Research

To Identify a Voice, Brains Rely on Sight | UPMC Physician Resources

The study, published in the Journal of Neurophysiology, suggests that voice and face recognition are linked even more intimately than previously thought. Taylor Abel, MD, was the senior author.

Pitt Brain Tumor Expert Awarded Prestigious Research Grant | UPMC Physician Resources

A University of Pittsburgh expert in aggressive brain tumors is one of five scientists awarded a prestigious 2022 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Sontag Foundation. Dr. Sameer Agnihotri, an assistant professor of neurological surgery who directs Pitt’s Brain Tumor Biology and Therapy Lab, was recognized for his research on pediatric brain tumors.

Spinal Cord Stimulation Instantly Improves Arm Mobility After Stroke | UPMC Physician Resources

A neurotechnology that stimulates the spinal cord instantly improves arm and hand mobility, enabling people affected by moderate to severe stroke to conduct their normal daily activities more easily, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University in Nature Medicine. Marco Capogrosso, PhD, was the corresponding and co-senior author.

Obesity Associated with Increased Inflammation and Prolonged Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | UPMC Physician Resources

People with obesity who suffer a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may be at risk for prolonged mTBI-related symptoms, likely due to increased systemic inflammation, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Shawn Eagle, PhD, was lead author.

Recently Published Neurosurgery Articles | University of Pittsburgh

With a staff of award-winning physicians, researchers, and faculty, the Department of Neurosurgery continues to publish groundbreaking research across key topics in the field. Read about some of the research advances the Department has made recently.

Conferences and Events

UPMC Department of Neurological Surgery at AANS 2023 | UPMC Physician Resources

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 2023 Conference was held April 21-24 in Los Angeles, California. UPMC Department of Neurological Surgery faculty, including faculty from the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh gave numerous lectures and research presentations at this year’s conference.

Neurology and Neurosurgery Faculty Represent UPMC at AES 2023 | UPMC Physician Resources

UPMC neurology and neurosurgery faculty were well-represented at AES 2023 with a variety of presentations and poster sessions.

Awake Brain Surgery - YouTube

Pascal Zinn, MD, director of adult neurosurgical oncology at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, explains how awake brain surgery allows neurosurgeons to remove brain tumors with a high degree of accuracy and safety.

Spinal Cord Stimulation | UPMC Physician Resources

In this UPMC Physician Journal Feature, meet Marco Capogrosso, PhD, as he and his team develop a first-of-its-kind treatment option for upper-limb paralysis using spinal cord stimulation.

Neurosurgery & Collaborations to Advance Minimally Invasive Treatments for Epilepsy | UPMC Physician Resources

In this UPMC Physician Journal feature, go inside the operating room to see an exciting new minimally invasive technique to treat epilepsy– and meet the team of doctors from different disciplines who collaborated to develop this first-of-its-kind surgery: Jorge A. González-Martínez, MD, PhD, Paul A. Gardner, MD, and Carl Snyderman, MD.

Spotlight Videos | University of Pittsburgh

We invite you to browse our faculty spotlight videos, which are short videos featuring department faculty discussing various aspects of their work, research activities or educational program efforts.