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News
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.
September 18, 2025
Neurotrauma expert discusses injury, surgery and remarkable recovery of Ryan Watts who suffered a critical spine injury in a football game.
September 17, 2025
University of Pittsburgh researchers receive prestigious NIH R21 grant to develop groundbreaking wireless metamaterial technology for real-time spinal fusion healing monitoring.
September 15, 2025
Chair of neurosurgery at University of California, San Francisco will serve as guest lecturer at 20th anniversary of event honoring Stuart Niles Rowe, the founding figure of neurosurgery in Pittsburgh.
September 12, 2025
Grant will study the impact of the oral supplement gamma-glutamyl cysteine (GGC) on veterans, retired NAVY Seals and retired NFL players having a history of repetitive head impacts.
September 5, 2025
Pitt neurosurgeons win UPMC Physician Excellence Awards, honoring physicians who have shown outstanding performance in clinical work and patient care at UPMC.
August 28, 2025
Abstract by lead author and Pitt med student Suchet Taori awarded prestigious Lunsford and Leksell Radiosurgery Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
August 8, 2025
Chiari Malformation expert discusses symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for the complex, potentially debilitating disorder.
July 19, 2025
Brain trauma experts prominent role in the ongoing evolution of testing and treatment of head injuries highlighted in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
July 6, 2025
Paul Gardner, Carl Snyderman, Eric Wang, Georgios Zenonos and Garret Choby featured in Global Rhinology Network Journey of Excellence series spotlighting surgical excellence.
June 28, 2025
FUS technology marks a paradigm shift in precision brain surgery, opening a whole new era of minimally invasive treatment for a variety of brain disorders.
June 27, 2025
Article looks at renowned neurosurgeon and sports medicine expert and the path that led him to his prestigious Ellis Medal of Honor Award this past spring.
June 23, 2025
A special reception and dinner was held June 21 honoring 2025 residency grads Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Ricardo Fernández-de Thomas, Daryl P. Fields II, Arka Mallela and Gautam Nayar.