University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Mantica received her medical degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Afterwards she completed neurology residency and a fellowship in neuro-oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. She then joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant professor of Neurology and Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. She specializes in the treatment of adult high grade gliomas, central nervous system lymphoma, and neurological complications of cancer treatment. Her translational research interests include early phase clinical trial development using novel immunotherapeutic targets and immuno-diagnostic imaging for malignant brain tumors. She is the Director of the Karp Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program, the Site Director for the Medical Student Neuro-oncology Outpatient Rotation, and the Program Lead of the UPMC Neuro-Oncology Telemedicine Program. Dr. Mantica also serves as an active member of the Brain Tumor Disease Program, Cancer Therapeutics Program, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program, Cancer Biology Program, and the Hillman Immunotherapy and Drug Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh.