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Office
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224Phone+1 412-692-8142
Summary
- Dr. Taylor Abel is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice 7 years. He is experienced in pediatric neurosurgery, stereotactic and functional surgery, epilepsy surgery, robotic neurosurgery, and minimally invasive neurosurgery.
Education & Training
University of GrenobleEpilepsy Surgery Fellowship, 2017 - 2017
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2016
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
IA State Medical License 2010 - 2018
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Laser Ablation of Abnormal Neurological Tissue Using Robotic NeuroBlate System Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cortical processing of discrete prosodic patterns in continuous speech.G Nike Gnanateja, Kyle Rupp, Fernando Llanos, Jasmine Hect, James S German
Nature Communications. 2025-03-03 - Intraventricular baclofen for the treatment of pediatric spasticity in cerebral palsy: technique and outcomes.Martin G Piazza, Swetha Thambireddy, Anisha Mandava, Taylor J Abel, Robert G Kellogg
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2025-03-01 - Treatment of pediatric drug-resistant generalized epilepsy with responsive neurostimulation of the centromedian nucleus of the thalamus: A case series of seven patients.Mikaela E Speakes, Kiersten Reznik-Schaefer, Ruba Al-Ramadhani, Luis D Fernandez, Jasmine L Hect
Epilepsy Research. 2025-02-01
Press Mentions
Brain Relies on Sight to Recognise VoiceJanuary 3rd, 2023- Five Pitt Employees Named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 Under 40 ListOctober 21st, 2021
- Taylor Abel Has Been Named Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at UPMCFebruary 14th, 2024
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