Alan R Catanzariti, DPM

Dr. Small is a highly skilled adult neurologist with additional qualifications in clinical neurophysiology, electromyography, and nerve conduction studies. He is director of the Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Laboratory at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH). He has special clinical interests in diagnosing and managing patients with neuromuscular diseases and botulinum toxin injections (chemo denervation). Dr. Small treats patients who have peripheral neuropathies, including diabetic related, inherited, and autoimmune related such as CIDP, as well as autonomic neuropathies, such as myasthenia gravis, muscle diseases and motor neuron diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multifocal motor conduction block neuropathy (MMCBN), and neuropathies related to monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Dr. Small is experienced in administering botulinum toxin for chronic migraine, spasticity, and dystonia, as well as hemifacial spasm. He participates in studies regarding proper myasthenia gravis diagnosis and therapy and was part of the initial study of Onabotulinum (Botox A) prior to its FDA approval. Director and founder of the ACGME approved Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at AGH since 2002, Dr. Small is also director and founder of the Myasthenia Gravis Association Clinic of Western Pennsylvania (MGAWPA) at AGH. He is a member of the Medical Advisory Board of the National Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA). He speaks English.

Thomas M. Jaffe, MD Thomas M. Jaffe, MD, is a urologist specializing in male infertility, erectile dysfunction, men’s health, and low testosterone. Dr. Jaffe’s clinical and surgical expertise includes the medical and surgical treatment of erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease, as well as performing microscopic vasectomy reversals and varicocele surgery. He went to medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Jaffe did his residency at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts and his fellowship in male reproductive medicine and surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Jaffe is board certified by the American Board of Urology and is an active member of the American Urological Association. He welcomes patients ages 18 and older.

Melissa Schultz is a certified physician assistant (PA-C) who specializes in obesity medicine. Her clinical interests focus on weight management. She treats people ages 18 and older and speaks English. Melissa uses team-based care in a multidisciplinary specialty center, giving medical and surgical care to patients with obesity. She provides individualized treatment plans to help patients manage their weight. Melissa received a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. She has a Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant degree from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She is board-certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.