
Overview
Laurie Knepper, MD, is a neurologist and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and headache medicine by the UCNS Headache Medicine Board Center. She is an associate professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Iowa, followed by her fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Knepper’s clinical interests include standardized patient and hybrid simulation, as well as hormones and migraine management. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is an active member of the Women in Neurology Group. View the full list of Dr. Knepper’s publications on PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Knepper%2C+L.
Dr. Knepper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Central Pain Syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome, and West Syndrome.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
120 Lytton Avenue, Suite 300, 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 Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy in Children, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Central Pain SyndromeDr. Knepper isExperienced. Learn about Central Pain Syndrome.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Knepper isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic SeizuresDr. Knepper isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.
- Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal CrisisDr. Knepper isExperienced. Learn about Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis.
- MigraineDr. Knepper isExperienced. Learn about Migraine.
- Myoclonic EpilepsyDr. Knepper isExperienced. Learn about Myoclonic Epilepsy.

