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May 29, 2026
Elad Levy, MD, MBA, who completed his neurological surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh in 2004, has performed what is regarded as a first in neurovascular surgery: a same-day carotid stenting procedure carried out at an ambulatory surgery center rather than a hospital.
May 22, 2026
Regan Shanahan, MD, received the Theodore Kurze Senior Prize for Excellence in Neurological Surgery and Clinical Neurosciences.
May 18, 2026
Sarah Svirsky, PhD, received the Nancy Caroline Fellow Award at the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research Symposium on May 7, 2026.
May 4, 2026
Rachel C. Jacobs, MD, PGY-6 chief resident with the University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Neurological Surgery, has been named the 2026 recipient of the NREF Veena Mummaneni Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) Residents and Fellows Award.