AHN Neurosurgery Residency Faculty
AHN Neurosurgery Residency Program
Chairman
Director of Epilepsy Surgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Director of Allegheny NeuroTechnology Innovation Center (ANTIC)
Program Director
Director of AHN Adult Hydrocephalus Center
Director of AHN Pituitary Center
Associate Director of Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Associate Program Director
Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Surgical Neuro-Oncology, Skull Base Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Neurosurgery
Assistant Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
Assistant Director, Adult Deformity Surgery
Surgical Director Neurologic Intensive Care Unit
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Core Faculty Neurosurgical Attendings
Site Director, Forbes Rotation
Forbes Regional Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Rocco Dabecco, DO
Forbes Regional Hospital
Forbes Regional Hospital
Director of Neuro Critical Care- Allegheny General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Forbes Regional Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Director Brain Tumor Research
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Director, Division of Functional Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Director, Adult Deformity Surgery
Director, Forbes Neurosurgical Trauma
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Director of Epilepsy Surgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Director of Allegheny NeuroTechnology Innovation Center (ANTIC)
Neurosurgical Attendings
Chairman, AHN Department of Neuroendoscopy
Director, Jho Institute for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Chairman, AHN Credentials Committee Vice-Chair, AHN Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Neuroscience Research
Boyle Cheng, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Neurosurgical Subspecialty Teams
Skull Base Surgery
- Alexander Yu, MD
- Douglas Chen, MD
- Todd Hillman, MD
- Erik Interval, MD
- Matthew Straka, MD
Neuro-Oncology
Movement Disorders / Deep Brain Stimulation
Complex Spine
- Gary Schmidt, MD
UPMC Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Ian Pollack, MD
- Taylor Abel, MD
- Stephanie Greene, MD
- Robert Kellogg, MD
- Michael McDowell, Clinical Instructor
Neuroanesthesia
- Adam Yuan, MD
- Leanne Fike, MD
Extradepartmental Key Clinical Faculty
Clinical Pharmacology
- Sarah Young, Pharm. D
Neuro-Oncology
- Tulika Ranjan, MD
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Neuropathology
- Kymberly Gyure, MD
- Jancie Ahn, MD
Neurology
- Ashis Tayal, MD
Neuroradiology
- Warren Chang, MD
- Michael Goldberg, MD
- Charles Li, MD
- Albert Sohn, MD
- Michael Spearman, MD
- Marc Wallace, DO
- Christian Wanamaker, MD
Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)
- Erik Interval, MD
Palliative Care
Pulmonary Critical Care
Neurosurgical Administration
Nicole St. Clair
Neurosurgery Residency Program Coordinator
nicole.stclair@ahn.org