
Overview
James Sejvar, MD, specializes in neurology and is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurology and is affiliated with UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport. Dr. Sejvar completed his fellowship at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, residency at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, and medical education at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Dr. Sejvar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Encephalitis, and Zika Virus Disease.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 114 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
300 Halket Street, Suite 4500, 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.
UPMC Department Of Neurology
Page Pennell, MD, FAES, is a neurologist certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is Henry B. Higman Professor of Neurology and chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Michigan Health System. Dr. Pennell is an expert in the management of women with epilepsy during pregnancy. Her research studies focus on improving mother and child outcomes in pregnant women with epilepsy, and the effects of hormones on seizures. She has served as President of the American Epilepsy Society and on the Board of Directors for several organizations, including the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation. View the full list of Dr. Pennell's publications on PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Pennell+P&cauthor_id=31782407. Dr. Pennell is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
Allegheny Clinic
James Valeriano is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Valeriano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.
Alvaro Gutierrez is a Neurologist in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Gutierrez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
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
- Guillain-Barre SyndromeDr. Sejvar isElite. Learn about Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)Dr. Sejvar isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
- ADULT SyndromeDr. Sejvar isDistinguished. Learn about ADULT Syndrome.
- EncephalitisDr. Sejvar isDistinguished. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Zika Virus DiseaseDr. Sejvar isDistinguished. Learn about Zika Virus Disease.
- Advanced
- HypotoniaDr. Sejvar isAdvanced. Learn about Hypotonia.
- MeningitisDr. Sejvar isAdvanced. Learn about Meningitis.
- West Nile Virus InfectionDr. Sejvar isAdvanced. Learn about West Nile Virus Infection.
- Experienced
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Bacterial MeningitisDr. Sejvar isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Meningitis.
- Bell's PalsyDr. Sejvar isExperienced. Learn about Bell's Palsy.
- Brain AbscessDr. Sejvar isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- ChickenpoxDr. Sejvar isExperienced. Learn about Chickenpox.
- Cramp-Fasciculation SyndromeDr. Sejvar isExperienced. Learn about Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.

