Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Westmoreland County Community Neurosurgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals
Phone: (724) 532-0866
e-mail: rutiglianomj@upmc.edu

Community Clinic Site:

425 Frye Farm Road
Greensburg, PA 15601

Specialized areas of interest

Wide range of neurosurgical diseases including spinal, peripheral nerve disorders, and brain tumors.

Biography

Michael Rutigliano, MD, MBA, was appointed to the University of Pittsburgh faculty in 1996. His clinical interests include a wide range of neurosurgical diseases including spinal and peripheral nerve disorders, brain tumors, and cerebrovascular diseases.

An active staff member of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Rutigliano lives in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and the primary focus of his clinical practice is in Westmoreland County.

He received his medical degree in 1989 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Following an internship in general surgery, he completed residency training in neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. During this time he also obtained an MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business.

Dr. Rutigliano’s academic expertise is in medical economics and cost-effectiveness analysis. He was awarded the Pittsburgh Academy of Medicine Study Scholarship and was honored by the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association with a scholarship for research in cerebrovascular disease.

Dr. Rutigliano is a major in the United States Army Reserve and has served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at Walter Reed Medical Center from April to July 2003, and in Blald, Iraq from October 2007 to February 2008.

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

Hospital Privileges

Latrobe Area Hospital
UPMC Presbyterian
Westmoreland Hospital

Professional Organization Membership

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (AANS/CNS)
American College of Physician Executives