For additional information on our neurological surgeons, please click on the physician’s name below.
Robert M. Friedlander, MD
Chair, Walter E. Dandy Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery
Head of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
Director, Complex Brain Surgery Program
Co-Director, UPMC Neurological Institute
Kalil G. Abdullah, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Translational Neuro-oncology
Nitin Agarwal, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine and Robotics Surgery
Associate Program Director, Neurological Surgery Residency
Co-Director, Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Deformity Fellowship
Robert L. Bailey, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Jeffrey Balzer, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Clinical Services, Center for Clinical Neurophysiology
Director, Cerebral Blood Flow Laboratory
Thomas J. Buell, MD
Assistant Professor
Donald J. Crammond
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Associate Director, Movement Disorder Surgery
C. Edward Dixon, PhD
Neurotrauma Chair Professor
Vice Chair, Research
Director, Brain Trauma Research Center
Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Passavant
Director, UPMC Passavant Spine Center
Paul A. Gardner, MD
Peter J. Jannetta Professor of Neurological Surgery
Executive Vice Chair, Surgical Services
Director, Surgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory
Co-Director, Center for Cranial Base Surgery
Peter C. Gerszten, MD, MPH, FACS
Peter E. Sheptak Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chair, Quality Improvement
Director, Percutaneous Spine Service
Avniel Singh Ghuman, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Cognitive Neurodynamics Laboratory
Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD, FAANS
UPMC Endowed Professor in Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Surgery
Vice Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Program
Co-Director, UPMC Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Director, Cortical Systems Laboratory
Bradley A. Gross, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Endovascular Surgery
Program Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery/Interventional Neurology Fellowship
Costas G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD
Nominated L. Dade Lunsford Professor of Neurosurgery
Executive Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Director, Brain Tumor Nanotechnology Laboratory
Kojo Hamilton, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, UPMC Neurological Spine Services
Director, Residency Training Program
Co-Director, Spine Fellowship Program
Luke Henry, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Katherine Simone Hoes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
David L. Kaufmann, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Mercy
Michael J. Lang, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
L. Dade Lunsford, MD
Lars Leksell Professor and Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director Emeritus, Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Joseph C. Maroon, MD
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience
Michael McDowell, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vincent J. Miele, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
John J. Moossy, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Pain Management
Chief of Neurosurgery, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Ajay Niranjan, MD, MBA
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Associate Director, Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Director, Radiosurgery Research
Director, UPMC Brain Mapping Center
David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center
Director, Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity Program
Special Advisor, UPMC Enterprises
Ava Puccio, RN, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Co-Director, Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center
Michael J. Rutigliano, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Westmoreland County Community Neurosurgery
Natalie Sandel Sherry, PsyD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Varun Shandal, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Parthasarathy D. Thirumala, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Clinical Neurophysiology
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory
Daniel A. Wecht, MD, MSc, FACS
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Shadyside
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC St. Margaret
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC McKeesport
Georgios Zenonos, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Co-director, UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery
Director, Cranial Nerve Program
Director of Clinical Operations, UPMC Presbyterian
Pascal O. Zinn, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Adult Neurosurgical Oncology
Director, Molecular Tumor Biology and Personalize Precision Therapy Lab
Director, Neurosurgical Oncology Tissue Bank
David S. Zorub, MD, MS
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Ian F. Pollack, MD
J. Leland Albright Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Co-director, Neurosurgical Oncology
Professor of Clinical and Translational Science
Taylor Abel, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Surgical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Sameer Agnihotri, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Brain Tumor Biology Therapy Laboratory
Stephanie Greene, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chair, Education
Director, Vascular Neurosurgery, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Director, Perinatal Neurosurgery, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship Program
Robert Kellogg, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
J. Brad Bellotte, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Hamot
Great Lakes Neurosurgery and Neurointervention
Brian E. Dalton, MD
Neurosurgeon
TriState Neurological Surgeons
William Diefenbach, MD
Neurosurgeon
Great Lakes Neurosurgery and Neurointervention
Brain Tumors, Neurosurgical and Spine Trauma
Steven A. Gilman, MD
Neurosurgeon
TriState Neurological Surgeons
Daniel V. Loesch, MD
Neurosurgeon
TriState Neurological Surgeons
Salem Ali El-Zuway, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Great Lakes Neurosurgery and Neurointervention
Jeremy G. Stone, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Medical Director, Stroke Research, UPMC Hamot
Bryan Bolinger, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chikezie Eseonu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Jonas M. Sheehan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Bart Thaci, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Kheder Ashker, MD
Neurosurgeon
Or Cohen-Inbar, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Neurosurgeon
Agha S. Khan, MD
Neurosurgeon
Richard Strauss, MD
Neurosurgeon
Fadi Sweiss, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Katherine M. Anetakis, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Our internationally renowned residency program provides clinical and scientific education to the future leaders in the neurosurgery field.
For a list of our current residents, please visit our website.
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