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320 East North Avenue, Suite 208Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone+1 412-359-6200
Fax+1 412-359-6615
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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 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2020 - 2022
VA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Post-Surgical Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) Versus GammaTile-ROADS (Radiation One and Done Study) Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for recurrent high-grade gliomas: a systematic review.Trent Kite, Bryce Bossinger, Vineetha Yadlapalli, Stephen Jaffee, John Herbst
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2025-11-01 - Upfront Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors: An International, Multicenter Study.Chloe Dumot, Georgios Mantziaris, Sam Dayawansa, Selcuk Peker, Yavuz Samanci
Neurosurgery. 2025-10-07 - Stereotactic Radiosurgery Versus Observation in Small- and Medium-Sized Vestibular Schwannoma Patients With Normal Hearing: A Retrospective International Multicenter S...Bardia Hajikarimloo, Othman Bin-Alamer, Salem M Tos, Georgios Mantziaris, Mariam Ishaque
Neurosurgery. 2025-09-16
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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