
Overview
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 an Advanced 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.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 139 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
200 Lothrop Street, Suite F158, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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.
1 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.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
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 an Elite 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.
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.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- AstrocytomaDr. Hadjipanayis isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Hadjipanayis isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- GlioblastomaDr. Hadjipanayis isDistinguished. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Hadjipanayis isDistinguished. Learn about Glioma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Hadjipanayis isDistinguished. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- MeningiomaDr. Hadjipanayis isDistinguished. Learn about Meningioma.
- Advanced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Hadjipanayis isAdvanced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Hadjipanayis isAdvanced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Hadjipanayis isAdvanced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Hadjipanayis isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Choroid Plexus CystDr. Hadjipanayis isAdvanced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Cyst.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Hadjipanayis isAdvanced. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Hadjipanayis isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Hadjipanayis isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Hadjipanayis isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Bone TumorDr. Hadjipanayis isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain AbscessDr. Hadjipanayis isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Hadjipanayis isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.

