Neurology Providers and Staff
Ira Bergman, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Child Neurology, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Interim Chief, Division of Child Development, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Program Director, Child Neurology Residency, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Ronald L. and Patricia M. Violi Endowed Chair in Child Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Robert Safier, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Child Neurology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Director, Medical Student Education, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Hoda Abdel-Hamid, MD
Director, EMG Laboratory and Neuromuscular Program
Director, MDA Clinic
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program
Division of Child Neurology
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Catalina Cleves-Bayon, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Patricia Crumrine, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Dana Cummings, MD, PhD
Director, Pediatric Stroke Program
Director, Clinical Research, Division of Child Neurology
Director, Pediatric Neurology Residency Curriculum
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Luis Fernandez, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Robyn Filipink, MD
Medical Director, Fragile X Center, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Director, Child Development Unit, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Director, Movement Disorders Clinic, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Alexis Franks, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Jenna Gaesser, MD
Director, Neurofibromatosis Clinic, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Division of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Monica Ramesh Naik, MD
Director, Neonatal Neurology Program, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Elissa K Ortolani, MD
Co-Director, Pediatric Stroke Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Christina Patterson, MD
Director, Epilepsy Center
Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Deepa Soundara Rajan, MD
Clinical Director, Program for the Study of Neurodevelopment in Rare Disorders
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Levi Shelton, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Yoshimi Sogawa, MD
Director, Clinical Research, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Inna Vaisleib, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Rajiv Varma, MD
Clinical Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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William Welch, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Shelley Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Nurse Practitioners
Nancy D'Agostino, CRNP
Julia Dlugos, CRNP
Victoria Fischer, CRNP
Robyn Neft, CRNP
Frances Urmann, CRNP
Physician Assistants
Kaitlyn Badaczewski, PA-C
Lyndsey Graham, PA-C
Kristin Horosko, PA-C
Jamie Ilgenfritz, PA-C
Kiersten Reznik Schaefer, PA-C
Kristen Ann Beatrice Jarvis, PA-C