Neurological Surgery

It is with great sorrow that the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces the passing of Hugo V. Rizzoli, M.D., Professor Emeritus in the Department of Neurological Surgery.

Zachary Litvack, M.D., assistant professor of neurological surgery, appeared on WUSA9 to discuss helmets and whether they are effective in stopping concussions.

Panel of SMHS medical experts addressed topics in healthy aging as part of the Frontiers in Medicine lecture series, Dec. 12.

Zachary Litvack, M.D., assistant professor of neurological surgery, was interviewed by WUSA9 about a new book called "League of Denial," claiming that NFL executives used their own study to diminish the connection of football and head injuries.

Zachary Litvack, M.D., assistant professor of neurological surgery, was interviewed by WTOP to discuss a new type of minimally-invasive brain surgery he performs at the George Washington University Hospital.

Zachary Litvack, M.D., assistant professor of neurological surgery, was interviewed by NBC4 about a minimally invasive procedure he performs called single-port intracranial endoscopy.

Zachary Litvack, M.D., assistant professor of neurosurgery and otolaryngology, spoke to The Washington Post's The Fold and ABC-TV and ABC Radio in Australia about President Obama's plan to map the human brain.

Dr. Jonathan Sherman, neurosurgeon and the director of surgical neuro-oncology at The GW Medical Faculty Associates and assistant professor of neurosurgery and neuroscience at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, participated in a live chat with Washington Post…