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Ian Pollack, MD, Neurosurgery, Pittsburgh, PA

Ian F Pollack MD

Pediatric Neurosurgery


Professor of Neurological Surgery, University Pittsburgh

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  • 3705 5th Ave# ChpPittsburgh, PA 15213

  • Phone+1 412-647-7675

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Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1985 - 1991
  • UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)
    UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1984 - 1985
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1984 - Present
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1985 - 2026
  • Neurological Surgery
    American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
    American Board of Pediatric NeurosurgeryPediatric Neurosurgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
  • Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2011

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Classifying Childhood Brain Cancers by Immune Response May Improve Diagnostics and Treatments
    Classifying Childhood Brain Cancers by Immune Response May Improve Diagnostics and TreatmentsMarch 19th, 2025
  • Commentary: The Continuing Evolution of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh
    Commentary: The Continuing Evolution of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of PittsburghMarch 14th, 2018
  • New Targets for Drugs to Defeat Aggressive Brain Tumor
    New Targets for Drugs to Defeat Aggressive Brain TumorDecember 14th, 2012

Grant Support

  • Signal Transduction Modulation As A Therapy For Malignant GliomasNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
  • AdministrationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
  • Novel Strategies For Brain Tumor TherapyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2012
  • Molecular Markers As Predictors Of Outcome In GliomasNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2012
  • Peptide-Based Vaccine Therapy For Childhood Malignant GliomasNational Cancer Institute2010–2011

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