Dr. Ozgur Dede
Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome, Caudal Regression Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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
UPMC Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery
Kurt R. Weiss, MD, began his affiliation with the UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1994 when he performed basic science research in the Ferguson Laboratory as an undergraduate student. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1997 and spent an additional year in the Ferguson Laboratory before matriculating to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr. Weiss is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Osteosarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Bone Tumor, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.
Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services Inc
Richard Tosti is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tosti is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Osteochondroma, Tennis Elbow, and Synovitis.
Allegheny Clinic
Lisa Ercolano is an Orthopedics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ercolano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. Her top areas of expertise are Juvenile Angiofibroma, Epithelioid Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma Embryonal, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Hip Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ScoliosisDr. Dede isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Advanced
- Beukes Familial Hip DysplasiaDr. Dede isAdvanced. Learn about Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia.
- BowlegsDr. Dede isAdvanced. Learn about Bowlegs.
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Dede isAdvanced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Claw FootDr. Dede isAdvanced. Learn about Claw Foot.
- ClubfootDr. Dede isAdvanced. Learn about Clubfoot.
- Congenital Bowing of Long Bones
- Experienced
- Accessory Navicular BoneDr. Dede isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Navicular Bone.
- Achard SyndromeDr. Dede isExperienced. Learn about Achard Syndrome.
- AchondroplasiaDr. Dede isExperienced. Learn about Achondroplasia.
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Dede isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Amniotic Band SyndromeDr. Dede isExperienced. Learn about Amniotic Band Syndrome.
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex CongenitaDr. Dede isExperienced. Learn about Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita.