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Pittsburgh, July 7, 2025 — Dr. Nitin Agarwal extends his heartfelt appreciation to all contributors who made “Neurosurgery Fundamentals, Second Edition” possible through their dedication and expertise.
OFFICIAL LETTER
Dear Contributors and SCOLI,
On behalf of myself and the entire publication team, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all contributors for your invaluable contributions to Neurosurgery Fundamentals, Second Edition. This publication would not have been possible without the dedication, expertise, and generous investment of time and effort from our entire group.
The collaborative spirit that continues to drive our mission of advancing neurosurgical education and research, with support from SCOLI, has made this comprehensive educational resource possible. Each contributor has played a vital role in this achievement.
Thank you again for your outstanding contributions. I hope you will take pride in this accomplishment and consider participating in future collaborative projects.
Sincerely,
Nitin Agarwal, MD
Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery and Bioengineering
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine and Robotics Surgery
Associate Program Director, Neurological Surgery Residency
Co-Director, Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Deformity Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
200 Lothrop Street, Suite B-400, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contributors to Neurosurgery Fundamentals, Second Edition
Dr. Agarwal extends special recognition to the following contributors who made this comprehensive educational resource possible:
• Prateek Agarwal, MD, MBA
• Ali A. Alattar, MD, MAS
• Hanna Algattas, MD
• Leonel E. Ampie, MD
• Edward G. Andrews, MD
• Kofi-Buaku Atsina, MD
• Joao T. Alves Belo, MD
• Deborah L. Benzil, MD
• Kevin Thomas Breen, MD, PhD
• Desmond A. Brown, MD, PhD
• Eric C. Burton, MD
• David T. Fernandes Cabral, MD
• Arpan Ranjan Chakraborty, MD
• Lola Chambless, MD
• Ajay Chatrath, MD, PhD
• Huma E. Chaudhry, MD
• Edwin Chen, MD, PhD
• Melissa M.J. Chua, MD
• Garth Rees Cosgrove, MD, FRCSC
• Mougnyan Cox, MD
• Galal A. Elsayed, MD
• Jeffrey J. Esper, MA, DO
• Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS
• Adam E. Flanders, MD
• Stephen C. Frederico, BA, MS, MMSc
• Robert M. Friedlander, MD, MA
• Nupur Gupta, DO, MPH
• Raghav Gupta, MD
• Costas Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD
• David R. Hansberry, MD, PhD
• Robert F. Heary, MD
• Brian L. Hoh, MD, MBA
• Muhammad Jalal, BA
• Christian M. Kaculini, MD
• Justiss A. Kallos, MD
• Kristopher Kimmell, MD
• Rohit Prem Kumar, MD
• Raj Swaroop Lavadi, MD
• Maxwell T. Laws, MD
• Andrew D. Legarreta, MD
• Vijay Letchuman, MD
• L. Dade Lunsford, MD, FACS, FAANS
• Andrés A. Maldonado, MD, PhD
• Christine Y. Mau, MD
• Michael M. McDowell, MD, FAANS
• Aditya M. Mittal, MD
• James H. Mooney, MD
• Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA
• Charles Munyon, MD
• Nallammai Muthiah, MD, MS
• Ajay Niranjan, MBBS, MBA
• Kamil W. Nowicki, MD, PhD
• Sabrina A. Nusraty, BS, BA
• Masahiro Oishi, MD, PhD
• Logan Pyle, DO
• Redi Rahmani, MD
• Gail Rosseau, MD
• Gabrielle Santangelo, MD
• Alexander Y. Shin, MD
• Lori Shutter, MD
• Rohin Singh, MD
• Joshua A. Smith, DO
• Madeleine C. Smith, MD
• Laura Snyder, MD
• Robert J. Spinner, MD
• Kerrin Sunshine, MD
• Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS
• Krystal L. Tomei, MD, MPH
• Jamie Ullman, MD
• Pablo A. Valdes, MD, PhD
• G. Edward Vates, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS
• Katherine E. Wagner, MD
• Erin N. Walker, BS
• Chris Z. Wei, MSc
• Michael D. White, MD
• Daniel Y. Zhang, MD, PhD
• Xiaoran Zhang, MD, MS
• Corinna Zygourakis, MD
Neurosurgery Fundamentals, Second Edition
Publication Details
Title: Neurosurgery Fundamentals, Second Edition
Editor: Nitin Agarwal, MD
Contributors: SCOLI Lab Team and Collaborators
Available: Purchase on Amazon
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