Dr. McTigue joined the Pitt faculty in 2002. She is trained in internal medicine, preventive medicine, and public health and has joint appointments in Medicine, Epidemiology, and Clinical/Translational Science. Her research interests are in: (a) the prevention of chronic disease, with focuses on obesity, health behaviors, and information technology; (b) identifying effective approaches to engaging community members as research partners in patient-centered health research; and (c) infrastructure to support the use of real-world evidence in pragmatic research. As contact PI for the PaTH Clinical Research Network, a partnering network in PCORnet, Dr. McTigue works to design and support resources for investigators interested in research that leverages health record data and/or is integrated with patient care.
She previously served as course director for CLRES 2010, Clinical Research Methods, a core course for the Institute for Clinical Research Education. She is also a prior Director of the Clinical Scientist Track and Associate Director for Research for the International Scholars Track for internal medicine residents.
- BS, University of Notre Dame, 1989
- MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1992
- MD, MPH, University of Connecticut, 1996
- Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, 1999
- Residency in Preventive Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2002
- Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2002
Education & Training
McTigue KM, Wellman R, Nauman E, Anau J, Coley RY, Odor A, Tice J, Coleman KJ, Corcoulas A, Pardee RE, Toh S, Janning CD, Williams N, Cook A, Sturtevant JL, Hogan C, Arterburn D, PCORnet Bariatric Study Collaborative. Comparing the five-year diabetes outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass: The PCORnet bariatric study. JAMA Surg, 2020 May 1;155(5):e200087.
Conroy MB, McTigue KM, Bryce CL, Tudorascu D, Barone Gibbs B, Arnold J, Comer D, Hess R, Huber K, Simkin-Silverman LR, Fischer GS. Effect of electronic health record-based coaching on weight maintenance: A randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2019 Dec 3;171(111):777-784.
Forrest CB, McTigue KM, Hernandez AF, Cohen LW, Cruz H, Haynes K, Kaushal R, Kho AN, Marsolo KA, Nair VP, Platt R, Puro JE, Rothman RL, Shenkman EA, Waitman LR, Williams NA, Carton TW. PCORnet® 2020: Current state, accomplishments, and future directions. J Clin Epidemiol, 2021 Jan;129:60-67.
Mitchell GR, Hartelius EJ, McCoy D, McTigue KM. Deliberative stakeholder engagement in person-centered health research. Social Epistemology. 2021 May 23; 36:1, 21-42.
- Mack Lipkin Sr. Associate Member Award for an Outstanding Scientific Presentation by a Student, Resident, or Fellow at the Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, 2001
- Finalist, Milton W. Hamolsky Award for an Outstanding Scientific Presentation by a Junior Faculty Member at the Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, 2003
- Pitt Innovator Award, University of Pittsburgh, 2008
- Co-Recipient, Provost’s Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence Awards, 2014
- Founding Director, Trilogue Center for Real-World Evidence, 2022
