Douglas Kondziolka is the Peter J. Jannetta Professor and Vice-Chairman of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Kondziolka received his medical degree from the University of Toronto and graduated from the Toronto neurosurgery residency program in 1991. From 1989 to 1991 at the University of Pittsburgh, he completed a master of science program in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience and a fellowship in stereotactic surgery and radiosurgery. His thesis focused on brain radiobiology.

He joined the faculty of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in January 1992 and later was named Chief of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He serves as the Associate Residency Program Director, and Vice- Chair for Education. He is the neuroscience task force leader for the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Kondziolka served as principal investigator of the first two clinical neurotransplantation trials for the care of patients with stroke. He directs the UPMC Center for Brain Function and Behavior.

Dr. Kondziolka has published 400 articles in refereed journals, 204 book chapters and/or invited publications, and has edited 8 books. He has completed four randomized controlled trials. He is a two-time recipient of the Stephen Mahaley Award for brain tumor clinical research from the Joint Section on Tumors of the AANS/CNS. He received the Lars Leksell Award from the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies. In 2004, he was honored as the Penfield Lecturer of the Canadian Neurosurgical Society. In 2006 he received the Robert Florin Award of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons for socio-economic research, and in 2007, the AANS Integra Foundation Award. In 2007 he received the Jacob Fabrikant Award from the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society. He is a Past-President of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Past-Chairman of the Joint Section on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery of the AANS/CNS, and Past-President of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society. In 2006-2007, he served as President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He has been a visiting professor at the top institutions in the United States and Canada, and has lectured extensively across the world. He is listed in Best Doctors of America. He serves on the editorial board of numerous journals including the Journal of Neurosurgery. He serves on the medical staff of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Douglas Kondziolka
Phone: (412) 647-6782
Email: kondziolkads@upmc.edu