Luis Fernandez
Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
Experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation
625 Kent Avenue, 
Cumberland, MD 

Overview

Dr. Luis Fernandez is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Child Neurology. He completed is medical training the in the Dominican Republic (Pontificia Universidad Catholica Madre y Maestra) and did a post-doctoral research fellowship in the adult neuro-ICU of Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He completed his pediatric residency, child neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Childrenís Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and joined the child neurology faculty in 2016. His research interests include electroencephalographic predictors in critical ill children and critical care neurology. As a specialist in Child Neurology, Division of Epilepsy, he provides clinical care for inpatients and outpatients in the Division of Child Neurology.

Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Deep Brain Stimulation. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 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 Deep Brain Stimulation.

Graduate Institution
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra
Residency
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Pediatrics in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Pediatric Neurology
625 Kent Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502
Other Locations
UPMC Pediatric Neurology
3580 Peach Street, Suite 100, Erie, PA 16508

Clinical Research

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