Dr. Boris B. Birmaher
Overview
Boris Birmaher, MD, specializes in psychiatry and is board-certified in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Birmaher completed his fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center, residencies at Columbia University Hospital and Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School and medical degree at Valle College of Medicine.
Dr. Birmaher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizophrenia. His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Asperger's Syndrome, and Schizophrenia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 295 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 9 articles in the study of Schizophrenia.
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Locations
100 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department Of Psychiatry
Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar, MD, specializes in psychiatry and is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Nimgaonkarcompleted his residency at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and Maudsley College Hospitals and medical degree at Christian Medical College. Dr. Nimgaonkar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizophrenia. His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), 15q11.2 Microdeletion, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
UPMC Western BH-Services For The Treatment Of Early Psychosis
Konasale Prasad, MD, specializes in psychiatry and is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is affiliated with UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Mercy, UPMC McKeesport and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Prasad received his medical degree from Government Medical College and completed residencies at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Oxford Deanery, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, in addition to fellowships at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Prasad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizophrenia. His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, and Alzheimer's Disease.
UPMC Western BH-Services For The Treatment Of Early Psychosis
Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhD, specializes in psychiatry and is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Ferrarelli completed his residencies at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, and medical degree at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Dr. Ferrarelli is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizophrenia. His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Areas of Expertise
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- Bipolar Disorder (BPD)Dr. Birmaher isElite. Learn about Bipolar Disorder (BPD).
- Advanced
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Experienced
- Asperger's SyndromeDr. Birmaher isExperienced. Learn about Asperger's Syndrome.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Birmaher isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Major DepressionDr. Birmaher isExperienced. Learn about Major Depression.
- SchizophreniaDr. Birmaher isExperienced. Learn about Schizophrenia.