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.
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