Biographical Sketch
Marlene Bednar, MD, has joined the UPP Department of Neurology and practices at the UPMC Outpatient Center at Westgate Plaza, affiliated with UPMC Jameson Hospital.
Dr. Bednar earned her medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine in Guadalajara, Mexico. She completed post-graduate medical studies at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. Her internship and residency in neurology as well as fellowships in electromyography and pain were completed in University Hospitals of Cleveland and Metro Health Medical Center; she also completed a fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Bednar is a board-certified neurologist with special interests in clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy, electrodiagnostic medicine, neurodegenerative disease, headache and facial pain, Botox for neurological disorders, general clinical neurology and teleneurology. Additionally, Dr. Bednar is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine and New York Medical College Alumni Association.
Education & Training
- Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Epilepsy and Neurophysiology
- Fellow, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Electromyography and Pain Management
- Resident, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Neurology
- Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland
- Intern, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Psychiatry
- Fifth Pathway Certificate, New York Medical College
- MD, The Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine
- BS, The Ohio State University, Zoology
Specialized Areas of Clinical, Research and/or Educational Interests
Peripheral Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine; Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology; Neurodegenerative Disease; Movement Disorders; Botox for Neurological disorders; Headache and Facial Pain; General Clinical Neurology; Tele-Neurology
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Neurology
- Section Member: Clinical Neurophysiology; Critical Care and Emergency Neurology; Epilepsy; Spine; Neuromuscular; Headache and Facial Pain
- Fellow, American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine
- New York medical College Alumni Association
Honors & Awards
- Bon Secours Mercy Health, Boardman/Youngstown, Designated Physician, Accredited EMG Lab with Exemplary Status, Certificate #OH005
- Dr. David Belinky Medical Award
- Edward Montgomery Family Academic Scholarship, The Ohio State University
- Davisson-Hanley Alumnae Scholarship, The Ohio State University
- Helix, tri-Beta, Biological Sciences Honorary, The Ohio State University
Selected Recent Publications
Bonner James S et al. The Little Black Book of Neurology : A Manual for Neurologic House Officers. 2nd ed. Mosby Year Book 1991.
Neurology Journal, invited book review, Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain, Kahanovitz, N., Raven Press, New York, 1991
Clinical Investigator, The KEEPER Trial: A Phase IV, open-Label, Multi-Center Community-Based Trial Studying the Safety and Efficacy of Levetiracetam as Add-on Therapy in Adult Patients with Treatment-Resistant, Partial-Onset Epilepsy, 2000
