News

June 27, 2024

Health medicine expert writes opinion piece in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the damaging effects marijuana has on the human brain, especially young children.

June 24, 2024

A special reception and dinner was held June 22 at the Pittsburgh Golf Club honoring 2024 residency grads David Fernandes Cabral, Zach Gersey, Justiss Kallos and Roberta Sefcik.

June 19, 2024

Department chair provides in-depth review article for New England Journal of Medicine on the signs, symptoms, classification and treatment strategies for Chiari malformation.

June 18, 2024

Helexva—founded by department chair Robert Friedlander—one of 10 companies to receive 'Startups to Watch' designation by Pittsburgh Business Times based on its exceptional potential.

June 18, 2024

PGY-5 resident discusses article investigating accuracy of AI-generated answers to standard patient questions regarding neurosurgical procedures.

May 20, 2024

Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring expert receives Richard Brown Lifetime Achievement Award from American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring.

May 17, 2024

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh epilepsy expert participates in panel discussing the advances in diagnosis & treatment for pediatric epilepsy patients.

May 13, 2024

Director of UPMC Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery elected to lead AANS/CNS Section on Tumors, the largest organized group of neurosurgical oncologists in the world.

May 2, 2024

Robert F. Spetzler Endowed Chair for Neurosciences and chair of neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute speaks at 6th Annual Peter J. Jannetta Lectureship.

April 29, 2024

Greensburg woman on road to recovery after doctors remove massive—almost inoperable—tumor from her back in risky procedure.

April 29, 2024

PGY-6 resident serves as keynote speaker at 64th Annual Point Park University Commencement ceremony.

April 25, 2024

Director of Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center discusses groundbreaking portable blood test that can help detect traumatic brain injuries.

April 24, 2024

SYNC-T, a biologic drug-device combination immunotherapy, shows promise for patients with metastatic prostate cancer in phase 1 clinical trial.

April 20, 2024

Former Steeler talks about his traumatic spinal cord injury and David Okonkwo describes the pathology and treatments that led to his incredible recovery on TheAthleteSpine webcast.

April 18, 2024

Article focuses on groundbreaking, new FDA-approved portable blood test that can quickly detect concussions at bedside and, someday, sidelines of sporting events.