We’re proud to announce that UB Neurosurgery’s chair and neurosurgeon, Dr. Elad Levy, was awarded the 2026 Stockton Kimball Award. This honor is given to faculty members at SUNY Buffalo who have been recognized as researchers and have achieved significant academic accomplishments that help the university and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Dr. Levy was recognized for his contributions to the neurovascular surgery and endovascular treatment fields, and for developing surgical techniques, such as the thrombectomy procedure, that have been used globally. He was also one of the earliest neurosurgeons to implant a brain-computer interface into a patient who had paralysis. Also, with the help of the UBNS team, Dr. Levy successfully completed a carotid artery stenting operation in an outpatient neurosurgery center; this was the first time this had happened in the global medical scene.
“Dr. Levy is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in neurosurgery, whose career reflects extraordinary dedication to patient care, innovation, and academic excellence,” said neurologist and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Dr. Allison Brashear, on Dr. Levy’s contributions.
More specifically, Dr. Levy is being acknowledged for his clinical research on cerebrovascular disease, where his work helped patients have improved outcomes. Recently, he was an investigator on the COMMAND trial, which evaluated an implanted brain-computer interface that would let individuals with mobility limitations operate technology. Dr. Levy’s research and assistance in neuro education are extensive, having been published over 800 times.
“This award is a celebration of decades of relentless grit involving so many of us collaborating with multiple departments at UB,” Levy said of this win and of UBNS’ work. “The Stockton Kimball Award recognizes these efforts and inspires us to reach for our collective ‘next.’ We must take a moment to enjoy these past successes, so we may build upon them to push neuroscience into new frontiers.”
UBNS is thankful for this acknowledgement of Dr. Levy and our team’s efforts. Through the research and medical innovations that our team strives to make, we aim to improve the level of care and outcomes for patients globally.
