Overview
Itay Melamed is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Dr. Melamed and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vertebral Artery Dissection. His top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- UnitedHealthcare
Locations
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Geisinger Clinic
Clemens Schirmer is a Neurosurgery provider in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schirmer and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vertebral Artery Dissection. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Schirmer is currently accepting new patients.
Geisinger Clinic
Gregory Weiner is a Neurosurgery provider in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Dr. Weiner has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vertebral Artery Dissection. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.
St Lukes Physician Group Inc
Doron Rabin is a Neurosurgery provider in Easton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rabin and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vertebral Artery Dissection. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Distinguished
- Moyamoya Disease
- Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Experienced
- Apoplexy
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery
- Cervical Myelopathy