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 Ave, 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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Allegheny Clinic
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UPMC Neurological Institute-Mercy
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Areas of Expertise
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- 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.