For additional information on our neurological surgeons, please click on the physician’s name below.
Robert M. Friedlander, MD
Chairman, Walter E. Dandy Endowed Professor of Neurological Surgery
Neurovascular Surgery, Neuro-Oncology
Taylor Abel, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Surgical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program
Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery, Deep Brain Stimulation
Nduka M. Amankulor, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Associate Director, Neurosurgical Oncology
Neuro-Oncology, Spine Oncology
J. Brad Bellotte, MD
Chief of Neurosurgery
Great Lakes Neurosurgery and Neurointervention
Neurosurgical and Spine Trauma, Brain and Spine Surgery
Gregory N. Bowden, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Gamma Knife® Radiosurgery
William Diefenbach, MD
Neurosurgeon
Great Lakes Neurosurgery and Neurointervention
Brain Tumors, Neurosurgical and Spine Trauma
Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD, FACS
Clinical Professor, Vice Chairman
Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Passavant
Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Salem El-Zuway, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor or Neurological Surgery
Cranial Neurotrauma, Neuro-Oncology, Spine Surgery
Chikezie I. Eseonu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Gliomas, Pituitary Adenomas, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Awake Craniotomy
Paul A. Gardner, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Skull Base Surgery
Minimally Invasive and Skull Base Surgery, Brain Tumors, Neurovascular Surgery
Peter C. Gerszten, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Percutaneous Spine Service
Spine Radiosurgery, Spine Oncology
Stephanie Greene, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurovascular Surgery
Bradley A. Gross, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Neuroendoport® Surgery Program, Adult Neurosurgical Oncology
Kojo Hamilton, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Brain and Spine Trauma, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Brian Jankowitz, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Neurovascular Surgery
Adam S. Kanter, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Program
Co-director, Spine Biomechanics Research Laboratory
Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
David L. Kaufmann, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurovascular Surgery
L. Dade Lunsford, MD
Lars Leksell Professor and Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Director, Residency Training Program
Gamma Knife® Radiosurgery, Neuro-Oncology
Joseph C. Maroon, MD
Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Sports Medicine
Nnenna Mbabuike, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery and Comprehensive Stroke Program, UPMC Altoona
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Acute Stroke Intervention
Vincent J. Miele, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spinal Disorders, Spine Tumors, Sports Medicine
Edward A. Monaco III, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
General Neurosurgery, Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology
John J. Moossy, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Pain Management
Chief of Neurosurgery, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Pain Management, Spine Surgery
Ajay Niranjan, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director of Radiosurgery Research
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Clinical Director, Brain Trauma Research Center
Director, Neurotrauma Program
Director, Spinal Deformity Program
Spine Surgery, Neurosurgical Trauma
Ian F. Pollack, MD
Walter E. Dandy 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
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Program
Director, Brain Modulation Laboratory
Adult Epilepsy Surgery, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Michael J. Rutigliano, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Westmoreland County Community Neurosurgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals
Spine Surgery, Brain Tumors
Robert J. Schlegel Jr., MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
General Neurosurgery
Raymond F. Sekula Jr., MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Cranial Nerve Disorders Program
Cranial Nerve Disorders, Brain Tumors
Carl Snyderman, MD
Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Skull Base Surgery
Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery
Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Bioengineering
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery
Daniel A. Wecht, MD, MSc, FACS
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC St. Margaret
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC McKeesport
Spine Surgery, Neurovascular Surgery, Neuro-Oncology
Monte S. Weinberger, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Degenerative spinal disorders and brain tumors
David S. Zorub, MD, MS
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Neuro Intensive Care, UPMC Shadyside
Brain and pituitary tumors, cranial nerve disorders, spine and peripheral nerve surgery
