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

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

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

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

Catalina Cleves-Bayon, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Katherine Marie Cobb-Pitstick, MD

Dana Cummings, MD, PhD

Medical Co-Director, Neurovascular Center of Excellence
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

Luis Fernandez, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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

Alexis Franks, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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

Cimy Susan Jacob, MD

Nadia Dominguez Molina, MD

Monica Ramesh Naik, MD

Director, Neonatal Neurology Program, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Elissa K Ortolani, MD

Medical Co-Director, Neurovascular Center of Excellence
Co-Director, Pediatric Stroke Program
Associate Program Director, Child Neurology Residency
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Director, Outpatient Services
UPMC Stroke Institute
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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

Deepa Soundara Rajan, MD

Director, UPMC Children’s Center for NeuroGenomics (CCNG)
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Levi Shelton, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Yoshimi Sogawa, MD

Director, Clinical Research, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Inna Vaisleib, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Rajiv Varma, MD

Clinical Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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

Shelley Williams, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine