Our Staff & Faculty at the Neurology Residency Program

Jeffrey J. Epser, DO
Program Director

• Medical School: University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
• Residency: St John Oakland Hospital
• Certifications: American Board of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists, American Board of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Memberships: American Osteopathic Association, Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association

James A. Dematteis, MD

• Medical School: University of Miami Medical School
• Residency: Internal Medicine - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Fellowship: Neurology - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Memberships: American Medical Association, American Academy of Neurology, Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Areas of Special Interest: Stroke, Parkinsons disease and neurorehabilitation

Erica M. Grazioli, DO

• Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency: Neurology - Hamot Medical Center
• Fellowship: Multiple Sclerosis - Jacobs Neurological Institute
• Areas of Special Interest: Multiple sclerosis

Daniel Kinem, DO

• Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency: Neurology - Hamot Medical Center
• Certifications: American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, Board Eligible

Jingzi Shang, MD, PhD

• Medical School: Peking Union Medical College
• Residency: Neurology - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Research Fellowship: Harvard Medical School
• Certifications: American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
• Memberships: American Academy of Neurology
• Areas of Special Interest: Headache movement disorders, sleep disorders, acupuncture, electroencephalogram and polysomnogram

Michelle Stevens, DO

• Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency: Neurology - Hamot Medical Center
• Fellowship: Neuromuscular Medicine - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian
• Certifications: American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry

Contact Us

For more information regarding the Neurology Residency Program at UPMC Hamot, please contact Angela Mulligan, GME senior department manager, at gibsonec@upmc.edu or by calling 814-877-4178.