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.

Dr. Huq is pursuing a surgeon-scientist career with a focus on skull base surgery and neuro-oncology. He is currently completing an enfolded fellowship in skull base surgery under the direction of Georgios Zenonos, MD. He is also the recipient of an NIH NINDS UE5 research grant, through which he is completing a postdoctoral fellowship under the mentorship of Constantinos Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD and Sameer Agnihotri, PhD. His work integrates molecular profiling, circulating biomarkers, and computational imaging to better characterize skull base tumor behavior and inform clinical decision-making. Dr. Huq is a member of the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Physician Scientist Incubator program and a grant recipient of The Beckwith Institute’s Clinical Transformation Program. His work has resulted in numerous awards and 55 peer-reviewed publications.

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 of neurosurgery include fitness, soccer, basketball, travel, and music. His wife is a graduate of the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at UPMC Magee-Womens hospital and current fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at UPMC. They enjoy exploring the Pittsburgh food scene and spending time with their Australian shepherd Kobe.