Dr. Martin G. Piazza
Overview
Martin Piazza, MD, is a pediatric neurosurgeon. He is the surgical director of the Pediatric Surgical Movement Disorders and Neurosurgery Spinal Programs at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Piazza received his undergraduate degree in chemistry with a certificate in materials science and engineering from Princeton University. He earned his medical doctorate from Wake Forest School of Medicine. Dr. Piazza spent a year at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., as a fellow in the Medical Research Scholars Program. During this time, he performed research in the Surgical Neurology Branch focused on edema associated with pediatric and adult brain tumors. Dr. Piazza is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Hospitals neurosurgery residency program. He completed fellowships in pediatric neurosurgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and in pediatric spinal deformity at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia.
Dr. Piazza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cushing's disease. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Spasticity, and Spinal Fusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 17 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Cushing's disease.
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Brain TumorDr. Piazza isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Chiari MalformationDr. Piazza isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Piazza isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Cushing's diseaseDr. Piazza isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's disease.
- EpilepsyDr. Piazza isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- HemangioblastomaDr. Piazza isExperienced. Learn about Hemangioblastoma.