Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Bioengineering
Phone: (412) 692-5881
e-mail: Elizabeth.Tyler-Kabara@chp.edu

Also see Media Appearances below

Specialized Areas of Interest

Cerebral palsy; spasticity; dystonia; movement disorders; pediatric spinal disorders.

Biography

Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara, MD, PhD, completed her bachelor’s degree at Duke University, double majoring in biomedical and electrical engineering. After working at the National Institutes of Health as a biomedical engineer, she earned her MD and PhD from Vanderbilt University in 1997. Her graduate research in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics focused on the neurophysiology of the corticostriatal synapse. She completed here internship in general surgery and residency in neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama.

Dr. Tyler-Kabara directs the Neural Enhancement Laboratory in the Department of Neurological Surgery. Current research projects in this laboratory include stem cell therapies in the treatment of both adult and pediatric traumatic brain injury. Current collaborations with the Department of Bioengineering include exploring various techniques for improving neuronal electrode interfaces..

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

Hospital Privileges

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC Shadyside

Professional Organization Membership

Allegheny County Medical Society
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Medical Association
American Medical Student Association
American Medical Women’s Association
American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care (AANS/CNS)
Joint Section on Tumors (AANS/CNS)
North American Spine Society
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Sigma Xi
Society for Neuroscience
Women in Engineering
Women in Neurosurgery
Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Editorial Service

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Children’s Nervous System

Media Appearances

Pioneering Surgery Saves 5-Year-Old's Life
December 16, 2009
KDKA-TV Evening News

On the mend
July 28, 2009
Youngstown Vindicator