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News
July 6, 2026
Dr. Maroon served as visiting professor at the University of Michigan on July 1 and 2, 2026, delivering two lectures to faculty and residents.
July 4, 2026
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation will hold its annual Pittsburgh Run/Walk on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at North Shore Riverfront Park, bringing together survivors, families, and supporters to raise awareness of brain aneurysms and support research.
June 29, 2026
Pitt's Surreality Lab was featured in two sessions at AWE USA 2026, one of the leading conferences for extended reality and artificial intelligence, where its mixed reality surgical guidance work was presented to an audience of industry and academic leaders.
June 22, 2026
Residents of Pitt Neurosurgery were recognized with awards and subspecialty fellowship completions at the department's annual celebration.
June 16, 2026
C. Edward Dixon, PhD, Professor of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery, received an Honorary Award at the 2026 Annual Symposium of the National Neurotrauma Society in recognition of his contributions to the field of neurotrauma.
June 8, 2026
Faculty and residents from Pitt Neurosurgery joined 56 neurosurgery departments from across North America at the 21st Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament.
June 5, 2026
Faculty from Pitt Neurosurgery and Pitt's School of Computing and Information have developed a mixed-reality platform that lets surgeons manipulate real-time imaging in the operating room without breaking sterility.
June 2, 2026
Faculty from Pitt Neurosurgery have introduced a rapid blood test for traumatic brain injury into routine clinical care at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, marking the integration of TBI biomarkers into standard bedside practice.
May 30, 2026
Faculty and trainees from Pitt Neurosurgery will present at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Tumor Talk on June 1, 2026, at 4 p.m. EST, a webinar series hosted in partnership with the Journal of Neuro-Oncology.
May 22, 2026
Regan Shanahan, MD, received the Theodore Kurze Senior Prize for Excellence in Neurological Surgery and Clinical Neurosciences.
May 18, 2026
Sarah Svirsky, PhD, received the Nancy Caroline Fellow Award at the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research Symposium on May 7, 2026.
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.