Biographical Sketch
Dr. Pilato’s clinical interests focus on diagnosing and treating neurologic disorders which present rapidly or require hospitalization including seizures, headaches, neuro-infectious and neuro-inflammatory disorders, as well as neurologic symptoms and disorders that arise in hospitalized patients. She completed a Clinical Neurophysiology/EEG fellowship and can interpret EEG at the bedside for hospitalized patients. When not on service in the hospital, she sees patients in the Rapid Access Neurology Clinic, precepts Neurology Resident Clinic and reads EEGs.
Education & Training
- Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Clinical Neurophysiology/EEG
- Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Neurology
- Intern, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Internal Medicine
- MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Specialized Areas of Clinical, Research and/or Educational Interests
- Clinical: Neurohospitalist, Urgent Neurologic Care, General Neurology, EEG
- Education: Didactics and bedside teaching for medical students and residents on inpatient neurology services
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Organization Membership
- American Academy of Neurology
Honors & Awards
- Neurology Resident Medical Student Teaching Award, 2019
- Junior Resident MVP Award, 2017
Selected Recent Publications
Pilato MS, Urban A, Alkawadri R, Barot NV, Castellano JF, Rajasekaran V, Bagić AI, Fong-Isariyawongse JS. EEG Findings in Coronavirus Disease. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Feb 1;39(2):159-165. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000752. PMID: 32639251.
Paolini SL, Pilato M, Rajasekaran V, Waters JFR, Bagic A, Urban A. Outcomes in three cases after brivaracetam treatment during pregnancy. Acta Neurol Scand. 2020 May;141(5):438-441. doi: 10.1111/ane.13222. Epub 2020 Jan 24. PMID: 31943124.
Catherine C, Yanta C, Saand AR, Pilato M, Chou SH. Pearls & Oy-sters: The dangers of PRES: An atypical case with life-threatening presentation. Neurology. 2019 Jan 15;92(3):e282-e285. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006775. PMID: 30643036; PMCID: PMC6340383.
Waters JFR, OʼNeal MA, Pilato M, Waters S, Larkin JC, Waters JH. Management of Anesthesia and Delivery in Women With Chiari I Malformations. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Nov;132(5):1180-1184. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002943. PMID: 30303901.
