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Office
320 East North Avenue, Suite 208
Pittsburgh, PA 15212Phone+1 412-359-6200Fax+1 412-359-6615- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a neurosurgeon within the AHN Neuroscience Institute. I have subspecialty training in the surgical removal of malignant and benign tumors of the brain, skull, and spine, as well Gamma Knife radiosurgery and awake craniotomies. I additionally take care of patients with cervical myelopathy, cervical stenosis and lumbar stenosis.
Education & Training
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2020 - 2021
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
- Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
- TX State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- VA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cost of Treatment for Brain Metastases Using Data From a National Health Insurance.Joseph Crooks, Oralia Dominic, Yun Liang, Matthew Shepard, Alexander Yu, Stephen M Karlovits, Rodney E Wegner> ;Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2024 May 1
- Vestibular Schwannoma International Study of Active Surveillance Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery: the VISAS Study.Othman Bin-Alamer, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Selcuk Peker, Yavuz Samanci, Isabelle Pelcher, Sabrina Begley, Anuj Goenka, Michael Schulder, Jean-Nicolas Tourigny, David Mat...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2024 Apr 6
- Impact of Multiple Sclerosis Subtypes on Pain Management in Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia After Stereotactic Radiosurgery: An International Multicenter Analysis.Mashiach, E., Mashiach, E., Fernando De Nigris Vasconcellos, Elad Mashiach, Juan Diego Alzate, Kenneth Bernstein, Lauren Rotman, Sarah Levy, Tanxia Qu, Rodney E Wegner...> ;Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 1
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Press Mentions
- Allegheny Health Network Surgeons First in Region to Treat Recurrent Brain Tumors with Tiny Radiation Emitting ImplantMarch 28th, 2023
- This Bethel Park teacher had brain surgery. She read to her students the next day. December 2nd, 2022
Committees
- Joint Guidelines Committee, AANS/CNS Section on Tumors 2022 - Present
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Hospital Affiliations
- Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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