Penn Neurosurgery residents Alex Vaz and Addison Quinones in an emergency simulation.
Emergency Simulation

Some of our residents had their skills tested as they went through a neuro-emergency simulation. This is a newer practice we've implemented that will be completed a few times throughout the year at each of our hospitals.

Components and Rotations
Penn Neurosurgery Graduation 2025
Congrats!

We're so proud of Sabrina M. Heman-Ackah, MD, DPhil, MSE, Maria A. Punchak, MD MSc, and Connor A. Wathen, MD! We can't wait to see what each of you accomplish in the next phase of your neurosurgery careers.

Our Residents
Penn Medicine Neurosurgery 2025
Department Photo

Everyone in our department plays a valuable role in making this the best place to receive neurosurgical care, to train, and to conduct research. Check out our new team photo for this year!

Faculty
Dr. Iahn Cajigas operating on a patients brain.
Brain-Computer Interface Breakthrough

In this new video, Dr. Iahn Cajigas, MD, PhD, and his colleagues reveal how brain mapping could enable thought-based control of prosthetic limbs. This research is hope for those paralyzed, aiming to restore independence and revolutionize our understanding of the brain.

Full Video
Neurosurgery residents in a spine lab.
Spine Lab

Our residents we're able to take part in a great spine lab with the Stryker team! We are grateful as always to the noble volunteers who donated their bodies to science and medical education.

Residency Program
Headshot of Daniel Yosher, MD

Welcome from the Chair of Neurosurgery

While we embrace our illustrious past, Penn Neurosurgery is a department that is squarely focused on the future, a department of neurosurgery reborn to embrace sub-specialization, innovation, and technology.
Daniel Yoshor, MD

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Vice President, Clinical Integration and Innovation

In This Section

About Us

Penn Neurosurgery provides outstanding patient care, exceptional training and conducts the latest research for all conditions of the nervous system.

Education and Training

Penn Neurosurgery offers educational programs for those pursuing residency and fellowship opportunities and post-doctoral research positions.

Faculty

Meet the faculty of the Department of Neurosurgery.

Research

Penn Neurosurgery research offers innovative opportunities in a variety of areas including, neuro-oncology, stroke, peripheral nerve, spinal cord injury and cranial base surgery.

Clinical Care

Penn Neurosurgery offers clinical programs of excellence for every subspecialty of disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system.

Contact Us

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
3 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 662-3487