Dr. Fernandez-Miranda is Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Associate Director of the UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery. He is also Director of the Surgical Neuroanatomy Lab and the NIH-funded Fiber Tractography Lab of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Fernandez-Miranda completed neurological surgery residency at La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, Spain. From 2005 to 2007, he underwent fellowship training in microsurgical neuroanatomy at the University of Florida under Prof. Albert L. Rhoton mentorship. From 2007 to 2010 he continued subspecialty clinical training in cerebrovascular surgery at the University of Virginia, and endoscopic endonasal and open skull base surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
He has primary clinical interest and technical expertise in endoscopic skull base and pituitary surgery, open skull base surgery, and complex brain tumor surgery. He has performed over a 1000 endoscopic endonasal operations for pituitary tumors and other skull base lesions such as craniopharyngiomas, meningiomas, and chordomas. He is highly regarded for his innovative contributions to the development and refinement of endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery and intrinsic brain tumor surgery.
Dr. Fernandez-Miranda's Surgical Neuroanatomy Lab focuses on improving surgical techniques and outcomes by mastering knowledge of relevant surgical anatomy, following Prof. Rhoton’s example. His Fiber Tractography Lab is focused on the application of advanced fiber mapping techniques—High-Definition Fiber Tractography (HDFT)—for presurgical planning and intraoperative navigation to facilitate brain function preservation and improve resection rates in patients with complex brain lesions.
Several national and international awards have recognized his contributions. He has published extensively with over 130 peer-reviewed publications, and he frequently lectures and teaches at national and international scientific meetings and professional courses.
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Skills
Specialities
Neurological Surgery
Surgery
Health Educator
Specialist
Clinic/Center
Areas Of Expertise
Anatomy of Head and Neck
10 + years
Clinical Focuses
Neurosurgery
Surgical Anatomy
Languages
English
French
Spanish
Education & Training
Education
Complutense University of Madrid, Medical School MD
1994 - 2000
Training
Clinical Fellowship Endoscopic Endonasal and Open Skull Base Surgery Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2008 - 2010
Clinical Fellowship Cerebrovascular Surgery Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine
2007 - 2008
Post-Doctoral Associate Surgical Neuroanatomy Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Florida School of Medicine
2006 - 2007
Research Fellowship Surgical Neuroanatomy Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Florida School of Medicine
2005 - 2006
Residency Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital La Paz, Autonomous University of Madrid
2001 - 2006
Work Experience
Work Experiences
Associate Professor UPMC - University of Pittsburgh
2014-2016
Assistant Professor UPMC - University of Pittsburgh
2010-2014
Clinical Instructor UPMC - University of Pittsburgh
2008-2010
Certifications
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery European Neurosurgical Board
2008
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
Member AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
Member CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
Member EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies)
Member German Skull Base Society
Member NASBS (North American Skull Base Society)
Member Pituitary Network Association
Member SENEC (Spanish Society of Neurological Surgeons)
Member The Cajal Club
Member Tumor Section (AANS-American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
Academic Affliations
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Associate Director, Center for Cranial Base Surgery
Clinical Faculty Center for Cranial Base Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Assistant Professor Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Surgical Neuroanatomy Lab Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Research Fellowship Program in Skull Base and Surgical Neuroanatomy Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Fiber Tractography Lab Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Academic Affiliations
Member Tumor Section (AANS-American Association of Neurological Surgeons) German Skull Base Society The Cajal Club CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons) NASBS (North American Skull Base Society)
Member Spanish Society of Neurosurgery
Member North American Skull Base Society
Member International Head and Neck Scientific Group
Member German Skull Base Society
Member European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
Member Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Member Cajal Club
Member American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Awards & Honors
Awards & Honors
Best Doctors in America
2016
Best Doctors in America
2015
Best Doctors in America
2014
Best Doctors in America
2013
Best Surgical Video Award Spanish-Portuguese Neurosurgery Meeting
2010
Best Medical Paper Published By a Spanish Doctor National Investigation Award (Barclays Foundation)
2009
Aesculap EANS Research Award
2008
Best Medical Post-graduate Trainee in Spain Sanitas Award
2006
Best Neurosurgical Research Pedro Mata Award of the Neurosurgical Society of Madrid
Letter to the editor: Shah RN, Leight WD, Patel MR, et al. A controlled laboratory and clinical evaluation of a three-dimensional endoscope for endonasal sinus and skull base surgery. Am J Rhinol Allergy.
May 2011
Endonasal Dissection of the Pterygopalatine fossa, Infratemporal fossa, and Post- 1/3/2012 Juan C. Fernandez-3 Miranda, M.D. styloid compartment. Anatomical Relationships and Importance of Eustachian Tube in the Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. Laryngoscope.
