Dr. Katherine M. Cobb
Overview
Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, MD, is a neurologist and joined the Division of Child Neurology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in September 2021. She is the associate director for medical student education and is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed her residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital, followed by her fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Cobb-Pitstick’s clinical and research interests include headache medicine and accompanying behavioral comorbidities. She has been the lead author on three studies involving various aspects of migraine and she is an active member of the American Headache Society, the Pediatric Neurology Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. View the full list of Dr. Cobb-Pitstick’s publications on PubMed.
Her top area of expertise is Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
11279 Perry Highway, Suite 202, Wexford, PA 15090
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
205 Millers Run Road, Floor 3, Bridgeville, PA 15017
4055 Monroeville Boulevard, Building 1, Monroeville, PA 15146
Clinical Research
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- Alternating Hemiplegia of ChildhoodDr. Cobb isExperienced. Learn about Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.