Laurie Knepper , MD ; Kimberly McGonigle , MPA , PA-C ; Robert Kaniecki , MD ; Barbara Vogler , MD ; Josif Stakic , MD ; Claire Yanta , MD
Doctor Laurie Knepper is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine . She completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh , and a residency in Neurology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City , IA . At the University of Pittsburgh , she completed a fellowship in Cerebrovascular Disease . Doctor Knepper is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology , and has received subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine and Vascular Neurology from the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties . Prior to joining the UPMC Headache Center ’ s staff , Dr . Knepper practiced neurology in Massachusetts .
A native of Bosnia-Herzegovina , Doctor Josif Stakic graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine . Currently , he is pursuing an MS degree in Medical Education at the Institute for Clinical Research Education at the University of Pittsburgh . Dr . Stakic completed an internship in Medicine and residency in Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh , and served as a Headache Fellow at the UPMC Headache Center under Dr . Kaniecki . He is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology , and has received subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine from the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties .
Doctor Barbara Vogler received her MD from the University of Florida School of Medicine in Gainesville ,
FL . At Yale University Medical Center in New Haven , CT , she completed an Internal Medicine internship , and a residency in neurology . She served as a Headache Medicine fellow at Thomas Jefferson Headache Center , Philadelphia , PA . Dr . Vogler is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology , and has received subspecialty certification in Headache Medicine from the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties .
Doctor Claire Yanta recently completed a fellowship in Headache Medicine at the UPMC Headache Center . She received her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine , and completed an Internal Medicine internship and Neurology residency at the University of Pittsburgh . She is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology .
Kimberly McGonigle received a Masters of Physician Assistant from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh , and served as a PA at a busy primary care office at UPMC . She has served the UPMC Headache Center since 2000 . As the Physician Assistant , she evaluates new and established patients for long-term management of their headaches . Ms . McGonigle manages the care of pregnant and postpartum headache patients , educates patients on their headache condition , pharmacologic treatment , and lifestyle measures necessary for successful outcome .
The UPMC Headache Center does not specialize in any particular headache type / diagnosis . The typical patient at
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