Dr. Jason M. Edinger
Overview
Jason M. Edinger, DO, is clinical director of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is also director of the Cerebral Palsy Clinic, director of the Brain Injury Clinic, and associate director of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine fellowship program at UPMC Children’s. In addition to his roles at the Hospital, Dr. Edinger is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in pediatric rehabilitation medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and electrodiagnostic medicine. Dr. Edinger received his medical degree from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System and a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Edinger is the only pediatric rehab medicine physiatrist in the Pittsburgh area certified in electrodiagnostic medicine. In his role as the medical director of the Technology Assisted Children’s Home Program, he helps children that require medical technology transition to life outside of the hospital. He is also a co-founding member of Camp Inspire, an overnight camp specially designed for children on ventilators and volunteers time to other national and international programs. Dr. Edinger’s clinical and research interests include pediatric rehabilitation, spasticity management, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, electrodiagnostic studies, and international medical relief.
Dr. Edinger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Palsy. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Dysferlinopathy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
11279 Perry Highway, Suite 202, Wexford, PA 15090
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
205 Millers Run Road, Floor 3, Bridgeville, PA 15017
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Cerebral PalsyDr. Edinger isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Palsy.
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- Duchenne Muscular DystrophyDr. Edinger isExperienced. Learn about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
- DysferlinopathyDr. Edinger isExperienced. Learn about Dysferlinopathy.
- MicrocephalyDr. Edinger isExperienced. Learn about Microcephaly.
- Moebius SyndromeDr. Edinger isExperienced. Learn about Moebius Syndrome.
- Spastic Diplegia Infantile TypeDr. Edinger isExperienced. Learn about Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.