Dr. Stephen A. Mendelson

Ozgur Dede, MD, is a double fellowship trained, board-certified pediatric orthopaedic and spine surgeon at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Dede earned his medical degree from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey where he also completed his orthopaedic surgery residency training. He pursued subspecialty training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery and spine surgery in the United States and completed 4 years of surgical fellowship training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, and the UCSF Spine Center. His clinical interests include treatment of spinal problems in children including scoliosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, cervical instability, disc herniation and spinal stenosis. He also treats neuromuscular conditions including cerebral palsy and spina bifida, arthrogryposis and other syndromic afflictions.  His research interests include the non-operative and operative management of all types of pediatric scoliosis as well as management of hip and lower extremity deformities in children with spasticity. View Dr. Dede’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Dede is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD). His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Caudal Regression Syndrome, Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Jessica Hughes is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hughes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD). Her top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Claw Foot, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, and Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD). Dr. Hughes is currently accepting new patients.

Preetha Sinha is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sinha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD). Her top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, and Distal Arthrogryposis Type 6. Dr. Sinha is currently accepting new patients.