News

August 28, 2016

PGY-3 resident comments on drug and opiod abuse prevention for neurosurgeryblog.org.

August 24, 2016

Co-developer Joseph Maroon sees first-of-its-kind computerized test opening doors to millions of kids who lacked baseline concussion testing.

August 18, 2016

Kamil W. Nowicki receives funding from Brain Aneurysm Foundation for project designed to ultimately develop a pharmacological treatment of unruptured and coiled aneurysms.

August 5, 2016

Segment talks about how former brain tumor patient’s life-saving experience with Gamma Knife expert inspired a career in medicine.

July 19, 2016

Using direct neural recordings from the visual word form area, researchers were able to see words that patients read as the patients read them.

July 11, 2016

Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh and noted sports and medicine expert, finished first in his division (M75-79) at the Muncie Ironman 70.3 Competition.

June 27, 2016

UPMC is the first hospital in the region and the third institution in the United States to treat patients with next generation Gamma Knife.

June 13, 2016

Sports medicine experts Joseph Maroon, Julian Bailes and Mark Lovell recognized at Emerging Frontiers in Concussion Conference.

May 16, 2016

Second-year resident receives socioeconomic fellowship for 2016-17 from Council of State Neurosurgical Societies.

May 12, 2016

Gordie Howe Initiative is first clinical trial of its type to use adult stem cells to regenerate and preserve brain cells in brain injury patients in U.S.

April 21, 2016

Pediatric chief to receive CBTF Award For Scientific Excellence from Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation at gala event, June 1, in New York.

April 12, 2016

Former long-time department chairman and world-renowned developer of a groundbreaking procedure to relieve facial spasms, died April 11 from injuries suffered in a fall.

April 11, 2016

Health and fitness expert writes about steps to help reduce unwanted inflammation in the brain and body to reduce chances of acquiring diseases.

March 8, 2016

Concussion and sports medicine expert praised for work in brain injury, player safety by representative of former Steeler Mike Webster.