James F. Castellano
Experienced in Encephalitis

Dr. James F. Castellano

Neurology
UPMC
UPMC Department Of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Experienced in Encephalitis
UPMC
UPMC Department Of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

James Castellano, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and is certified in neurology and epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Castellano joined the UPMC Epilepsy Division in 2018. He is an assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and completed his residency and fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center.

Dr. Castellano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 28 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Encephalitis.

Graduate Institution
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai Medical
Residency
Montefiore Medical Center University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Montefiore Medical Center University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc Passavant
The Washington Hospital
Upmc Mercy
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Department of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Call: 412-663-6909

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.


27 Total Publications

Anatomo-Electro-Functional Investigations in Rolandic and Peri-Rolandic Epilepsies: A conceptual framework for Stereo-EEG.
Anatomo-Electro-Functional Investigations in Rolandic and Peri-Rolandic Epilepsies: A conceptual framework for Stereo-EEG.
Journal: Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
Published: January 19, 2025
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