Overview
Darren De Sa is a Sports Medicine provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. De Sa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Bone Graft. His top areas of expertise are Hypermobile Joints, Tendinitis, Acute Pain, Shoulder Arthroscopy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 130 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Bone Graft.
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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 Community Medicine Inc
Justin Arner is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Arner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Bone Graft. His top areas of expertise are Hypermobile Joints, Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Endoscopy, and Osteotomy.
UPMC Sports Medicine
Volker Musahl, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon and is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine. He is the medical director of the UPMC Rooney Sports Medicine Complex, program director of the sports medicine fellowship program, and a professor of both bioengineering and orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. After receiving his medical degree from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg in Germany, Dr. Musahl moved to the United States where he completed his residency at UPMC, followed by a fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Dr. Musahl is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Bone Graft. His top areas of expertise are Hypermobile Joints, Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Osteotomy, and Endoscopy.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Mercy
Dr. Miele’s major clinical interests embrace many aspects of neurosurgery, but are focused on spinal disorders including pathologies associated with degeneration and trauma, complex spinal instrumentation, and spine tumors. His areas of expertise include minimally invasive spine surgery and the newer motion preservation technologies as well as the larger surgeries required for conditions such as adolescent/adult spinal deformity and the multidisciplinary treatment of spinal tumors. Dr. Miele also has a strong background in cranial neurosurgery and treats peripheral nerve conditions such as carpel tunnel syndrome. Dr. Miele also has a strong interest in sports-related head and spine injuries, and works at a national level with athletes on return to play issues. He is involved in the development of devices used to detect and prevent concussion and is frequently invited to speak on this subject nationally. Dr. Miele received his undergraduate degree at Northeastern University in Boston where he graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into the Rho Chi Academic Pharmacy Honor Society as well as the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He was also awarded the Northeastern University Alumni of the Year President’s Award in 2001. Dr. Miele completed medical school and his neurosurgical residency at West Virginia University where he was elected to the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha and won the Gandee-Massey Award based on academic achievement. He is fellowship trained in complex spine surgery from Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he remains adjunct faculty in the Spine Research Laboratory. Vincent Miele, 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 Williamsport, UPMC Mercy, UPMC East, UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. He completed his fellowship at Cleveland Clinic and his residency at West Virginia University School of Medicine, where he also earned his medical degree. Dr. Miele is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Bone Graft. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Laminectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- EndoscopyDr. De Sa isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- OsteotomyDr. De Sa isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Shoulder ArthroscopyDr. De Sa isAdvanced. Learn about Shoulder Arthroscopy.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. De Sa isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Bone GraftDr. De Sa isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Hypermobile JointsDr. De Sa isExperienced. Learn about Hypermobile Joints.
- TendinitisDr. De Sa isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.

