittsburgh, PA.
Voicemail: (412) 831-0355 ext. 534 E-mail: pws@pittsburghpartnership.com Fax: (412) 854-5152 LM GOURASH, MD Curriculum Vitae 
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Dr. Forster is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in private practice in Pittsburgh, PA who specializes in Developmental Neuropsychiatry. She has had over 25 years of clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities. During the ten years that she served as a psychiatric consultant to an inpatient rehabilitation program, she evaluated over 250 individuals with PWS and has managed the severe manifestations of the disorder across all levels of care. She serves as a consultant for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of the USA and the International Prader-Willi Organization. Dr. Forster is co-founder of Pittsburgh Partnership, Specialists in PWS. She has presented by invitation nationally and internationally on the behavioral phenotype of PWS and psychiatric assessment and management of children and adults with the syndrome. Dr. Forster is featured with Dr. Gourash in a DVD produced by the PWSA which has recorded her presentations for more widespread distribution.
Dr. Forster is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and she completed her combined Pediatric Internship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and General Psychiatry residency through the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Telephone: (412) 247-5822 E-mail: pws@pittsburghpartnership.com Fax: (412) 344-7717 JL FORSTER, MD Curriculum Vitae
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