Overview
William Shuman is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shuman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Spinal Fusion. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Spinal Fusion, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 32 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 9 articles in the study of Spinal Fusion.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
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.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Nitin Agarwal is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Agarwal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Spinal Fusion. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Agarwal is currently accepting new patients.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Thomas Buell is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Buell is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Spinal Fusion. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Lordosis, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Buell is currently accepting new patients.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Dr. Hamilton received his medical degree and residency training from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He completed subspecialty complex spine, spinal deformity, scoliosis and spine surgical oncology training with a combined neurosurgical and orthopaedic (AOSpine) fellowships at the University of Virginia. He is board-certified in neurological surgery and a Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Hamilton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Spinal Fusion. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Lordosis, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy.
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
- Experienced
- Bone TumorDr. Shuman isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain TumorDr. Shuman isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Chiari MalformationDr. Shuman isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Shuman isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Shuman isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery


