News

September 10, 2019

Concussion experts Okonkwo, Maroon, Miele, Norwig pen article for AANS on experience working with the NFL’s concussion protocol.

August 14, 2019

Over 16,000 patients have been treated at the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery, the first Gamma Knife site installed in North America.

July 21, 2019

Daniel Tonetti and Michael McDowell win awards for presentations at the 106th Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

July 8, 2019

$150,000 in grant money awarded by the Pittsburgh Foundation through the Walter L. Copeland Fund to support cranial research projects.

May 30, 2019

UPMC team performs region's first in-utero surgery to close an open neural tube defect in a baby months before her birth.

May 29, 2019

Niranjan, Lunsford, Kano present update on state-of-the-art radiosurgery technology, including overview, outcomes and history.

May 13, 2019

Fifth-year resident appointed to AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee delegations to the History and Pediatric sections as liaison and alternate liaison.

April 15, 2019

Pitt team reports in JAMA Neurology that responsive neurostimulation (RNS) can remodel the brain to be less susceptible to seizures.

April 15, 2019

Noted sports medicine expert presents first Chuck Noll Foundation Lecture at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego.

February 5, 2019

Health expert quoted in Consumer Reports article regarding ability of cannabidiol—a compound found in marijuana—to help you sleep better.

February 2, 2019

Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery director comments on JAMA Internal Medicine article regarding corticosteroids administration for sepsis.

January 16, 2019

Gary Kohanbash lab one of four groups receiving awards from Brain Tumor Funders' Collaborative for brain tumor immunotherapy research.

January 7, 2019

Fully-equipped gym will complement department wellness efforts to help physicians, residents and staff maintain a healthy lifestyle.

January 1, 2019

Sixth-year resident named recipient of the 2020 William P. Van Wagenen fellowship from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.