25 of the Best Neurologists Near Me in Brackenridge, PA

Jan Drappatz, MD, is a neuro-oncologist, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the director of the Neuro-oncology program at UPMC. Dr. Drappatz specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors and neurologic complications of cancer. Dr. Drappatz is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

Elliot Michel is a Neurologist in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. Dr. Michel is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Migraine, Seizures, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

Megan M. Mantica, MD, is an assistant professor of neurology and medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the division of hematology/oncology. She specializes in the treatment of adult high grade gliomas, central nervous system lymphoma, and neurological complications of cancer treatment. Her translational research interests include womenís neuro-oncology, reproductive neuro-oncology and metastatic brain disease, and high grade gliomas. Dr. Mantica is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, and Astrocytoma.

Matthew Starr, MD, is certified in neurology and vascular neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is interim director of the UPMC Stroke Institute, director of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship, and an assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also director of the Comprehensive Stroke Centers at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Mercy, working with large multidisciplinary groups to provide quality stroke care for patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. He received his medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at UPMC.Dr. Starr’s clinical and research interests include ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, focusing on cryptogenic stroke. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.View the full list of Dr. Starr’s publications on PubMed.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Starr%2C+Matthew. Dr. Starr is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

Yoshimi Sogawa, MD, MS, is a board-certified pediatric neurologist who serves as director for Clinical Research in the Division of Child Neurology and director of the Early Onset Epileptic Encephalopathy Clinic atUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also an associate professor in the Division of Child Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Dr. Sogawa received her medical degree from Niigata University School of Medicine in Japan. She then completed her residency training in pediatrics and neurology at Schneider Children’s Hospital in Long Island, New York, and fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology (EEG) at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. She was awarded an NIH sponsored Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (K12, NS048856) in 2009. During this period, she earned a master’s degree from the Clinical Research Training Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.Since joining UPMC Children’s Hospital in 2012, Dr. Sogawa has assumed clinical responsibility for the majority of patients with infantile spasms, a rare and intractable epilepsy in infancy. She is conducting a longitudinal study of their developmental outcomes. Dr. Sogawa designed the Early Onset Epileptic Encephalopathies Clinic to be patient and family-centered, flexible, and comprehensive. Common neurological tests such as EEG are typically scheduled on the day of a patient’s clinic visit to minimize trips to the hospital.Dr. Sogawa has been committed to research and scholarly activity in the field of pediatric epilepsy and child neurology and has published more than twenty peer-reviewed studies, invited reviews, and book chapters. On an international level, Dr. Sogawa has served on the Task Force on Epilepsy Syndromes under the commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE), the leading international organization for epilepsy care. Dr. Sogawa has been a collaborator for several NIH funded studies and site-primary investigator for medication trials on children with epilepsy.View Dr. Sogawa's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Sogawa is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy in Children.

Frank Lieberman is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lieberman is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

Matthew Kozminski is a Neurologist in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kozminski is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

Andrea Synowiec is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Synowiec is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Status Epilepticus.

Hoda Abdel is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Abdel is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, and Nemaline Myopathy.

Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, MD, specializes in epilepsy neurology and is board-certified in clinical neurophysiology, neurology and sleep medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She practices at UPMC Department of Neurology and UNA Murrysville Neurology and is affiliated with UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Somerset, UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Horizon, UPMC Jameson, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC East, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC Northwest. Dr. Fong-Isariyawongse received her medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Dr. Fong is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Jussie Correia Lima, MD, specializes in neurology and is board-certified in neurology and vascular neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He practices at UPMC Neurological Institute - Mercy and is affiliated with UPMC St Margaret, UPMC Cole, UPMC Wellsboro, UPMC Somerset, UPMC Horizon, UPMC Northwest, UPMC Jameson, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Bedford, UPMC Hamot, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC East, UPMC Mercy and UPMC McKeesport. Dr. Correia Lima received his medical degree from Ceará State University and completed his residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, followed by fellowships at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Hartford Hospital. Dr. Lima is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Brain Aneurysm, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

Rebecca Pollard, MD, specializes in vascular neurology and is certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurology and University of Pittsburgh Physicians and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC St Margaret, UPMC Mercy, UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Horizon, UPMC Muncy, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Somerset, UPMC Jameson, UPMC Lock Haven, UPMC Northwest, UPMC Bedford, UPMC East and UPMC Williamsport. She completed her fellowship and medical degree at University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Pollard is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, DiGeorge Syndrome, Torticollis, Thrombectomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

Fang Sun, MD, specializes in neurology and practices with University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurology. Dr. Sun completed her medical education China Medical University and is board certified in Neuromuscular Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Sun is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Peripheral Neuropathy, and Dysferlinopathy.

Malcolm Berger is a Neurologist in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Memory Loss.

Laxmi Shah is a Neurologist in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shah is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Migraine.

John Shymansky is a Neurologist in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shymansky is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, and Thymectomy.

Eric Weisman is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Weisman is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Dysgraphia, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Memory Loss.

Tawfiq Al is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Al is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.

Dolores Santamaria is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Santamaria is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Seizures, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).

Kelly Kay, DO, is a neurologist and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is chief of Neurology Services at UPMC East and a clinical assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital.Dr. Kay’s clinical and research interests include general neurology and EMG testing. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.View the full list of Dr. Kay’s publications on PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kay%2C+K. Her top areas of expertise are Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Migraine, and Seizures.

Elissa Ortolani, MD, is board-certified in vascular neurology and neurology with special qualification in child neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She practices at Child Neurology in Lawrenceville, as well as Adult Vascular Neurology at the UPMC Stroke Insititute's Mercy and Shadyside offices. Dr. Ortolani received her medical degree from SUNY University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Stroke, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

Meghana Gaekwad, MD, is a neurologist and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She received her medical degree from Devraj Urs Medical College and completed her residency at Allegheny General Hospital, followed by her fellowship at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Epilepsy, and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID).

Andrew D. Levin, MD, specializes in neurology and is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Bedford, UPMC Cole, UPMC Wellsboro, UPMC Jameson, UPMC Somerset, UPMC Williamsport, UPMC Muncy, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC McKeesport, UPMC East, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Northwest and UPMC Horizon. Dr. Levin completedh his fellowship and residency at UPMC and medical degree at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Stroke, Seizures, and Headache.

Murat Sari, MD, specializes in neurology and is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He practices at UPMC Stroke Institute and UPMC Stroke Institute at Mercy. Dr. Sari completed his medical education at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, residency at Drexel University College of Medicine, and fellowship at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

William Welch, MD, is a neurologist and is certified in neurology and epilepsy with a special qualification in child neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is director of Epilepsy Neurostimulation at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma and completed his residency and fellowship UPMC.Dr. Welch’s clinical and research interests include the treatment of epilepsy with vagus nerve stimulation, responsive neurostimulation, and deep brain stimulation. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the Child Neurology Society, the American Epilepsy Society, and the American Academy of Neurology.View the full list of Dr. Welch’s publications on PubMed. His top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.