Dr. Islam M. Zaydan
Overview
Islam Zaydan, MD, is a neurologist and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is co-director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence at the Pittsburgh VA Hospital. He is also an associate professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Alexandria University and completed his residency and fellowship at the Medical College of Virginia.
Dr. Zaydan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and Optic Neuritis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
1622 Locust Street, Floor 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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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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.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department Of Neurology
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.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Dr. Zaydan isDistinguished. Learn about Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Advanced
- Neuromyelitis OpticaDr. Zaydan isAdvanced. Learn about Neuromyelitis Optica.
- Optic NeuritisDr. Zaydan isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Neuritis.
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)
- Experienced
- Acute Cerebellar AtaxiaDr. Zaydan isExperienced. Learn about Acute Cerebellar Ataxia.
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- CACH SyndromeDr. Zaydan isExperienced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Zaydan isExperienced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- DysgraphiaDr. Zaydan isExperienced. Learn about Dysgraphia.
- EncephalitisDr. Zaydan isExperienced. Learn about Encephalitis.