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Ozgur Dede, MD, is a double fellowship trained, board-certified pediatric orthopaedic and spine surgeon at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.Dr. Dede earned his medical degree from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey where he also completed his orthopaedic surgery residency training. He pursued subspecialty training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery and spine surgery in the United States and completed 4 years of surgical fellowship training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, and the UCSF Spine Center.His clinical interests include treatment of spinal problems in children including scoliosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, cervical instability, disc herniation and spinal stenosis. He also treats neuromuscular conditions including cerebral palsy and spina bifida, arthrogryposis and other syndromic afflictions.  His research interests include the non-operative and operative management of all types of pediatric scoliosis as well as management of hip and lower extremity deformities in children with spasticity.View Dr. Dede’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Dede is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scoliosis, Caudal Regression Syndrome, Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Dede is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Dede is currently accepting new patients.

Michael McClincy, MD, is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and is certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is head of the Adolescent and Young Adult Hip Preservation program at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. McClincy received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency at UPMC, followed by his fellowships in Sports Medicine and Hip Preservation at Boston Children's Hospital.Dr. McClincy’s clinical interests include the management of sports injuries in adolescent and young adult patients with a particular focus on hip disorders in this young, active population. He is also an active clinician-scientist, with 20% of his effort devoted to research endeavors. His research focuses on optimizing the care of young patients with common hip disorders, including femoroacetabular impingement, hip instability/dysplasia, and hip cartilage injuries.View Dr. McClincy's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Mcclincy is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Osteotomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Mcclincy is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Mcclincy is currently accepting new patients.

Kurt R. Weiss, MD, began his affiliation with the UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1994 when he performed basic science research in the Ferguson Laboratory as an undergraduate student. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1997 and spent an additional year in the Ferguson Laboratory before matriculating to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr. Weiss is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteosarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Bone Tumor, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Weiss is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Weiss is currently accepting new patients.