Dr. Ellen Mitchell
Overview
Ellen Mitchell, MD, specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and is board-certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Mercy. Dr. Mitchell completed fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, residency at Nassau University Medical Center and medical degree at Drexel University.
Dr. Mitchell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Her top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, and Crigler-Najjar Syndrome.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
45th And Penn Avenue, Children's Hospital Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite 3200, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
203 Lothrop Street, Suite 718, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Mitchell has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
1 Clinical Trials
Child Development Unit In Oakland
View Dr. Gaesser's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Gaesser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Her top areas of expertise are Acromicric Dysplasia, Infantile Neutropenia, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).
Nathan Millard is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Millard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). His top areas of expertise are Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Medulloblastoma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, and Neuroblastoma.
Child Development Unit In Oakland
Alexis Franks, MD, is a specialist in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and is certified in Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Colorado at Denver School of Medicine and completed her Neurodevelopmental Disabilities residency at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Franks’s clinical interests include neurogenetic, neurometabolic, and intellectual developmental disorders, and her research interests include neurodevelopmental implications of exogenous perinatal exposures. She has multiple publications and is a member of the Child Neurology Society, the American Academy of Neurology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Neuroscience, and the American Medical Association. She lives in Pittsburgh with her family and enjoys hiking with her two Scottish terriers. View the full list of Dr. Franks’s publications on PubMed. Dr. Franks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Her top areas of expertise are Dysarthria, Hypotonia, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).
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
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- Brown SyndromeDr. Mitchell isAdvanced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- PapilledemaDr. Mitchell isAdvanced. Learn about Papilledema.
- StrabismusDr. Mitchell isAdvanced. Learn about Strabismus.
- Experienced
- AmblyopiaDr. Mitchell isExperienced. Learn about Amblyopia.
- AstigmatismDr. Mitchell isExperienced. Learn about Astigmatism.
- Crigler-Najjar SyndromeDr. Mitchell isExperienced. Learn about Crigler-Najjar Syndrome.
- EsotropiaDr. Mitchell isExperienced. Learn about Esotropia.
- HyphemaDr. Mitchell isExperienced. Learn about Hyphema.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. Mitchell isExperienced. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.