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UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh) Neurology

Residency · Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by UPMC Medical Education · Director Ajitesh Ojha

Class size: 9
Visas: J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-1 salary: $73k2027 to 2028

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Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.

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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 202610 on record of 9 seats · 9 US MD · 3 published before starting

Sam GaryUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine15 papers · 2 first author · 4 reviews
John BielaninUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine9 papers · 4 first author · 2 reviews
Tiger Ma8 papers · 2 first author · 2 reviews
Ana DannerIndiana University School of Medicine
Bo YunSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Brian TongMed Coll of Georgia
Delphine HuynhGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Jessica SteinmetzLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Matthew KunasUniversity of Toledo Medical Center
Nikhil VjMcGovern Medical School

Started 20259 on record of 9 seats · 7 US MD, 1 DO, 1 international · 4 published before starting

Started 20249 on record of 9 seats · 6 US MD, 2 DO, 1 international · 5 published before starting

Diana CervantesUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
Alexandra BoucherDrexel University College of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author · 1 case report
Danielle FefferPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania1 paper
Harrison KleinLake Erie Coll of Osteo Med (LECOM), Seton Hill1 paper · 1 first author · 1 case report
Justin KosmanGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine1 paper
Alexandra PopeHeritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fanny MarmolUniversidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine, Santo Domingo
Guha GaneshGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Michael WilsonEastern Virginia Medical School

Training

6 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to clinical neurophysiology.

Months at each site

UPMC Presbyterian21 mo
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Pittsburgh)4 mo
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh4 mo
UPMC Mercy3 mo
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital2 mo

Where graduates went next

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship23
Vascular Neurology Fellowship21
Neurocritical Care Fellowship10
Epilepsy Fellowship7
Headache Medicine Fellowship7
Fellowship6

Where graduates work now

Research

45% of current residents have a paper since 2023

17 of 38, 47 papers between them

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Epilepsy research and treatment
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Vestibular and auditory disorders

Life

$73k to start, $76k by PGY-2.

Pay by year

PGY-1$72,736
PGY-2$75,645

Place

Summers reach 83°, winters fall to 22°. About 42 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

695k people live within 20 minutes of UPMC Presbyterian by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,140 a month within 10 miles of UPMC Presbyterian.

Hazards

River flooding
Cold waves
Ice storms
Strong wind

People

Leadership

Publishes with residents

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

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Vascular NeurologyPositions: 5