Dr. James F. Castellano
Overview
James Castellano, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and is certified in neurology and epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Castellano joined the UPMC Epilepsy Division in 2018. He is an assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and completed his residency and fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center.
Dr. Castellano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Epilepsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 27 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy.
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Locations
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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.
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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
- Advanced
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Castellano isAdvanced. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- Post-Traumatic EpilepsyDr. Castellano isAdvanced. Learn about Post-Traumatic Epilepsy.
- SeizuresDr. Castellano isAdvanced. Learn about Seizures.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Castellano isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Castellano isExperienced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Castellano isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- EncephalitisDr. Castellano isExperienced. Learn about Encephalitis.
- EpilepsyDr. Castellano isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Hypothalamic HamartomasDr. Castellano isExperienced. Learn about Hypothalamic Hamartomas.