RichardMarcSpiroMDFACS FICS

Neurosurgery • Butler, PA

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma

Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
127 Oneida Valley Rd
Ste 203
Butler, PA 16001
Phone+1 855-365-7274

Fax+1 724-778-1611
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1999 - 2004
UPMC Medical EducationInternship, Transitional Year, 1998 - 1999
University of South Alabama College of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2019 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Study of NNZ-2566 in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Study of NNZ-2566 in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Under EFIC Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Delayed Cervical Carotid Revascularization After Missile Injury: A Technical Case Report.
Steven B Housley, Muhammad Waqas, Justin M Cappuzzo, William N Metcalf-Doetsch, Richard M Spiro, Elad I Levy> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2022 Aug 1
Chronic epidural hematoma presenting with diplopia.
Jaims Lim, Steven B Housley, Douglas Drumsta, Richard M Spiro> ;Surgical Neurology International. 2021 Aug 24
62 citations
Perioperative surgical complications of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a single-center experience.
Matthew J. Tormenti, Matthew B. Maserati, Christopher M Bonfield, Peter C. Gerszten, John Moossy, Adam S. Kanter, Richard M. Spiro, David O. Okonkwo> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2012 Jan 1
79 citations
Intraoperative computed tomography image–guided navigation for posterior thoracolumbar spinal instrumentation in spinal deformity surgery
Matthew J. Tormenti, Dean Kostov, Paul A. Gardner, Adam S. Kanter, Richard M. Spiro, David O. Okonkwo> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2010 Mar 1
26 citations
Fractures of the clivus: a contemporary series in the computed tomography era.
Pawel G. Ochalski, Richard M. Spiro, Anthony Fabio, Amin B. Kassam, David O. Okonkwo> ;Neurosurgery. 2009 Dec 1
41 citations
Occipital condyle fractures: clinical decision rule and surgical management.
Matthew B. Maserati, Bradley Stephens, Zohny Zohny, Joon Y. Lee, Adam S. Kanter, Richard M. Spiro, David O. Okonkwo> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2009 Oct 1
3 citations
Coagulation factor VIIa (recombinant) in nonhemophilic patients requiring neurosurgery.
Colleen M. Culley, Susan Guttendorf, Megan Coldren, Susan J. Skledar, Paige R. Gross, Richard M. Spiro, Darrell J. Triulzi, Margaret V. Ragni> ;American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2009 Sep 1
80 citations
MRI Is Unnecessary to Clear the Cervical Spine in Obtunded/Comatose Trauma Patients: The Four-Year Experience of a Level I Trauma Center
Nestor D. Tomycz, Brandon G. Chew, Yuefang Chang, Joseph M. Darby, Scott R. Gunn, Dederia H. Nicholas, Juan B. Ochoa, Andrew B. Peitzman, Eric Schwartz, Hans-Christoph...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2008 May 1
37 citations
Corridor surgery: the current paradigm for skull base surgery
Stephen M. Pirris, Ian F. Pollack, Carl H. Snyderman, Ricardo L. Carrau, Richard M. Spiro, Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara, Amin B. Kassam> ;Child's Nervous System. 2007 Jan 17
282 citations
The expanded endonasal approach: a fully endoscopic transnasal approach and resection of the odontoid process: technical case report.
Amin B. Kassam, Carl H. Snyderman, Paul A. Gardner, Ricardo L. Carrau, Richard M. Spiro> ;Neurosurgery. 2005 Jul 1
5 citations
Experimental third ventriculostomy performed using endovascular surgical techniques and their adaptation to percutaneous intradural neuronavigation: proof of concept c...
Michael B. Horowitz, Kamal Ramzipoor, Ajit Nair, Susan Miller, George Rappard, Richard M. Spiro, Phillip D. Purdy> ;Neurosurgery. 2003 Aug 1
121 citations
Repeat radiosurgery for refractory trigeminal neuralgia.
Toshinori Hasegawa, Douglas Kondziolka, Richard M. Spiro, John C. Flickinger, L. Dade Lunsford> ;Neurosurgery. 2002 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Drs. Michael Gleiber, Jeffrey Wang & More: 9 Spine Surgeons in the Headlines This WeekOctober 30th, 2015
334 Spine Surgeons to Know — 2016 FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016
Spine Surgeon Leader to Know: Dr. Richard Spiro of Pennsylvania Brain and Spine InstituteFebruary 13th, 2016
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