Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Percutaneous Spine Service
Phone: (412) 647-1700
e-mail: gersztenpc@upmc.edu

Specialized Areas of Interest

Outcomes research applied to spinal surgical interventions; failed back syndrome; epidural fibrosis; stereotactic radiosurgery of spinal lesions; minimally invasive spine surgical techniques.

Biography

Peter C. Gerszten, MD, MPH, joined the Department of Neurological Surgery in 1999 and the UPMC Spine Services Division in 1999. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and completed his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Gerszten obtained a master of public health degree from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. He completed a fellowship in spinal surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Gerszten specializes in disorders of the spine, focusing on spinal neoplasms. His clinical interests include minimally invasive approaches to the treatment of spinal disorders and spinal tumors. Dr. Gerszten's clinical area of interest is the application of outcomes research to spinal surgical interventions. He is a pioneer in the field of spinal radiosurgery and oversees the instruction of this developing area of neurosurgery for both the American Association of Neurological Surgery as well as the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Dr. Gerszten currently serves on the executive committee of the Joint Spine Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, as the chairman of the Research and Awards Committee of the Joint Spine Section, as well as on the editorial board of The Spine Journal

Dr. Gerszten's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

Board Certifications

American Board of Neurological Surgeons

Hospital Privileges

Latrobe Area Hospital
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC Shadyside
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health Care System
Westmoreland Hospital

Professional Organization Membership

American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Allegheny County Medical Society
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Cervical Spine Research Society
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Delta Omega Public Health National Honor Society
North American Spine Society
Paleopathology Society
Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society
Pennsylvania State Medical Society
The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association

Editorial Service

• Editorial Board:

The Spine Journal

• Ad Hoc Reviewer:

Journal of Neurosurgery
Cancer
Pain Practice
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Spine Journal
Neurosurgery