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4401 Penn AvePittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone+1 412-692-8142
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Summary
- Dr. Taylor Abel is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice 7 years. He is experienced in pediatric neurosurgery, stereotactic and functional surgery, epilepsy surgery, robotic neurosurgery, and minimally invasive neurosurgery.
Education & Training
- University of GrenobleEpilepsy Surgery Fellowship, 2017 - 2017
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2016
- University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- IA State Medical License 2010 - 2018
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Long-term musculoskeletal outcomes in pediatric hemispherotomy.Emily E Harford, Anisha Mandava, Ozgur Dede, Amit Sinha, Martin Piazza
Epilepsy Research. 2025-04-18 - 2 citationsEffectiveness of Fosphenytoin and Levetiracetam to Prevent Posttraumatic Seizures in Young Children with Accidental or Abusive Traumatic Brain Injury.Caitlin R McNamara, Cesar I Menchaca, Taylor J Abel, Christopher M Horvat, Rachel P Berger
Neurocritical Care. 2025-04-01 - The T cell receptor landscape of childhood brain tumors.Itay Raphael, Zujian Xiong, Chaim T Sneiderman, Rebecca A Raphael, Moshe Mash
Science Translational Medicine. 2025-03-19
Press Mentions
- Classifying Childhood Brain Cancers by Immune Response May Improve Diagnostics and TreatmentsMarch 19th, 2025
- How Brain Deciphers Melody of SpeechMarch 4th, 2025
- Brain Relies on Sight to Recognise VoiceJanuary 3rd, 2023
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Grant Support
- Cortical contributions to frequency-following response generation and modulationNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY2014–2026
- Circadian analysis of peripheral and brain samples in epilepsy patientsUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2022–2025
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