Overview
Alessandro Paluzzi is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Paluzzi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Hypothalamic Tumor, Pituitary Tumor, Brain Tumor, Osteotomy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 37 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Rhizotomy.
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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.
UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian
Dr. Lunsford is the Lars Leksell Professor and Distinguished Professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also the director of the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery and the Residency Training Program at UPMC. Dr. Lunsford is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
Mandeep Tamber is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tamber is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Myelomeningocele, Posterior Fossa Decompression, 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 Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Hypothalamic TumorDr. Paluzzi isDistinguished. Learn about Hypothalamic Tumor.
- Pituitary TumorDr. Paluzzi isDistinguished. Learn about Pituitary Tumor.
- Advanced
- Brain TumorDr. Paluzzi isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Paluzzi isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Experienced
- Acromegaloid Facial Appearance SyndromeDr. Paluzzi isExperienced. Learn about Acromegaloid Facial Appearance Syndrome.
- AcromegalyDr. Paluzzi isExperienced. Learn about Acromegaly.
- Bone TumorDr. Paluzzi isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- ChondrosarcomaDr. Paluzzi isExperienced. Learn about Chondrosarcoma.
- ChordomaDr. Paluzzi isExperienced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Diabetes Insipidus (DI)Dr. Paluzzi isExperienced. Learn about Diabetes Insipidus (DI).

