Biography

The NeuroNEXT fellowship afforded me the opportunity to not only further my clinical research training but also to develop ongoing lines of translational research. The ICRE summer courses provided a solid foundation of clinical trials methodology and biostatistics. The lecture series and formalized didactics provided excellent supplemental methodological guidance. Throughout the fellowship, there is ample direct and indirect mentorship that allowed me to succeed in obtaining pilot data and constructing grant applications." 

Dr. Castellano is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Univesity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His research focuses on epigenetics, epileptogenesis, and pharmacoresistant epilepsy.

Dr. Castellano joined the UPMC Epilepsy Division in 2018. He earned his MD and PhD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He investigated the role of epigenetics in hippocampal synaptic plasticity at the National Institute on Aging before completing a residency in neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He then completed a combined adult/pediatric epilepsy fellowship also at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Castellano is currently board certified in Neurology and Epilepsy.