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News
September 18, 2024
Experts publish first academic study to provide a quantifiable assessment of possible trauma dangers associated with slap fighting activity.
September 10, 2024
Spine and cranial neurosurgery expert announced as recipient of UPMC award recognizing physicians highly rated by their patients.
August 16, 2024
Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery performs 19,000th procedure using Leksell Gamma Knife, first introduced in North America at Presbyterian University Hospital in 1987.
August 13, 2024
Department faculty and residents will participate in a number of lectures, presentations and symposiums at the 2024 CNS Annual Meeting set for September 28 - October 2 in Houston.
August 12, 2024
PGY-7 resident awarded the Columbia Softball Skull Base Award by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons for vestibular schwannoma abstract.
July 18, 2024
Pitt, Barrow researchers create vast, first-of-its-kind, interactive atlas that may eventually help doctors use precision medicine to target treatments for TBI patients.
July 12, 2024
Noted health expert comments on health status of President of United States on Newsmax's Wake Up America after reviewing medical records.
July 11, 2024
Glioblastoma patient first in U.S. to receive revolutionary photodynamic therapy to help remove tumor. First in the world to use the new drug Pentalafen for PDT.
July 11, 2024
Sakibul Huq and Nitin Agarwal lead projects awarded almost $300,000 from the Beckwith Institute Clinical Transformation Program to fund innovative research initiatives.
July 9, 2024
Neurotrauma and scoliosis and spinal deformity expert appointed as one of five new members to the University of Virginia’s governing Board of Visitors.
July 1, 2024
Noted pediatric brain tumor researcher awarded a $150,000 grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research for his project “Metabolic Strategies to Improve Outcome for DIPGs."
June 27, 2024
Health medicine expert writes opinion piece in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the damaging effects marijuana has on the human brain, especially young children.
June 24, 2024
A special reception and dinner was held June 22 at the Pittsburgh Golf Club honoring 2024 residency grads David Fernandes Cabral, Zach Gersey, Justiss Kallos and Roberta Sefcik.
June 19, 2024
Department chair provides in-depth review article for New England Journal of Medicine on the signs, symptoms, classification and treatment strategies for Chiari malformation.
June 18, 2024
Helexva—founded by department chair Robert Friedlander—one of 10 companies to receive 'Startups to Watch' designation by Pittsburgh Business Times based on its exceptional potential.