Residents Take Honors at Pa Meeting

Pittsburgh, July 21, 2019 -- Congratulations to resident Dan Tonetti, MD, for winning best poster presentation at the 2019 Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting held July 12-13 in Hershey, Pa. Dr. Tonetti’s presentation was titled “Stent Retriever Salvage After Failed Manual Aspiration Thrombectomy.”

Resident Michael McDowell, MD, also took home a second place award in oral presentations for his talk on “Stimulation Threshold of the Facial Nerve in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Decompression.”

Resident Nitin Agarwal, MD, also presented at the 106th meeting of the society founded to promote the art and science of neurosurgery within the state by providing a forum for continuing education, scientific discussion, political advocacy and professional interaction.

Drs. Agarwal, Tonetti and McDowell