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News
November 13, 2025
84-year-old, neurosurgeon, author, and eight-time Ironman athlete shares how simple habits, purpose, and perspective can transform the aging process.
November 13, 2025
PGY-4 resident receives best presentation award at 20th Anniversary Stuart Rowe Society Lectureship and Research Day honoring founding father of neurosurgery in Pittsburgh.
November 11, 2025
Neurosurgery team wins top award for their project designed to immobilize bone morphogenetic protein directly onto interbody fusion devices.
October 22, 2025
Endoscopic endonasal neurosurgery expert named neurosurgical director of the Center for Cranial Base Surgery, Pituitary Center of Excellence, and Center for Cranial Nerve Disorders.
October 21, 2025
Brain stimulation technique tailoring deep brain stimulation according to patient's individual neural circuitry, may redefine treatment paradigms for patients with refractory epilepsy.
October 15, 2025
Department faculty and residents participated in numerous symposiums, presentations and lectures at the 2025 CNS Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, October 11-15.
October 14, 2025
2009 neurosurgery residency graduate Martina Stippler named Congress of Neurological Surgeons president, first woman to lead the 12,000-member organization.
October 5, 2025
Sports medicine expert discusses the importance of the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research, founded specifically to advance awareness and research of head and neck injuries.
September 18, 2025
Neurotrauma expert discusses injury, surgery and remarkable recovery of Ryan Watts who suffered a critical spine injury in a football game.
September 17, 2025
University of Pittsburgh researchers receive prestigious NIH R21 grant to develop groundbreaking wireless metamaterial technology for real-time spinal fusion healing monitoring.
September 12, 2025
Grant will study the impact of the oral supplement gamma-glutamyl cysteine (GGC) on veterans, retired NAVY Seals and retired NFL players having a history of repetitive head impacts.
September 5, 2025
Pitt neurosurgeons win UPMC Physician Excellence Awards, honoring physicians who have shown outstanding performance in clinical work and patient care at UPMC.
August 28, 2025
Abstract by lead author and Pitt med student Suchet Taori awarded prestigious Lunsford and Leksell Radiosurgery Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
July 19, 2025
Brain trauma experts prominent role in the ongoing evolution of testing and treatment of head injuries highlighted in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
July 6, 2025
Paul Gardner, Carl Snyderman, Eric Wang, Georgios Zenonos and Garret Choby featured in Global Rhinology Network Journey of Excellence series spotlighting surgical excellence.