News

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.

October 5, 2025

Sports medicine expert discusses the importance of the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research, founded specifically to advance awareness and research of head and neck injuries.