Overview
Ian Pollack, MD, is Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, A. Leland Albright Professor of Neurosurgery, and vice-chair for Academic Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is professor of clinical and translational science and distinguished professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Pollack is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Posterior Fossa Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Rhabdoid Tumor, Neurofibromatosis, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 218 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Posterior Fossa Decompression.
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh, 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.
8 Clinical Trials
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
- Distinguished
- Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG)Dr. Pollack isDistinguished. Learn about Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG).
- Advanced
- CraniectomyDr. Pollack isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- Posterior Fossa DecompressionDr. Pollack isAdvanced. Learn about Posterior Fossa Decompression.
- Rhabdoid TumorDr. Pollack isAdvanced. Learn about Rhabdoid Tumor.
- Experienced
- EndoscopyDr. Pollack isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Infantile PneumothoraxDr. Pollack isExperienced. Learn about Infantile Pneumothorax.
- Legius SyndromeDr. Pollack isExperienced. Learn about Legius Syndrome.
- NecrosisDr. Pollack isExperienced. Learn about Necrosis.
- NeurofibromatosisDr. Pollack isExperienced. Learn about Neurofibromatosis.
- RASopathiesDr. Pollack isExperienced. Learn about RASopathies.