
Overview
Sarah Tilstra, MD, specializes in interal medicine and is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and UPMC Shadyside. She completed her fellowship, residency and medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Tilstra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fecal Impaction. Her top areas of expertise are Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (mcEDS), Brittle Cornea Syndrome, Fecal Impaction, and Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 14 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3459 5th Avenue, UPMC Montefiore, 9 South, 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.
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Stull, Jarvis And Spinola Internal Medicine Associates - UPMC
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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
- Experienced
- Brittle Cornea SyndromeDr. Tilstra isExperienced. Learn about Brittle Cornea Syndrome.
- DiskitisDr. Tilstra isExperienced. Learn about Diskitis.
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)Dr. Tilstra isExperienced. Learn about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
- Fecal ImpactionDr. Tilstra isExperienced. Learn about Fecal Impaction.
- Juvenile Primary OsteoporosisDr. Tilstra isExperienced. Learn about Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis.
- Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (mcEDS)


