Overview
Melanie Ward is a Neurologist in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Ward is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. Her top areas of expertise are Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Rasmussen Encephalitis. Dr. Ward is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1 Medical Ctr Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506
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 Neurological Institute - Mercy
George Wittenberg, MD, PhD is a neurologist and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of California School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Wittenberg’s clinical interests include stroke rehabilitation, rehabilitation robotics, brain mechanisms of arm control, and motor deficits after stroke. His research interests include using transcranial magnetic stimulation and functional imaging to understand motor cortical reorganization following stroke and designing and testing new methods for neurorehabilitation. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, the Neural Control of Movement Society, the International Society of Motor Control, the American Neurological Association, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. View the full list of Dr. Wittenberg’s publications on PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Wittenberg%2C+GF. Dr. Wittenberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Spasticity, Hemiplegia, and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Shumaila Sultan is a Neurologist in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Sultan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3. Dr. Sultan is currently accepting new patients.
Excela Health Physician Practices, Inc
Mary Kovacik-Eicher is a Neurologist in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kovacik-Eicher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Spasticity, Epilepsy, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Dr. Ward isDistinguished. Learn about Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)Dr. Ward isDistinguished. Learn about Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).
- Advanced
- Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
- Neuromyelitis OpticaDr. Ward isAdvanced. Learn about Neuromyelitis Optica.
- Optic NeuritisDr. Ward isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Neuritis.
- Rasmussen EncephalitisDr. Ward isAdvanced. Learn about Rasmussen Encephalitis.
- Experienced
- Aicardi-Goutieres SyndromeDr. Ward isExperienced. Learn about Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome.
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Ward isExperienced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Bell's PalsyDr. Ward isExperienced. Learn about Bell's Palsy.
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Ward isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Conversion DisorderDr. Ward isExperienced. Learn about Conversion Disorder.