Daniel A. Wecht, MD, MSc

Daniel A. Wecht, MD, joined the Department of Neurological Surgery as a clinical assistant professor in September of 1999. He was promoted to clinical associate professor in 2002 and full clinical professor in 2008.

He was born and raised in Pittsburgh. After graduating from Harvard University, Dr. Wecht attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Baylor College and then completed a two-year neurovascular surgery fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine.

He was board-certified with the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 2000 and was recertified in 2010. Dr. Wecht specializes in the treatment of brain tumors and general neurosurgery including an active spine practice.

He has co-authored or authored several articles and publications. Dr. Wecht has been a neurosurgical faculty member at Yale University, University of New Mexico and Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (Pittsburgh, Pa.). He is an active participant in multiple professional and scientific societies. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Mexico.

Dr. Wecht, team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Penguins, has been named among the top doctors in the field of neurological surgery in a national survey conducted by Castle Connolly.

Dr. Wecht's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

Community Clinic Sites

UPMC West Mifflin
1907 Lebanon Church Road, Suite 201
West Mifflin, PA 15122

Shadyside Medical Building
5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 617
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

UPMC McKeesport
Painter Building
500 Hospital Way, 2nd Floor, Suite 6
McKeesport, PA 15132

UPMC St. Margaret
Medical Arts 100
100 Delafield Road, Suite 108
Pittsburgh, PA 15215

UPMC South Hills
1300 Oxford Drive, Suite 1500
Bethel Park, PA 15102

UPMC West 
1600 Coraopolis Heights Road, Suite G1
Coraopolis, PA 15108