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News
March 5, 2025
William J. and Charles H. Mayo Professor at the Mayo Clinic was honored guest speaker at fourth annual Dorothy Klenke Nash Lectureship, March 4-5.
March 4, 2025
Nitin Agarwal and David Fernandes Cabral co-edit comprehensive collection of visual abstracts serving as an online resource on neurosurgical topics.
February 27, 2025
Pittsburgh Steeler team neurosurgeon awarded Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence from NFL Physicians Society for his work in concussion research.
February 21, 2025
Surgical intervention for Chiari malformation may not only relieve classic physical symptoms but may also improve memory and psychological health.
February 19, 2025
Feature story shows how electrical stimulation research is helping patient with spinal muscular atrophy regain movement in her arms.
February 18, 2025
Neurotrauma researchers receive total of $400K for projects to study biomarkers related to brain trauma and neurogeneration disease.
February 16, 2025
Movement disorders expert performs rare corticectomy procedure—involving extremely precise resections—to help halt epileptic seizures in 22-year-old woman.
February 15, 2025
Pitt, Capogrosso-led study the first to use spinal cord stimulation to help restore motion in patients suffering from deadly Type 3 spinal muscular atrophy.
February 7, 2025
Neural engineering/spinal cord specialist comments on experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord, helping restore movement in patients with spinal muscular atrophy.
February 5, 2025
Drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy, an inherited neuromuscular disease.
February 5, 2025
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation grant supports efforts to advance noninvasive, site-specific brain therapeutics.
January 28, 2025
Department faculty, residents and fellows participated in a number of presentations at the 2025 Spine Summit held February 20-23 in Tampa, Fla.
November 21, 2024
PGY-7 resident receives best presentation award at 18th Annual Stuart Rowe Society Lectureship and Research Day honoring founding figure of neurosurgery in the city of Pittsburgh.
November 20, 2024
Renowned health and sports medicine expert honored along with Mark Lovell for their contributions to concussion and brain injury research.
November 8, 2024
Spine and scoliosis expert presented with Larry E. Davis Black Excellence in the Academy Award by the University of Pittsburgh Office of the Provost.