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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
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
Edward Andrews, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Robert L. Bailey, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
James C. Bayley, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Thomas J. Buell, MD
Assistant Professor
Matt El-Kadi, MD, PhD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC Passavant
Director, UPMC Matt El-Kadi Spine Center
David Fernandes, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Paul A. Gardner, MD
Peter J. Jannetta Professor of Neurological Surgery
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
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
Kathryn 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
Head of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
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
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
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
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
Taylor Abel, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chief, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Surgical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Cody Nesvick, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Co-Director, Pediatric Skull Base Surgery Program
Surgical Director, Pediatric Neurovascular Center of Excellence
Martin Piazza, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Surgical Director, Pediatric Surgical Movement Disorders Program
Surgical Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Spine Program
Ian F. Pollack, MD
J. Leland Albright Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Co-director, Neurosurgical Oncology
Professor of Clinical and Translational Science
Bryan Bolinger, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
John Braca III, MD
Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC in Central Pa. and North Central Pa.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Vinayak Narayan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Bart Thaci, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Sheela Vivekanandan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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
Our internationally renowned residency program provides clinical and scientific education to the future leaders in the neurosurgery field.
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