Dr. Stephen A. Mendelson
Overview
Stephen A. Mendelson, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh where he serves as director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma in the Benedum Trauma Center, program director for the Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship Program, and vice chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and attended the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Mendelson completed a residency in general orthopaedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, followed by a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic and spinal deformity at Children's Hospital of Washington with the University of Washington Medical School. Dr. Mendelson takes care of a wide variety of pediatric orthopaedic conditions including scoliosis, neuromuscular orthopaedics, pediatric orthopaedic trauma, hip diseases, and a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions in children involving the spine and both upper and lower extremities. He has been named one of Pittsburgh's “Top Doctors” by Best Doctors, Inc. in Pittsburgh Magazine, awarded the Golden Apple Award for resident education, and received a Spinal Deformity Advancement Award for his contribution to spinal deformity surgery. View Dr. Mendelson's full list of publications from PubMed.
Dr. Mendelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Caudal Regression Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Claw Foot, Clubfoot, Scoliosis, and Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2599 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley, PA 15143
205 Millers Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017
4401 Penn Avenue, 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.
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Daniel Drake is an Orthopedics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Drake is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Caudal Regression Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome, Caudal Regression Syndrome, and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
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Ozgur Dede, MD, is a double fellowship trained, board-certified pediatric orthopaedic and spine surgeon at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Dede earned his medical degree from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey where he also completed his orthopaedic surgery residency training. He pursued subspecialty training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery and spine surgery in the United States and completed 4 years of surgical fellowship training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, and the UCSF Spine Center. His clinical interests include treatment of spinal problems in children including scoliosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, cervical instability, disc herniation and spinal stenosis. He also treats neuromuscular conditions including cerebral palsy and spina bifida, arthrogryposis and other syndromic afflictions. His research interests include the non-operative and operative management of all types of pediatric scoliosis as well as management of hip and lower extremity deformities in children with spasticity. View Dr. Dede’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Dede is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Caudal Regression Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome, Caudal Regression Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
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Frank Grisafi is an Orthopedics provider in East Liverpool, Ohio. Dr. Grisafi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Caudal Regression Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Hip Replacement, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Grisafi is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Claw FootDr. Mendelson isAdvanced. Learn about Claw Foot.
- ClubfootDr. Mendelson isAdvanced. Learn about Clubfoot.
- ScoliosisDr. Mendelson isAdvanced. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Experienced
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex CongenitaDr. Mendelson isExperienced. Learn about Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita.
- Beukes Familial Hip DysplasiaDr. Mendelson isExperienced. Learn about Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia.
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Mendelson isExperienced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Collins Pope SyndromeDr. Mendelson isExperienced. Learn about Collins Pope Syndrome.
- Flat FeetDr. Mendelson isExperienced. Learn about Flat Feet.
- Knock KneesDr. Mendelson isExperienced. Learn about Knock Knees.