Alexandra Urban, MD, FAAN, FAES, is the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and a Professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC. Her contributions to the field have been recognized by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Epilepsy Society (AES), both of which have awarded her Fellow status. Dr. Urban is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Page Pennell is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pennell is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Pennell is currently accepting new patients.

James Valeriano is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Valeriano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

Anto Bagic is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bagic is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

Marina Zaretskaya is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zaretskaya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Myasthenia Gravis, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Serotonin Syndrome. Dr. Zaretskaya is currently accepting new patients.

Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran, MD, is a neurologist and is certified in neurology, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is associate director of the Epilepsy Fellowship and the associate director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship in the Department of Neurology. She is also an assistant professor in the Epilepsy Division in the Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from West Virginia University and completed her residency at West Virginia University, followed by her fellowships at Mayo Clinic and Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Rajasekaran is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Memory Loss.

Thandar Aung is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Aung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Cortical Dysplasia, Bilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Rafeed Alkawadri is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Alkawadri is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.

Taylor Abel is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Abel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Absence Seizure, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

William Welch is a Pediatric Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Welch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Welch is currently accepting new patients.

Andrea Synowiec is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Synowiec is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Status Epilepticus.

Carolina Cuello, MD, specializes in neurology and is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She practices at UPMC Neurological Institute-Mercy and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Passavant, and UPMC East. Dr. Cuello completed her medical education at Universidad de Buenos Aires, residency at Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires and SUNY Upstate University, and fellowship at Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule. Dr. Cuello is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Transient Global Amnesia, and Epilepsy.

Joanna Fong is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Fong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

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 Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

Rahiwa Gebre is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gebre is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Gebre is currently accepting new patients.

Yoshimi Sogawa is a Pediatric Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sogawa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Sogawa is currently accepting new patients.

Anne Van Cott is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Van Cott is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Traumatic Brain Injury.

Dr. Gross is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Gross specializes in cerebrovascular neurosurgery for the treatment of brain and spinal cord vascular disorders such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulas, and cavernous malformations. His other clinical interests include embolization of brain and spinal cord tumors; cervical, intracranial, and venous stenting; and revascularization for acute ischemic stroke. Dr. Gross’ research is concentrated in cerebrovascular neurosurgery; he has written over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. His interests include natural history, treatment approaches and outcomes research in the management of aneurysms and vascular malformations of the neuraxis. Dr. Gross graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Northwestern University with a degree in chemistry and earned his medical degree at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He went on to complete an endovascular fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute. Bradley Gross, MD, specializes in neurosurgery and is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurosurgery and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and UPMC Shadyside. He completed his fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute, residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and medical education at Northwestern University. Dr. Gross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

Jussie Lima is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lima is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Brain Aneurysm, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement. Dr. Lima is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Kaufmann is clinical assistant professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is Chief of Neurosurgery at UPMC Mercy. He maintains a general neurosurgery practice with an emphasis on treating degenerative disorders of the spine and traumatic injuries of the brain and spine. He also has an interest in complex spinal reconstructive surgery for conditions involving spinal deformity and brain tumors. Dr. Kaufmann received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and completed a general surgery internship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He performed his neurosurgical residency at Montefiore Medical Center and the Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. He is board certified in neurological surgery. Dr. Kaufmann is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society. David Kaufmann, MD, specializes in neurosurgery and is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurosurgery aand is affiliated with UPMC Mercy and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. He completed his residency at Montefiore Medical Center and medical education at Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kaufmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Stroke, Apoplexy, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.