He also serves as the Chief of Plastic Surgery and the Medical Director of the Wound Healing Center, both appointments at UPMC Passavant Hospital. In addition, he is the Co-Medical Director of the Wound Healing Center at UPMC McKeesport Hospital. Prior to working at Pitt and UPMC, Dr. Kathju was an Assistant Professor at Drexel University as well as an Attending Surgeon at Allegheny General Hospital where he served as Teaching Attending for numerous surgical residents, medical students, and undergraduates.