Overview
Matthew Shepard is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shepard is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Rathke Cleft Cyst, Hemangioblastoma, Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Laminectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 91 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Metastatic Brain Tumor.
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Locations
314 E N Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
701 Broad St, Suite 431, Sewickley, PA 15143
320 E N Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
1001 9th Ave, Brackenridge, PA 15014
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.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Lawrence Lunsford is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lunsford is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Ajay Niranjan, MD, specializes in neurosurgery. He practices at the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurological Surgery and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Niranjan is associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from King George’s Medical College in Lucknow, India, where he also completed his neurosurgical residency. Dr. Niranjan then completed a fellowship in image-guided neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh. A leading expert on stereotactic radiosurgery, Dr. Niranjan has helped develop guidelines for stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary adenomas, arteriovenous malformations, acoustic neuromas, and brain metastases. Dr. Niranjan has co-authored more than 120 articles in journals such as Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, and Journal of Neuro-oncology; contributed more than 55 book chapters; and edited two books on stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Niranjan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Christopher Cifarelli is a Neurosurgery provider in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Cifarelli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery. Dr. Cifarelli is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Distinguished
- HemangioblastomaDr. Shepard isDistinguished. Learn about Hemangioblastoma.
- Rathke Cleft CystDr. Shepard isDistinguished. Learn about Rathke Cleft Cyst.
- Advanced
- Brain TumorDr. Shepard isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- HemangiomaDr. Shepard isAdvanced. Learn about Hemangioma.
- Hypothalamic TumorDr. Shepard isAdvanced. Learn about Hypothalamic Tumor.
- MeningiomaDr. Shepard isAdvanced. Learn about Meningioma.
- Metastatic Brain TumorDr. Shepard isAdvanced. Learn about Metastatic Brain Tumor.
- PineocytomaDr. Shepard isAdvanced. Learn about Pineocytoma.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Shepard isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- ApoplexyDr. Shepard isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArachnoiditisDr. Shepard isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- AstrocytomaDr. Shepard isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Shepard isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Shepard isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
