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July 21, 2021

Wendy Rieger, an anchor with NBC's WTOP-TV in Washington, told colleagues and viewers that she has “never felt luckier” following brain surgery to remove a tumor.

July 21, 2021

Assistant professor and neuropsychological testing specialist recognized for his work with multiple sclerosis patient.

July 21, 2021

Faculty and residents participated in a number of presentations at the 2021 Spine Summit held July 28-31 in San Diego, Calif.

July 18, 2021

UPMC Hamot neurosurgeon emphasizes bicycle helmet is best defense against brain injury in an accident for GoErie.com article.

June 16, 2021

Nitin Agarwal, Michael McDowell, Jeremy Stone and Daniel Tonetti complete seven-year University of Pittsburgh neurological surgery residency program.

June 14, 2021

PGY-5 resident recognized for personally and professionally exhibiting the humanistic qualities of empathy, caring, kindness, imperturbability, and collegiality in excellent care of patients.

May 26, 2021

PGY-3 resident receives Chuck Noll Foundation Research Award and CNS Spine Summit Charlie Kuntz Scholar Award

May 21, 2021

Sports medicine expert receives service award from NFL franchise in recognition of 30+ years of dedication and service to team.

May 18, 2021

North American Skull Base Society recognizes Drs. Gardner, Snyderman, Stefko and Costello as 2021 Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction.

May 11, 2021

Nowicki, Friedlander research project a part of university's First Gear program designed to help shape research into commercially viable products and services.

May 7, 2021

Sports and health medicine expert talks about how research efforts through the Chuck Noll Foundation are helping diminish the impact of sports-related head injuries.

May 5, 2021

From Surgical Burnout to Wellness nominated by The American College of Surgeon Academy of Master Surgeon Educators as finalist for Encore Presentations from 2017-2020.

April 28, 2021

A research project co-led by Partha Thirumala designed to help detect stroke during surgery took third place among 125 entries in 2021 JHF Healthcare Safety Challenge.

April 26, 2021

Director of neurotrauma and scoliosis/spinal deformity program at UPMC Presbyterian discusses current state of neurotrauma and critical care medicine.

April 19, 2021

Chief residents Nitin Agarwal, Michael McDowell elected to Journal of Neurosurgery editorial board as Young Neurosurgery Committee ad hoc reviewers for next two years.