Neurosurgical Oncology Faculty

Ian Pollack, MD
Walter E. Dandy Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgical Oncology 
Director of UPCI Brain Tumor Porgram
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
(412) 692-5881
ian.pollack@chp.edu 

Hideho Okada, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 623-1111
okadah@upmc.edu

Peter C. Gerszten, MD, MPH
Peter E. Sheptak Professor of Neurologcal Surgery
(412) 647-1700 
gersztenpc@upmc.edu

L. Dade Lunsford, MD
Lars Leksell & Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology 
Director, Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
(412) 647-6781
lunsfordld@upmc.edu

Ajay Niranjan, MD, MBA 
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery 
Director of Radiosurgery Research
(412) 647-9699
niranjana@upmc.edu

Johnathan Engh, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery 
Chief, Endoport Neurosurgery Program
(412) 647-7614
enghja@upmc.edu 

Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 647-6778
fernandezmirandajc@upmc.edu 

Robert M. Friedlander, MD
Chairman, Professor of Neurological Surgery
Endowed Chair of Neurological Surgery 
Head of 
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery 
(412) 647-6358
dudekgl@upmc.edu

Nduka Amankulor, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
(412) 623-3566
amankulornm@upmc.edu