Dr. Alan S. Plotzker
Overview
Alan Plotzker, MD, is a neurologist certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He received his medical degree from Washington University and completed his residency at Washington University, followed by his fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. View the full list of Dr. Plotzker’s publications on PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=plotzker%2C+A.
Dr. Plotzker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Plotzker isExperienced. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyDr. Plotzker isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
- Chronic PolyradiculoneuritisDr. Plotzker isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis.
- EncephalitisDr. Plotzker isExperienced. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Guillain-Barre SyndromeDr. Plotzker isExperienced. Learn about Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- Miller-Fisher SyndromeDr. Plotzker isExperienced. Learn about Miller-Fisher Syndrome.