Dr. Thomas J. Buell
Overview
Thomas Buell is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Buell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Lordosis, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Buell is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 150 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
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Locations
200 Lothrop Street, A402 UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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 Neurological Institute - Mercy
Michael J. Lang, MD, joined the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2019 as a vascular and endovascular neurosurgeon who specializes in treatment of vessel diseases of the brain, including: aneurysms, stroke, carotid artery stenosis, arteriovenous malformations and fistulas, cavernomas, and intracerebral hemorrhage. He performs both minimally invasive endovascular and traditional open and skull base surgery, allowing a comprehensive approach in the treatment of cerebrovascular disease. He also has subspecialty training in functional and epilepsy neurosurgery. Dr. Lang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Pica, Thrombectomy, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Dr. Gardner is the Peter J. Jannetta Endowed Chair of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the Center for Skull Base Surgery. He specializes in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, pituitary tumors, Neuroendoport brain surgery, and vascular neurosurgery. Dr. Gardner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Nerve Decompression.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Dr. Zenonos became the associate director of the UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery in July 2019 after receiving extensive formal subspecialization in his field. He is one of a handful of board-certified neurosurgeons to have completed two fellowships in skull base surgery. At the University of Pittsburgh, one fellowship focused on endoscopic and minimally invasive approaches, and the other centered on complex open skull base approaches. His fellowship at the University of Miami was on complex cranial and cerebrovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Zenonos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Meningioma, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
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
- Elite
- KyphosisDr. Buell isElite. Learn about Kyphosis.
- Distinguished
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Buell isDistinguished. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. Buell isDistinguished. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.
- LordosisDr. Buell isDistinguished. Learn about Lordosis.
- OsteotomyDr. Buell isDistinguished. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeDr. Buell isDistinguished. Learn about Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.
- ScoliosisDr. Buell isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Advanced
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Epidural AbscessDr. Buell isAdvanced. Learn about Epidural Abscess.
- Stent PlacementDr. Buell isAdvanced. Learn about Stent Placement.
- ThrombectomyDr. Buell isAdvanced. Learn about Thrombectomy.
- ThrombophlebitisDr. Buell isAdvanced. Learn about Thrombophlebitis.
- Experienced
- Brain AbscessDr. Buell isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Buell isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Brain TumorDr. Buell isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebral Cavernous MalformationDr. Buell isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Cavernous Malformation.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Buell isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Buell isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.