
Overview
Ajitesh Ojha, MD, specializes in neurology and is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is director of the UPMC Neurology Residency Program and is a clinical assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Ojha completed his fellowship and residency at UPMC and completed his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. He is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Neurohospitalist Society.
Dr. Ojha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Neurosarcoidosis, and Tissue Biopsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy.
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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.
UPMC Department Of Neurology
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Allegheny Clinic
Molly Perkins is a Neurologist in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Perkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, CACH Syndrome, and Encephalitis.
UPMC Neurological Institute-Mercy
Marina Zaretskaya, MD, is a physician and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She received her medical degree from the Moscow Institute of Medicine and Dentistry and completed her residency at the Clinical Emergency Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, followed by her fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Zaretskaya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Myasthenia Gravis, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Serotonin Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- DeliriumDr. Ojha isExperienced. Learn about Delirium.
- DysarthriaDr. Ojha isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- EncephalitisDr. Ojha isExperienced. Learn about Encephalitis.
- EpilepsyDr. Ojha isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Ojha isExperienced. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- Herpes Simplex EncephalitisDr. Ojha isExperienced. Learn about Herpes Simplex Encephalitis.

