Dr. Ajay Niranjan

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 highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.

He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 255 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. Dr. Niranjan is currently accepting new patients.