Gretchen Shelesky
Experienced in Opioid Use Disorder

Dr. Gretchen Shelesky

Family Medicine
UPMC
UPMC St. Margaret Bloomfield-Garfield Family Health Center
5475 Penn Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Experienced in Opioid Use Disorder
UPMC
UPMC St. Margaret Bloomfield-Garfield Family Health Center
5475 Penn Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Gretchen Shelesky, MD, specializes in family medicine and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She practices at UPMC St. Margaret Bloomfield Garfield Family Health Center and is affiliated with UPMC St. Margaret. She completed her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling.

Dr. Shelesky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 31, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, and Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Family Medicine
Licenses
Family Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Family Medicine
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

UPMC St. Margaret Bloomfield-Garfield Family Health Center
5475 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Call: 412-284-4546

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.


5 Total Publications

Reevaluating the Measurement of Potency of Topical Corticosteroids.
Reevaluating the Measurement of Potency of Topical Corticosteroids.
Journal: American family physician
Published: June 15, 2022
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Areas of Expertise

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