News

June 2, 2023

Epilepsy and functional neurosurgery expert named inaugural Stuart Niles Rowe Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Seventh chair holder in department.

May 18, 2023

Sports medicine expert helps set up the National Sports Brain Bank to study head trauma specific to athletes and its relationship to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

May 11, 2023

Third-year resident selected as socioeconomic fellow for 2023-24 by Council of State Neurosurgical Societies.

May 11, 2023

First-of-its-kind collaborative study with Marco Capogrosso and Carnegie Mellon's Doug Weber uses electrodes to restore stroke patients' mobility.

May 8, 2023

Spine neurosurgeon spotlighted in publisher's month-long recognition of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the education, research and medical fields.

April 25, 2023

PGY-5 resident takes home best clinical science award at Richard L. Simmons Research Day for poster on older adults with traumatic spinal column fractures.

April 19, 2023

Department faculty and residents will be participating in a number of sessions at the upcoming American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting in Los Angeles, April 21-24.

April 11, 2023

PGY-7 resident's startup, Astria Biosciences, has business model to bring a new blood test to market that can accurately and less invasively detect brain aneurysms.

April 6, 2023

Gray Family Professor of Neurosurgery and vice chair of research at New York University's Langone Medical Center serves as honored guest at 2023 Peter J. Jannetta Lecture.

March 17, 2023

Hussein Abdallah, Stephanie Casillo, Albin John and Oliver Tang match into the University of Pittsburgh neurological surgery residency program.

February 27, 2023

Pitt and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh researchers pinpoint a key culprit controlling cancer cell metastasis, potentially offering new paths for future treatment.

February 20, 2023

Neurotechnology stimulates spinal cord instantly improving arm and hand mobility, enabling moderate to severe stroke victims to conduct normal daily activities more easily.

February 14, 2023

Issue contains articles on epilepsy care, brain tumor treatment, augmented reality technology, contact endoscopy, spinal cord stimulation and a new device to measure intracranial pressure.

February 10, 2023

Surgical director of the pediatric epilepsy surgery program recognized for outstanding contribution to medical education through service as a mentor to medical students.

February 9, 2023

Professor and chair emeritus at the University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery provides lecture on Chiari treatment.