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, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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

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Bassam Albashiti, MD

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Gulay Alper, MD

Director, Clinical Neuroimmunology Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Catalina Cleves-Bayon, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Katherine Marie Cobb-Pitstick, MD

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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, Stroke Program, 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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Cimy Susan Jacob, MD

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Nadia Dominguez Molina, MD

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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

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Christina Patterson, MD

Director, Epilepsy, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Medical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
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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Kavita Thakkar, MD

Co-Director, Clinical Neuro-Immunology Program, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, 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

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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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