Lindsay Bhandari, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Lindsay Bhandari, MD, is a neurologist certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She joined the University of Pittsburgh Center of Clinical Neurophysiology in January 2024. She completed her pediatric neurology residency and epilepsy fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by an intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring fellowship at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh. Prior to residency, she received her medical degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. 

Dr. Bhandari’s clinical interests include intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in adult and pediatric neurosurgical, orthopedic, ENT, vascular, and interventional neuroradiology procedures, as well as motor and language mapping during awake craniotomies. 

Specialized Areas of Interest

Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, electroencephalography, transcranial motor evoked potentials, subcortical mapping with microelectrode recording.

Board Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Hospital Privileges

Excela Health Hospital System
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Trinity Health System
UPMC Altoona
UPMC Bedford
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Cole
UPMC East
UPMC Hamot
UPMC Horizon
UPMC McKeesport
UPMC Mercy
UPMC Muncy
UPMC Northwest
UPMC Passavant
UPMC Pinnacle
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC St. Margaret
UPMC Shadyside
UPMC Shenango
UPMC Somerset
UPMC Susquehanna
UPMC Western Maryland

Professional Organization Membership

American Academy of Neurology

Education & Training

  • BS, Neuroscience, The College of William and Mary, 2013
  • MD, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 2017
  • Residency, Pediatric Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2022
  • Fellowship, Epilepsy (ACGME), Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2023
  • Fellowship, Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (non-ACGME), University of Pittsburgh, 2024