Overview
Cara Sedney is a Neurosurgery provider in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Sedney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Spinal Cord Abscess, Subdural Hematoma, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy. Dr. Sedney is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 71 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1 Medical Ctr Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506
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.
1 Clinical Trials
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Dr. Okonkwo is professor of neurological surgery as well as clinical director of the Brain Trauma Research Center and director of the neurotrauma program. He also serves as director of the scoliosis and spinal deformity program at UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Okonkwo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Scoliosis, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Microdiscectomy.
Allegheny Clinic
Alexander Yu is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Yu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Subdural Hematoma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Awake Craniotomy, and Microdiscectomy.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Mercy
Dr. Kaufmann is clinical assistant professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is Chief of Neurosurgery at UPMC Mercy. He maintains a general neurosurgery practice with an emphasis on treating degenerative disorders of the spine and traumatic injuries of the brain and spine. He also has an interest in complex spinal reconstructive surgery for conditions involving spinal deformity and brain tumors. Dr. Kaufmann received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and completed a general surgery internship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He performed his neurosurgical residency at Montefiore Medical Center and the Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. He is board certified in neurological surgery. Dr. Kaufmann is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society. David Kaufmann, MD, specializes in neurosurgery and is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurosurgery aand is affiliated with UPMC Mercy and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. He completed his residency at Montefiore Medical Center and medical education at Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kaufmann is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Stroke, Apoplexy, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.
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
- Distinguished
- Spinal Cord AbscessDr. Sedney isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Cord Abscess.
- StrokeDr. Sedney isDistinguished. Learn about Stroke.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Sedney isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Sedney isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- DeliriumDr. Sedney isAdvanced. Learn about Delirium.
- Epidural AbscessDr. Sedney isAdvanced. Learn about Epidural Abscess.
- Osteopathia Striata Cranial Sclerosis
- Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
- Experienced
- Acromicric DysplasiaDr. Sedney isExperienced. Learn about Acromicric Dysplasia.
- Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis
- Brain AneurysmDr. Sedney isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Brain TumorDr. Sedney isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Buschke-Ollendorff SyndromeDr. Sedney isExperienced. Learn about Buschke-Ollendorff Syndrome.
- Cartilage-Hair HypoplasiaDr. Sedney isExperienced. Learn about Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia.

