Meet the Surgeons

For additional information on our neurological surgeons, please click on the physician’s name below.

Robert M. Friedlander, MD
Chairman, Professor of Neurological Surgery
Neurovascular Surgery, Neuro-Oncology
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Adnan A. Abla, MD
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery

Pedro J. Aguilar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery

Eric M. Altschuler, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery, Neurovascular Surgery

Nduka M. Amankulor, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Neuro-Oncology, Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

J. William Bookwalter III, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery

Daniel M. Bursick, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, UPMC Mercy
Spine Surgery, Neurovascular Surgery

Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor, Vice Chairman 
Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Passavant
Spine Surgery

Johnathan Engh, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief, Endoport Neurosurgery Program
Spine Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Cranial Base Surgery
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David J. Engle, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurovascular Surgery

Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Neuro-Oncology, Neurovascular Surgery, Cranial Base Surgery
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Paul A. Gardner, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Co-Director, Center for Skull Base Surgery
Spine Surgery, Neurovascular Surgery, Cranial Base Surgery
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Peter C. Gerszten, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Percutaneous Spine Service
Spine Surgery, Neuro-Oncology

Stephanie Greene, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurovascular Surgery

Brian Jankowitz, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Neurovascular Surgery, Endovascular Surgery

Adam S. Kanter, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Program
Co-director, Spine Biomechanics Research Laboratory
Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

David L. Kaufmann, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurovascular Surgery

L. Dade Lunsford, MD
Professor and Distinguished Professor
Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology Oncology
Director, Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Director, Residency Training Program
Radiation Oncology, Neuro-Oncology, Cranial Base Surgery

Joseph C. Maroon, MD
Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Sports Medicine, Spine Surgery, Neuro-Oncology

John J. Moossy, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Pain Management
Chief of Neurosurgery, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Spine Surgery, Pain Management

Ajay Niranjan, MD,
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director of Radiosurgery Research
Radiation Oncology

David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Clinical Director, Brain Trauma Research Center
Director, Neurotrauma Program
Director, Spinal Deformity Program
Spine Surgery

Ian F. Pollack, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chairman of Academic Affairs
Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Co-director, Neurosurgical Oncology
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology

R. Mark Richardson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Adult Epilepsy Surgery
Codirector, Functional Neurosurgery
Adult Epilepsy Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Michael J. Rutigliano, MD 
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Westmoreland County Community Neurosurgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals
General Neurosurgery

Raymond F. Sekula Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Cranial Nerve Disorders Program
Cranial Nerve Disorders, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Carl Snyderman, MD
Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery
Co-Director, Center for Skull Base Surgery
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Mandeep Tamber, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology

Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Bioengineering
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology

Daniel A. Wecht, MD, MSc 
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC St. Margaret
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC McKeesport
Spine Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurovascular Surgery

Matthew M. Wetzel, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery