Najib Muhammad, MD

Najib Muhammad, MD, matched into the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery residency program in March of 2025 and will join the department July 1, 2025. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Prior to medical school, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2021 with a BA in chemistry and a MS in biological chemistry. 

During medical school, Dr. Muhammad developed academic and clinical interests in neuro-oncology, skull base, and vascular neurosurgery. His translational research aimed to develop novel fluorescent dyes for intraoperative molecular imaging of brain tumors, and his clinical research analyzed new techniques and patient outcomes in vascular neurosurgery and spine surgery. His research on these topics and others resulted in numerous presentations and publications in leading journals including the Journal of Neurosurgery and the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. He is also passionate about medical device innovation and helped develop new devices used in pediatric neurosurgery and neurocritical care. 

Dr. Muhammad was born in Singapore and raised in the suburbs of Atlanta. Outside of neurosurgery, he enjoys playing basketball, snowboarding, watching sports, and spending time with friends and family.