Sakibul Huq, MD

Sakibul Huq, MD, joined the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery residency program in July 2021 after earning his MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He previously graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied biology and business administration on the fully funded Morehead-Cain Scholarship.

During medical school, Dr. Huq developed academic interests in neuro-oncology and skull base surgery. His translational research identified targeted therapies and drug repurposing strategies for brain tumors, and his clinical research introduced new applications of predictive analytics and frailty assessments to neurosurgical oncology. His work on these topics and others has resulted in numerous awards and over 45 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Huq is also passionate about medical education and is an active mentor to students at various stages of training. 

Dr. Huq is pursuing an enfolded skull base fellowship at UPMC under the direction of Paul Gardner, MD, and Georgios Zenonos, MD. He is a member of the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Physician Scientist Incubator Program and is conducting translational research on skull base tumors. He is a grant recipient of The Beckwith Institute’s Clinical Transformation Program, through which he is working to build a liquid biopsy research program under the mentorship of Costas Hadjipanayis, MD PhD. 

Dr. Huq also remains interested in neurosurgical organization and leadership. He previously served as the AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee MISSION Fellow. Prior to medical school, he worked in management consulting with Huron Consulting Group, where he developed interests in healthcare quality, value and leadership. 

Dr. Huq is a native of Pittsburgh. His hobbies outside neurosurgery include fitness, soccer, basketball, travel and music. He enjoys spending time with his fiancée, an Ob-Gyn resident at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and their Australian shepherd Kobe.