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May 4, 2026

Rachel C. Jacobs, MD, PGY-6 chief resident with the University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Neurological Surgery, has been named the 2026 recipient of the NREF Veena Mummaneni Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) Residents and Fellows Award.

May 3, 2026

Costas Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, FAANS, L. Dade Lunsford Professor and executive vice chair of the University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Neurological Surgery, was honored with the Tumor Section Distinguished Leadership Award by the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors.

May 1, 2026

Each May, the gray ribbon of Brain Tumor Awareness Month brings into focus the patients, families, and clinicians confronting one of medicine's most challenging diagnoses.

April 30, 2026

Department faculty, residents, fellows and medical students will participate in a number of presentations, lectures and clinics at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting, scheduled for May 1–4 in San Antonio, Texas.