Dr. Robyn Filipink
Overview
Robyn Filipink, MD, is director of the Movement Disorders Clinic, the Tourette Syndrome Clinic, and the Fragile X Clinic at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also a clinical associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Filipink is board certified in pediatrics and neurology with special qualifications in child neurology and neurodevelopmental disabilities. After completing medical school at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biological Sciences, she did her residency in neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) and started her faculty position at UPMC Children’s Hospital. She was awarded the UPMC Children’s Department of Pediatrics Junior Clinician Award during her first year on faculty. As director of the Movement Disorders Clinic and the Tourette Syndrome Clinic, Dr. Filipink evaluates, educates, and treats patients with a range of symptoms including tics, chorea, tremor, ataxia, dystonia, Parkinsonism, and related genetic neurodegenerative disorders. Her expertise in NDD expands her care to patients with autism spectrum disorder, neurodegenerative disorders, and genetic syndromes. As director of the Fragile X clinic, Dr. Filipink provides initial evaluations, referrals, and long term follow up care to children, adults, and their families who have Fragile X syndrome and Fragile X associated syndromes. This clinic participates in the Fragile X Clinical and Research Consortium. View Dr. Filipink's full list of publications from PubMed.
Dr. Filipink is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Down Syndrome, Chorea, Epilepsy, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3420 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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 Hillman Cancer Center
Jan Drappatz, MD, is a neuro-oncologist, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the director of the Neuro-oncology program at UPMC. Dr. Drappatz specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors and neurologic complications of cancer. Dr. Drappatz is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.
Frank Lieberman is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lieberman is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department Of Neurology
Raul Nogueira, MD, specializes in stroke and is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He practices at UPMC Stroke Institute at Mercy. Dr. Nogueira completed his medical degree and residency at Universidade Federal do Ceará followed by a residency and fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nogueira is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.
Areas of Expertise
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- Down SyndromeDr. Filipink isAdvanced. Learn about Down Syndrome.
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- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Filipink isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- ChoreaDr. Filipink isExperienced. Learn about Chorea.
- EpilepsyDr. Filipink isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.