Dr. Elizabeth M. Leimer
Overview
Elizabeth Leimer, MD, PhD specializes in chronic pain management. Dr. Leimer completed her fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, residency at Oregon Health & Science University and medical degree at Albany Medical College. Dr. Leimer offers a multimodal approach to spine and musculoskeletal pain, with an expertise in interventional procedures.
Dr. Leimer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, and Invertebral Disc Disease.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Chronic Pain.
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Locations
3601 5th Avenue, Floor 6, 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.
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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
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Leimer isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Chronic PainDr. Leimer isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Complex Regional Pain SyndromeDr. Leimer isExperienced. Learn about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Leimer isExperienced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- NeuralgiaDr. Leimer isExperienced. Learn about Neuralgia.