Dr. Ajay Niranjan
Overview
Ajay Niranjan, MD, specializes in neurosurgery. He practices at the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurological Surgery and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Niranjan is associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from King George’s Medical College in Lucknow, India, where he also completed his neurosurgical residency. Dr. Niranjan then completed a fellowship in image-guided neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh. A leading expert on stereotactic radiosurgery, Dr. Niranjan has helped develop guidelines for stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary adenomas, arteriovenous malformations, acoustic neuromas, and brain metastases. Dr. Niranjan has co-authored more than 120 articles in journals such as Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, and Journal of Neuro-oncology; contributed more than 55 book chapters; and edited two books on stereotactic radiosurgery.
Dr. Niranjan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 249 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Metastatic Brain Tumor.
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- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations
200 Lothrop Street, Suite F158, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
3 Clinical Trials
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Lawrence Lunsford is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lunsford is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Christopher Cifarelli is a Neurosurgery provider in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Cifarelli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery. Dr. Cifarelli is currently accepting new patients.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Costas G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who has devoted his entire career to the treatment of brain tumor patients. He completed his neurosurgical residency and graduate PhD training at the University of Pittsburgh with additional neurosurgical oncology training at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Hadjipanayis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Gamma Knife RadiosurgeryDr. Niranjan isElite. Learn about Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
- Distinguished
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Niranjan isDistinguished. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Niranjan isDistinguished. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Brain TumorDr. Niranjan isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Niranjan isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- MeningiomaDr. Niranjan isDistinguished. Learn about Meningioma.
- Metastatic Brain TumorDr. Niranjan isDistinguished. Learn about Metastatic Brain Tumor.
- Advanced
- Cerebral Ventricle CancerDr. Niranjan isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Ventricle Cancer.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Niranjan isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- HemangioblastomaDr. Niranjan isAdvanced. Learn about Hemangioblastoma.
- Hypothalamic TumorDr. Niranjan isAdvanced. Learn about Hypothalamic Tumor.
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)Dr. Niranjan isAdvanced. Learn about Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2).
- Pituitary TumorDr. Niranjan isAdvanced. Learn about Pituitary Tumor.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Niranjan isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- AstrocytomaDr. Niranjan isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Niranjan isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Niranjan isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Bone TumorDr. Niranjan isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.