University of Pittsburgh Neurosurgery News is the quarterly newsletter of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. It is designed to introduce physicians, researchers, and patients to our department and to provide topical discussions of current techniques and outcomes of neurological surgery. You can download a .pdf version of our latest issue by selecting the newsletter image to the right.

Editor: Douglas Kondziolka, MD
Production Editor: Paul Stanick

In our current issue, Fall 2011:

"Celebrating seventy-five years of neurological surgery in Pittsburgh"

"Immunoexcitotoxicity offers new insight in brain injury related research, care"

"Gamma Knife followed by bevacizumab effective for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme"

"Book tells story of patient’s dramatic recovery from traumatic brain injury"

"Blast TBI: Acute problem in current wars; chronic problem in survivors"

"Ferrante Receives Gerson Scholar Award"

"Henry Brem to Serve as 2011 Stuart Rowe Lecturer"

"Motorcycle Ride Provides Support for ALS Research"

"Avniel Singh Ghuman Joins Department"