• Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluation of a Prospective Cohort
  
  
• New Study Published in Nature Neuroscience Shows Neural Fragility EEG Marker and Computational Network Modeling Is Predictive of Surgical Success for Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy
  
  
• Concussion Magnifies Risk of Suicide in Some Children with Depression
  
  
• Electrical Stimulation Improves Arm Control in Paralyzed Monkeys
  
  
• Recently Published Neurosurgery Articles | University of Pittsburgh

• Local family working to cure dementia nearly 10 years after father’s death
  (Robert Friedlander, MD)
  WPXI-TV
  December 27, 2022
  
  
• Pitt and CMU Scientists Create Headband that Measures Brain Pressure in Seconds
  (Michael McDowell, MD)
  inside.upmc.com
  December 15, 2022
  
  
• Can a Brain Surgeon Operate an Excavator?
  (Robert Friedlander, MD)
  Outdoors with the Morgans
  October 30, 2022
  
  
• Gerry Dulac: Why Kenny Pickett returned to Steelers practice so quickly
  (Joseph Maroon, MD; Vincent Miele, MD)
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  October 21, 2022
  
  
• Brain injury foundation honors Noll's legacy, makes advances for the future
  (Joseph Maroon, MD; David Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Shawn Eagle, PhD)
  Piitsburgh Business Times
  October 6, 2022
  
  
• Robert Friedlander Discusses UPMC Neurosurgery
  (Robert Friedlander, MD)
  WPXI-TV: Our Region's Business
  October 2, 2022
  
  
• Vulnerability in Brain Tumors May Open Door to New Treatments
  (Kalil Abdullah, MD)
  National Cancer Institute
  September 26, 2022
  
  
• Republicans suggest John Fetterman is too sick to serve. Neurologists call attacks uninformed
  (Robert Friedlander, MD)
  abcnews.com
  September 9, 2022
  
  
• Concussed Student-Athlete Program leading battle against brain injuries
  (Joseph Maroon, MD)
  Palm Beach Post
  September 8, 2022
  
  
• 'An absolute miracle': 9-year-old girl recovering from near-fatal neck injury after skiing accident
  (Michael McDowell, MD)
  WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
  September 2, 2022
  
  
• Over 6 million kids have suffered traumatic brain injuries, many of them girls
  (Michael McDowell, MD)
  NBC Today.com
  August 17, 2022
  
  
• Chuck Noll Foundation funding research for an easy way to identify concussions
  (Joseph Maroon, MD)
  nextpittsburgh.com
  August 3, 2022
  
  
• Concussion increases chances of attempted suicide in adolescents, Pitt study finds
  (Shawn Eagle, PhD)
  Denver Gazette
  July 17, 2022
  
  
• Concussion increases chances of attempted suicide in adolescents, Pitt study finds
  (Shawn Eagle, PhD)
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  July 16, 2022
  
  
• External Electrical Stimulation Restores Upper Limb Control of Paralyzed Monkeys
  (Marco Capogrosso, PhD)
  The Science Times
  July 1, 2022
  
  
• Clinical Trial on Spinal Cord Stimulation
  (Marco Capogrosso, PhD)
  KDKA 1020 Radio
  June 30, 2022
  
  
• Arm and hand movements are RESTORED in paralyzed monkeys
  (Marco Capogrosso, PhD)
  London Daily Mail
  June 20, 2022
  
  
• Spinal cord stimulation enables paralysed monkeys to move their arms
  (Marco Capogrosso, PhD)
  New Scientist
  June 30, 2022
  
  
• UPMC breaks ground on new Presbyterian Hospital building
  (Robert Friedlander, MD)
  WTAE-TV 4 Action News
  June 14, 2022
  
  
• UPMC CEO Leslie Davis talks about the 3 big hospital projects
  (Robert Friedlander, MD)
  Pittsburgh Business Times
  June 14, 2022
  
  
• At age 82, Joseph Maroon credits oxygen therapy for his triathlon success
  (Joseph Maroon, MD)
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  June 12, 2022
  
  
• Sewickley's Joseph Maroon takes 2nd in triathlon at National Senior Games
  (Joseph Maroon, MD)
  TribLive
  May 29, 2022
  
  
• Pitt algorithm predicts recovery from brain injury
  (David Okonkwo, MD, PhD)
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  May 15, 2022
  
  
• Clemson’s Justyn Ross finally gets NFL call, signs with Chiefs
  (David Okonkwo, MD, PhD)
  Charleston Post and Courier
  May 2, 2022
  
  
• After battle with cancer, Maranacook softball player back on field
  (Paul Gardner, MD)
  Portland Press Herald
  May 1, 2022
  
  
• Machine learning model quickly and accurately predicts outcomes for TBI patients
  (David Okonkwo, MD, PhD)
  Health Imaging
  April 26, 2022
  
  
• Following congenital fusion in his spine, Justyn Ross looks to make NFL history
  (David Okonkwo, MD, PhD)
  ESPN.com
  April 11, 2022
  
  
• Honoring Dr. Dorothy Klenke Nash, first female neurosurgeon, with a call for more representation
  (Dorothy Klenke Nash Lecture)
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  April 7, 2022
  
  
• Steelers neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Maroon recognized with research award
  (Joseph Maroon, MD)
  TribLive
  March 4, 2022
  
  
• Maroon wins Arthur C. Rettig Award
  (Joseph Maroon, MD)
  steelers.com
  March 4, 2022
  
  
• Outdoors With The Morgans Visits Dr. Friedlander
  (Robert Friedlander, MD)
  outdoorswiththemorgans.com
  February 2, 2022

Fridays with Friedlander is a live webcast hosted by department chairman Robert M. Friedlander, MD. The webcast features department faculty, residents, alumni and prominent figures in medicine presenting updates on topical neurological surgery issues—followed by an interactive Q&A session.

• Robert Kellogg Discusses Pediatric Hydrocephalus Treatment
  
  
• Kalil Abdullah Discusses Glioma Therapy
  
  
• Paul Gardner and Carl Snyderman Explain Skull Base Surgery: Cutting Edge Research and Results
  
  
• Lois Burkhart: A Look Back at a 43-Year Journey
  
  
• Alhamza Al-Bayati Discusses Carotid Web
  
  
• Baoli Hu Discusses Brain Tumor Therapy
  
  
• Leland Albright Reflects on His Career in Pediatric Neurosurgery
  
  
• Shawn Eagle Discusses Concussion, Depression and Suicide in American Youth
  
  
• Marco Capogrosso Discusses Motor Control Recovery Research After Paralysis