News

April 14, 2022

Nature Cancer article suggests potentially better, non-invasive way to treat DMG tumors, targeting the amino acids that fuel these aggressive tumors.

April 11, 2022

Spine trauma expert's role highlighted in article on Clemson football standout Justyn Ross and his journey back from a career-threatening spine condition—Klippel-Feil syndrome.

April 6, 2022

Director of neurotrauma at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston serves as honored guest at 2022 Peter J. Jannetta Lecture.

April 2, 2022

Authors report efficient method for producing faithful in vitro models of lower-grade glioma, generating new experimental platforms to support preclinical studies of LGG.

April 2, 2022

University of Pittsburgh honors department chair with appointment to special faculty rank of Distinguished Professor, the highest honor the university can afford a faculty member.

March 17, 2022

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery have been awarded $186,000 in research grants from Pittsburgh Foundation's Walter L. Copeland Fund.

March 9, 2022

Epilepsy and functional neurosurgery expert discusses latest advances and novel surgical methods for treating epilepsy in UPMC Physician Journal video.

March 8, 2022

Chief of the UPMC Presbyterian Spine Service elected chair of the AANS/CNS Spine Section for 2022-23 term.

March 8, 2022

Brain tumor expert joins department as part of the Neurosurgical Oncology Program at UPMC Hillman Cancer Institute.

March 4, 2022

Long-time Pittsburgh Steelers neurosurgeon receives NFL Physicians Society’s top research award, the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence.

March 2, 2022

Chief resident and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh fellow will present their findings at 2022 AANS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 29-May 2.

February 23, 2022

Joseph Maroon Fund/Chuck Noll Foundation established by Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation to fund research in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of brain injury in sports.

February 21, 2022

Top poster recognition and major research grant funding awarded at recent North American Skull Base Society annual meeting.

February 2, 2022

Chiari malformation patient Eva Morgan and the YouTube Outdoors With The Morgans family pay a visit to Robert Friedlander's office to discuss Eva's surgery and recovery.

January 21, 2022

Vascular Challenges in Skull Base Surgery described as the essential multidisciplinary guide for the prevention and management of vascular injury in skull base surgery.