Samuel Adida

@PittNeurosurg resident, @CarnegieMellon @CMU_MSoccer alumn

[Journal of Neuro-Oncology @JNeurooncol]

Check out the the next Tumor Tumor sponsored by the #AANS and #JNO on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 4pm EST. Register today:

https://t.co/FtQBscJNy1

[Samuel Adida @SamuelAdida]

@whitfieldlewis6 Red arrows PICA and Wallenberg. Yellow arrows posterior meningeal

[Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar @haboualshaar]

#HotOffThePress
DMPA-associated meningiomas share a distinct clinical, radiological, and histological phenotype. This is one of the rare series describing this unique entity.

@CNS_Update @NeurosurgeryCNS @PittNeurosurg

https://t.co/DEgbo1HOkj

[Namath Hussain, MD, MBA, FACS @NamathHussainMD]

SBRT is redefining spine oncology.

High-dose, precise radiation →
✔️ Strong local control
✔️ Pain relief
✔️ Minimally invasive option

But the key shift is paradigm:
➡️ From palliative → durable control
➡️ From siloed care → multidisciplinary strategy

Surgery + SBRT = powerful combo.

#Neurosurgery #SpineOncology #SBRT

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Spinal Metastases:... : Neurosurgery

https://t.co/Uws7k8Dyhq

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

The University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Neurological Surgery is thrilled to announce our 2026 residency match class. These five exceptional individuals represent the next generation of neurosurgical leaders, and their passion for advancing the field and delivering outstanding patient care embodies the mission of our program.

Welcome to Pitt Neurosurgery!

[Samuel Adida @SamuelAdida]

https://t.co/axto0wi8LC

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

Study investigates differences in the effectiveness and radiation treatment–related adverse events between adjuvant intensity-modulated radiotherapy and adjuvant proton beam radiotherapy for patients with olfactory neuroblastoma. https://t.co/lfPyLEM4gn @SkullBaseDocs

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

Study identifies clinical and demographic predictors of mortality after simultaneous fractures of the atlas and axis from ground-level falls. https://t.co/SZmQszptAw @SamuelAdida @UPMCPhysicianEd

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

The neurosurgery BioForce Spine team of @js_hudson, @DrJosephMaroon, @SamuelAdida, Haitao Liu and @NitinAgarwalMD has reached the finals of the @PittTweet Wells Student HealthTech Challenge for their project "An Osteoinductive Nanoscale Peptide Coating for Spinal Implants."

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

Radiosurgery provides local control and pain palliation with minimal rates of toxicity in a challenging patient population with lung cancer spinal metastases. https://t.co/CUdhcKGADm @SamuelAdida @SuchetTaori @pascalzinn @UPMCPhysicianEd @JNeurooncol

[AANS @AANSNeuro]

In honor of #NeurosurgeryAwarenessMonth, we're thrilled to highlight how one seed of support can lead to breakthrough innovation in patient care, thanks to the support of @NREFORG

Meet Aditya Mittal, a 2022 NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship recipient from the University of Pittsburgh (@PittTweet @PittNeurosurg), who embarked on a project to develop a blood test for cerebral aneurysm detection.

Here’s how far that one fellowship has taken him:
- Over $500,000 in follow-on funding, including a $275,000 National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant with Mittal as principal investigator, plus support from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation (@BAFOUND)

- Two patents filed on the blood test—and the formation of Astria Biosciences, Inc., together with @UPMC neurosurgery faculty

Aditya credits the NREF: “Without NREF, none of these achievements would have been possible!”

Learn more about this story and donate today: https://t.co/c1F3hKIAoX

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

Catcher’s Mitt construct—using custom plate-rods anchored to the occipital bone—offers safe, effective technique for revising prior cervical instrumentation and correcting severe sagittal and coronal cervical deformity. https://t.co/4XCR1t1Zna @SamuelAdida @NitinAgarwalMD @UPMC

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

Upfront stereotactic body radiotherapy alone for spinal metastases provides durable long-term local tumor control and sustained pain relief with minimal toxicity. https://t.co/Iy4qrPuwF7 @SuchetTaori @SamuelAdida @pascalzinn @UPMCPhysicianEd

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

Survey examines extensive population of attending physicians and trainees to explore current trends in use of cervical collar immobilization after cervical spine surgery. https://t.co/yam3hLFlCk @NitinAgarwalMD @ricardojf7 @UPMCPhysicianEd @haboualshaar @SamuelAdida @dtfernandesc

[Jason Sheehan @jasonpsheehan]

JNO's Tumor Talk today....Be sure to Tune in at 4pm ET today.

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

Peter Gerszten will present a talk on “Stereotactic body radiation therapy for spinal metastases from gastrointestinal primary cancers” on the @SeattleSciFdtn Tumor Talk webinar June 9 at 4p EST. Register to watch via Zoom at https://t.co/tivXVG45ue. @SeattleSciFdtn @JNeurooncol

[Myron Rolle, MD @MyronRolle]

Proud to have given the commencement address for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine graduating class of 2025!! Re-connected w/ old neurosurgery friends Dr Robert Friedlander (fellow MGH neurosurgery grad), Dr David Okonkwo, and Dr Dade Lunsford!! Special people in Pittsburgh. It was GREAT to be back. #twopercentway #TheNextLeadersInMedicine

[Kristin Huntoon @KristinHuntoon]

A recent study published in @NeurosurgeryCNS that spine radiosurgery is a safe and effective treatment for benign intradural tumors. In carefully selected patients, even with an NF1 mutation, SRS is associated with a high likelihood of local tumor control
https://t.co/ks5Dt5Tjbw

[Pitt Neurosurgery @PittNeurosurg]

Study investigates the clinical presentation, mechanisms of failure, revision strategies and outcomes for adult spinal deformity patients who develop proximal junctional failure after instrumented fusion to the pelvis. https://t.co/qW1UgD1q14 @SamuelAdida

[Pitt Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery @PittCIGNS]

Stereotactic body radiation therapy offers effective local tumor control and pain palliation with minimal toxicity for gastrointestinal cancer spinal metastases. https://t.co/GoIVfybzZ0 @SamuelAdida @UPMCHillmanCC @SuchetTaori @pascalzinn