Functional Neurosurgery
& Precision Radiation Medicine
Timoteo Almeida
Timoteo Almeida, MD, PhD, is a dual-trained functional neurosurgeon and radiation oncologist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine / UPMC, where he is Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology. He completed full residency training in both neurological surgery and radiation oncology — an exceptionally uncommon pathway in the United States — and is among the very few physicians applying that training across operative functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation, stereotactic radiosurgery, and advanced radiation medicine.
This background allows patients to be evaluated across surgical, device-based, and non-invasive options by one physician trained in all of them — rather than through separate consultations with separate specialists.
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
Functional Neurosurgery
Direct expertise in deep brain stimulation, focused ultrasound, stereotactic procedures, and neuromodulation for movement disorders, psychiatric conditions, and pain.
Radiation Oncology
Expertise in stereotactic radiosurgery and CNS radiation oncology, delivering highly targeted, incisionless treatment guided by a deep understanding of tissue response and long-term control.
What We Treat
His practice centers on deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, MR-guided focused ultrasound, stereotactic radiosurgery, and psychiatric neurosurgery — integrating the full spectrum of surgical and non-invasive options.
Movement Disorders, Epilepsy & Deep Brain Stimulation
Robot-assisted DBS for Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia — and neuromodulation for drug-resistant epilepsy, including SEEG, DBS, and RNS.
Tremor & Incisionless Focused Ultrasound
MR-guided focused ultrasound for essential tremor and tremor-predominant Parkinson's disease — treatment delivered through the intact skull, with no incision and no implanted device.
Radiosurgery for Tumors & Vascular Disorders
Brain metastases, meningioma, vestibular schwannoma, and AVMs — with emphasis on stereotactic radiosurgery, functional radiosurgery, and minimally invasive approaches.
Trigeminal Neuralgia & Facial Pain
Radiosurgery, percutaneous radiofrequency ablation, and balloon compression for trigeminal neuralgia and related facial pain.
Psychiatric Neurosurgery
Deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome, and surgical options for refractory depression — grounded in active research.
Neuromodulation for Refractory Pain
Spinal cord stimulation for persistent spinal pain syndrome, CRPS, and spasticity — for appropriately selected patients after conservative management.
Integrated Expertise Across Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology
Most patients with tremor, facial pain, or brain metastases are evaluated by separate specialists, each recommending the tool in their toolbox. With dual training in functional neurosurgery and radiation oncology, you get a single evaluation across DBS, focused ultrasound, radiosurgery, and microsurgery — and a recommendation shaped by your anatomy and goals, not by the referral pathway you happened to enter through.
Plain-language guides, treatment comparisons, and post-op instructions for every condition.
Explore Patient ResourcesEducational Resources
Selected writing for residents, fellows, and colleagues from the trainee resources library.
Beyond the Box-and-Arrow: STN vs. GPi DBS
Rethinking the basal ganglia: network physiology and the levodopa paradox in DBS.
Rad Onc Dose Anchors & Clinical Paradigms | Cheat Sheet
High-yield management paradigms, target volumes, and dose anchors across all major disease sites.
Staged Bilateral Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson Disease
What the pivotal pallidothalamic tractotomy trial does — and doesn’t — license us to offer.
Instructions for Patients
Post-operative care guides and instructions for patients who have recently undergone procedures with Dr. Almeida.