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News
March 16, 2026
This week, our neurosurgical team performed the first-ever case at UPMC Presbyterian using CONVIVO intraoperative confocal microscopy, visualizing actual tumor cells at the margin of a recurrent brain tumor in real time, right in the OR.
February 17, 2026
What was born here is reborn today.
February 11, 2026
The Department of Neurological Surgery congratulates Michael J. Rutigliano, MD, on his retirement after more than 30 years of dedicated service to the Greensburg community.
February 9, 2026
Brain Surgeon Without a Scalpel: Memoir of a Stereotactic Radiosurgery Pioneer, the forthcoming memoir from Dr. L. Dade Lunsford, will be published by McFarland Publishing. Dr. Lunsford serves as the Distinguished Lars Leksell Professor of Neurological Surgery and former department chair at the University of Pittsburgh.
February 4, 2026
Dr. Joseph Maroon, clinical professor of neurological surgery at UPMC, received the 2026 Lion's Pride Award from the Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation.
December 2, 2025
PGY-7 resident Hansen Deng selected for prestigious honor at AO Spine Advanced Course in Davos, Switzerland.
November 24, 2025
Nitin Agarwal, Shaunak Patil, Janam Patel and Ayesha Waheed one of three teams selected for runner-up awards at recent University of Pittsburgh Sustainability in Healthcare competition.
November 21, 2025
Neurosurgery Fundamentals for Advanced Practice Providers provides a strategic, practical, and a complete guide for building high-performing neurosurgical teams.
November 13, 2025
84-year-old, neurosurgeon, author, and eight-time Ironman athlete shares how simple habits, purpose, and perspective can transform the aging process.
November 13, 2025
PGY-4 resident receives best presentation award at 20th Anniversary Stuart Rowe Society Lectureship and Research Day honoring founding father of neurosurgery in Pittsburgh.
November 11, 2025
Neurosurgery team wins top award for their project designed to immobilize bone morphogenetic protein directly onto interbody fusion devices.
October 22, 2025
Endoscopic endonasal neurosurgery expert named neurosurgical director of the Center for Cranial Base Surgery, Pituitary Center of Excellence, and Center for Cranial Nerve Disorders.
October 21, 2025
Brain stimulation technique tailoring deep brain stimulation according to patient's individual neural circuitry, may redefine treatment paradigms for patients with refractory epilepsy.
October 15, 2025
Department faculty and residents participated in numerous symposiums, presentations and lectures at the 2025 CNS Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, October 11-15.
October 14, 2025
2009 neurosurgery residency graduate Martina Stippler named Congress of Neurological Surgeons president, first woman to lead the 12,000-member organization.