Kevin Taffe

Dr. Taffe received his MD and PhD in neurobiology from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School prior to completing an internal medicine residency at UPMC Montefiore in 2004.

Prior to joining the faculty at Duquesne, Dr. Taffe has been on the teaching faculty at Allegheny General Hospital since 2004, where he has served as an assistant professor at Drexel University College of Medicine, associate program director of the internal medicine residency, and director of the resident continuity clinic at AGH. 

His interests include teaching physical exam skills and evidenced-based medicine. He has been recognized for his teaching skills on multiple occasions, winning the Drexel University Medicine Golden Apple award in 2019 and receiving the Claude R. Joyner Excellence in Teaching award through the residency program 12 separate times.

Dr. Taffe also has an interest in healthcare policy, and cofounded the Internal Medicine Health Policy and Physician Advocacy Interest Group at AGH in 2020. He serves as a member of the planning committee for the Society of General Internal Medicine national meeting, where he has also given presentations on productive policy discussions across the political aisle.

Dr. Taffe moved to Pittsburgh from Chicago, Illinois in 1977 and has remained here ever since. He is interested in foreign languages, reading diverse languages such as German, Italian, Swahili, and modern Greek on a regular basis.

• Ph.D. in Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School
• M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical School
• Internal Medicine Residency, UPMC Montefiore