Overview
Melissa Burgess is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Burgess has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ependymoma. Her top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Liposarcoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Chondrosarcoma, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 38 peer reviewed articles and participating in 27 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
200 Lothrop St, Muh 4 East, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Burgess 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.
26 Clinical Trials
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University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
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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
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Burgess isElite. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ChondrosarcomaDr. Burgess isElite. Learn about Chondrosarcoma.
- LiposarcomaDr. Burgess isElite. Learn about Liposarcoma.
- Merkel Cell CarcinomaDr. Burgess isElite. Learn about Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
- Synovial SarcomaDr. Burgess isElite. Learn about Synovial Sarcoma.
- Distinguished
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Burgess isDistinguished. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Burgess isDistinguished. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Burgess isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell TumorDr. Burgess isDistinguished. Learn about Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor.
- Epithelioid SarcomaDr. Burgess isDistinguished. Learn about Epithelioid Sarcoma.
- Ewing SarcomaDr. Burgess isDistinguished. Learn about Ewing Sarcoma.
- Advanced
- Angiosarcoma of the LiverDr. Burgess isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma of the Liver.
- Angiosarcoma of the ScalpDr. Burgess isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma of the Scalp.
- AstrocytomaDr. Burgess isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- ChordomaDr. Burgess isAdvanced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Desmoid TumorDr. Burgess isAdvanced. Learn about Desmoid Tumor.
- Experienced
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Burgess isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Adrenal CancerDr. Burgess isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Burgess isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Burgess isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Basal Cell Skin CancerDr. Burgess isExperienced. Learn about Basal Cell Skin Cancer.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Burgess isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.