Dr. Alexandra Urban
Overview
Alexandra Urban, MD, FAAN, FAES, is the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and a Professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC. Her contributions to the field have been recognized by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Epilepsy Society (AES), both of which have awarded her Fellow status.
Dr. Urban is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 36 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 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.
Frank Lieberman is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lieberman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Jan Drappatz, MD, is a neuro-oncologist, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the director of the Neuro-oncology program at UPMC. Dr. Drappatz specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors and neurologic complications of cancer. Dr. Drappatz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Megan M. Mantica, MD, is an assistant professor of neurology and medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the division of hematology/oncology. She specializes in the treatment of adult high grade gliomas, central nervous system lymphoma, and neurological complications of cancer treatment. Her translational research interests include womenís neuro-oncology, reproductive neuro-oncology and metastatic brain disease, and high grade gliomas. Dr. Mantica is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, and Astrocytoma.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- SeizuresDr. Urban isElite. Learn about Seizures.
- Distinguished
- EpilepsyDr. Urban isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Urban isDistinguished. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- Memory LossDr. Urban isDistinguished. Learn about Memory Loss.
- Advanced
- Absence SeizureDr. Urban isAdvanced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Partial Familial EpilepsyDr. Urban isAdvanced. Learn about Partial Familial Epilepsy.
- Partial SeizureDr. Urban isAdvanced. Learn about Partial Seizure.
- Experienced
- AstrocytomaDr. Urban isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
- Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Urban isExperienced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.
- Brain TumorDr. Urban isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.