
Overview
Alaa Sada, MD, MS, is an endocrine surgeon who specializes in the treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disease/cancers and adrenal tumors. She is board-certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Sada completed her medical education at Damascus University Medical College and residency and fellowship at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Sada is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cushing's disease. Her top areas of expertise are Insulinoma, Adrenal Cancer, Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 37 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Cushing's disease.
Insurance
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
3601 5th Avenue, Falk Medical Building, Suite 6B, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sada has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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
- Elite
- InsulinomaDr. Sada isElite. Learn about Insulinoma.
- Distinguished
- Adrenal CancerDr. Sada isDistinguished. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Advanced
- Adrenocortical CarcinomaDr. Sada isAdvanced. Learn about Adrenocortical Carcinoma.
- Experienced
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Sada isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Cushing's diseaseDr. Sada isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's disease.
- Gastric BypassDr. Sada isExperienced. Learn about Gastric Bypass.
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Sada isExperienced. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- HyperparathyroidismDr. Sada isExperienced. Learn about Hyperparathyroidism.
- LymphadenectomyDr. Sada isExperienced. Learn about Lymphadenectomy.


