Overview
Taylor Abel is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Abel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Absence Seizure, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 121 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Arachnoid Cysts.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
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- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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.
3 Clinical Trials
Allegheny Clinic
Jody Leonardo is a Neurosurgery provider in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Dr. Leonardo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Arachnoid Cysts, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Vertebroplasty, and Endoscopy.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Dr. Gardner is the Peter J. Jannetta Endowed Chair of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the Center for Skull Base Surgery. He specializes in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, pituitary tumors, Neuroendoport brain surgery, and vascular neurosurgery. Dr. Gardner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Nerve Decompression.
Allegheny Clinic
David Oliver-Smith is a Neurosurgery provider in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. Dr. Oliver-Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Porencephaly, Schizencephaly, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- EpilepsyDr. Abel isElite. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Distinguished
- SeizuresDr. Abel isDistinguished. Learn about Seizures.
- Advanced
- Absence SeizureDr. Abel isAdvanced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Abel isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Bone TumorDr. Abel isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain TumorDr. Abel isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Abel isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Abel isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- CraniosynostosisDr. Abel isExperienced. Learn about Craniosynostosis.