Check out the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery participation in lectures, seminars and presentations at the 2022 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, October 8-12 in San Francisco at bit.ly/3dYVDpa #2022CNS CNS

Ava Puccio—co-director of Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY—spoke today at the Neurocritical Care Symposium in San Antonio on the standardization of acute traumatic brain injury care, along with Benjamin Abella, MD MPhil—from Penn—who spoke on tailoring post-cardiac arrest care. #NCS2022

Check our Dr. Okonkwo's podcast discussion with a former NFL player and lawyer discussing stories from his clinical practice!

On this #IntlWomeninSciencesDay, the Chuck Noll Foundation is proud to partner and fund extraordinary women in science on our mission to diminish the impact of sports-related head injury. Thank you to the many women breaking barriers and making change.✨🙌

Our team has published four papers in Journal of Neurotrauma 's sister journal Neurotrauma Reports so far this year! One is currently in press. PMID's below: 36974123 37095856 36895818 home.liebertpub.com/publications/n…

Check out our new publication in Neurosurgical Focus with our colleagues from Radiology! UPMC Pitt Neurosurgery Journal of Neurosurgery UPMC thejns.org/focus/view/jou…

Our inaugural year of Grand Rounds lectures is off and running! So far, Dr. Doug Terry presented on neuropsychology's role in TBI management and Dr. David Brody presented on TMS for the management of post-traumatic depression! Journal of Neurotrauma Vanderbilt University Medical Center USUHS Admissions

We will round out the year with lectures from Dr. Allen Sills, CMO of NFL on 10/23/23 and Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati, pathologist from University of Toronto on 12/4/23! Send us a message if you'd like to receive calendar invites Pitt Neurosurgery

Looking forward to presenting tomorrow at #NATA2023 at 230pm! Please stop by to discuss all things #CTE!

Check out coverage of recent work from Drs Eagle, Okonkwo, Puccio and the TRACK TBI team in U.S. News & World Report !

Privileged to present with Chris Connaboy and Dr Alex Rawcliffe, PhD, at ICSPP 2023 on how dynamic systems can influence human performance, injury risk and recovery Pitt Neurosurgery Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY

Hansen Deng presented his Trauma Paper of the Year—"Time to Follow Commands in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors with Favorable Recovery at 2 Years"—at this past week's CNS annual meeting. Hansen was mentored by David Okonkwo and Ava Puccio. pitt nsgy residents & alumni club Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY

Thrilled to announce our 2024 Virtual Grand Round Lectures Series speakers! Please send a message if you'd like your email to be added to the invite list. Pitt Neurosurgery

Congratulations to Dr. Eagle for this great honor! Neurosurgery Publications

NCTC Director Dr. David Okonkwo is in the top 10 most published authors on traumatic brain injury over the last 22 years! University of Pittsburgh was also the 7th most published institution on TBI over this span. Read the paper below! Pitt Neurosurgery UPMC Sports Medicine sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Fifteen University of Pittsburgh neurosurgeons were named among the top doctors in their field in a national survey conducted by Castle Connolly Top Doctors, an independent research group with the mission of helping people find the best in healthcare. neurosurgery.pitt.edu/news/pitt-neur…

Major breakthrough in concussion and TBI research from David Okonkwo, Ava Puccio and TRACK-TBI colleagues. A blood test—using 2-3 drops of blood—analyzed at bedside, can detect brain injuries within minutes. More at bit.ly/3xmcoDY. Abbott UPMC Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY University of Pittsburgh

It is a breakthrough day for TBI assessment. The NCTC is proud to be a contributing party to this landmark achievement for objective TBI evaluation. abbott.mediaroom.com/2024-04-01-Abb…

Congratulations to Shawn and Dr. David Okonkwo for co-authoring a "top-cited" paper at Neurotrauma Reports! You can read the paper here: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ne… Pitt Neurosurgery Journal of Neurotrauma