Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Presbyterian
Director, Center for Endovascular and Exovascular Therapy
Director, Center for Cranial Nerve Disorders
Academic Director, Center for Cranial Nerve Disorders
Phone: (412) 647-3920; (412) 647-7000
e-mail: horowitzmb@upmc.edu

Specialized Areas of Interest

Endovascular surgery; vascular surgery; microvascular decompression; tumors.

Biography

Michael Horowitz, MD, joined the faculty of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh in August 1999. He is a board-certified neurosurgeon and neurointerventional radiologist.

Dr. Horowitz received his medical degree from the University of Rochester. Following a neurosurgical residency at the University of Pittsburgh and an interventional neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, he was assistant professor of neurosurgery and radiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.

Dr. Horowitz is an tenured professor of neurosurgery and radiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, director of UPMC’s Center for Neuroendovascular Therapy and associate director of the Cranial Nerve Disorders Center.

Dr. Horowitz performs more than 1200 neurosurgical and neuroradiological procedures/year, has published over 100 articles in refereed journals, one book/monograph on neuroendovascular surgery and over 30 book chapters. His research on the effects of subarachnoid hemorrhage on cardiac function is funded by a five year $2.8 million NIH R01 Grant for which he is the primary investigator.

Dr. Horowitz's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database with additional references found on his curriculum vitae.

Board Certifications

American Board of Neurological Surgery

Hospital Privileges

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Mercy
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC St. Margaret
UPMC Shadyside

Professional Organization Membership

American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (ASITN)
AANS/CNS Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery
American Association of Neurological Surgery
Congress of Neurological Surgery

Editorial Service

• Ad Hoc Reviewer:

Neurosurgery
American Journal of Neuroradiology
Journal of Neuroimaging