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News
April 17, 2024
Startup team captures 2024 Big Idea Competition grand prize for novel surgical instrument designed to reduce surgical time.
April 10, 2024
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh pediatric neurosurgery chief recognized for outstanding mentoring in student's longitudinal research project.
April 2, 2024
Collaborative research from David Okonkwo, Ava Puccio and TRACK-TBI colleagues uses 2-3 drops of blood—analyzed at bedside—to detect brain injuries within minutes.
April 2, 2024
Smart mouthguard—that sends real-time signal to sideline—from Vincent Miele and colleagues from Cleveland Clinic may change the landscape for in-game concussion protocol.
March 2, 2024
Spinal cord researcher talks about revolutionary research giving hope to stroke victims in restoring movement in their limbs.
February 29, 2024
Article details PGY-6 resident's journey from firefighter, to medic, to neurosurgeon to Point Park University trustee while helping new generation of students get through college years.
February 13, 2024
A new era began at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh as the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery treated their first patient with the new state-of-the-art Esprit Gamma Knife.
February 9, 2024
First of its kind clinical trial in the United States combines intraoperative photodynamic therapy (PDT) with the drug Pentalafen® and the new laser device Heliance®.
January 29, 2024
Respected and skilled Pitt neurosurgeon who taught hundreds of trainees died January 26 after a prolonged battle with leukemia.
January 26, 2024
Director of UPMC Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery named inaugural incumbent of L. Dade Lunsford Endowed Chair at the University of Pittsburgh.
January 23, 2024
Taylor Abel has been announced as the next chief of pediatric neurosurgery at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, effective February 1.
January 5, 2024
Patient is headache-free for the first time in decades and has no numbness, tingling, or pain. “Choosing Dr. Friedlander was absolutely the best decision I could have made.”
December 18, 2023
Michael McDowell, Ricardo Fernández-de Thomas, team receive support from University of Pittsburgh Center for Medical Innovation for new retractor development.
December 15, 2023
Spinal cord stimulation can elicit sensation in the missing foot and alleviate phantom limb pain in people with lower limb amputations.
December 2, 2023
Chief of pediatric epilespy surgery at UPMC Children's Hospital talks about the family-focused, multidisciplinary approach to patient care at Pittsburgh's level 4 epilespy center.