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Arizona
Ivy Brain Tumor Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute
2910 N 3rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Yoshie Umemura
, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Ivy Brain Tumor Center
Chief of Neuro-Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Nader Sanai
, MD
Director, Ivy Brain Tumor Center
Chief of Neurosurgical Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute
California
University of California, San Francisco – Brain Tumor Center
400 Parnassus Ave, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143
Jennifer Clarke
, MD, MPH
Neuro-oncologist
Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurological Surgery, UCSF
John de Groot
, MD
Neuro-oncologist
Division Chief of Neuro-oncology
Professor in Residence, Department of Neurology, UCSF
California
UC San Diego Department of Neurological Surgery
3855 Health Sciences Drive, San Diego, CA 92093
Thomas Beaumont
, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Chief of Neurosurgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
California
Robert G. Louis
, MD,FAANS, FCNS
Director, Skull Base & Pituitary Tumor Program
Simon Khagi
, MD
Medical Director, Neuro-Oncology
Florida
Alfredo Daniel Voloschin
, MD
Neurologist
Fernando Santos
, MD
Neuro-oncologist
Florida
Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
, MD
Neurosurgeon
Chair of Neurosurgery
Wendy Sherman
, MD
Neurologist
Illinois
Nina Paleologos
, MD
Director of Neuro-Oncology
Director of Neurology
Illinois
Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute at Northwestern Medicine
675 N St Clair St Floor 20, Chicago, IL 60611
833-882-7246
Priya Kumthekar
, MD
Professor, Neurology (Neuro-oncology)
Indiana
Na Tosha N. Gatson
, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery
Kansas
Tolga H Tuncer
, MD
Neuro-oncologist
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Michigan
Tobias Walbert
, MD
Director, Neuro-Oncology
Director, Neurofibromatosis
Program Director, Neuro Oncology Fellowship
Missouri
Michael Chicoine
, MD
Chair, MU School of Medicine’s Department of Neurosurgery
Missouri
Kevin Ginn
, MD
Director, Brain Tumor Program
Director, Experimental Therapeutics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Missouri
Milan G. Chheda
, MD
Neuro-oncologist
Director of Neuro-oncology, WashU Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Albert Kim
, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Director, The Brain Tumor Center, WashU Medicine
August A. Busch Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery
Missouri
Tarek El Ahmadieh
, MD
Neurosurgeon
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Jonathan Breshears
, MD
Neurosurgeon
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Nebraska
Nicole Shonka
, MD
Interim Chief, UNMC Division of Medical Oncology
Professor, UNMC Division of Medical Oncology
Clinic and Infusion Medical Director, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Nebraska
Minnie Abromowitch
, MD
Professor, UNMC Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
New Jersey
Alan R. Turtz
, MD, FACS
Attending Neurosurgeon
Director of the Pituitary Tumor Program at the Cooper Neurologic Institute
Professor of Neurosurgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
New York
Lenox Hill Hospital Brain Tumor Center
130 E 77th St #3, New York, NY 10075
(212) 434-3900
John Boockvar
, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital
Director, Brain Tumor and Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center at Lenox Hill Hospital
Investigator, Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Professor, Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
New York
Program for Translational Brain Mapping in the Department of Neurosurgery – URMC
601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642
Webster Pilcher
, MD, PhD
Chairman of Neurosurgery
Ernest & Thelma Del Monte Distinguished Professor of Neuromedicine
New York
Children’s Brain Tumor Project at Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center
525 East 68 Street, Box 99, New York, NY 10065
866-426-7787
Jeffrey Greenfield
, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Vice Chairman for Academic Affairs
North Carolina
Yasmeen Rauf
, MD
Neuro-oncologist
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Ohio
David Peereboom
, MD
Neuro-Oncologist, Cleveland Clinic's Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Ohio
The James – The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
300 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
Pierre Giglio
, MD
Director of the Division of Neuro-oncology
Associate Professor of Neurology
Oregon
Providence Neuroscience Institute of Oregon
9135 SW Barnes Rd, Suite 363, Portland, OR 97225
Amber Ruiz
, DO
Neurologist
Prakash Ambady
, MD
Medical Director for Providence Neuro Oncology Program
Oregon
Oregon Health and Science University – Knight Cancer Institute
1130 NW 22nd Ave #150, Medical Building 3, Portland, OR 97210
Yoon-Jae Cho
, MD
Ericksen Family Endowed Professor for Research
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, School of Medicine
Huan Vo
, MD
Director of Clinical Research; Neuro-oncology
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
Pennsylvania
Global Neurosciences Institute
1205 Langhorne Newtown Rd Franciscan Building, Suite 211, Langhorne, PA 19047
844-464-6387
Atom Sarkar
, MD, PhD, FAANS
Director, Neuro-Oncology
Director, Adult & Pediatric Stereotactic, Functional and Epilepsy Surgery
Pennsylvania
Nduka Amankulor
, MD
Division Head, Neurosurgical Oncology
Director, Penn Brain Tumor Center
Presidential Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
Pennsylvania
Kevin Judy
, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Pennsylvania
Michael Weaver
, MD
Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Temple University Hospital
Attending Surgeon, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Pennsylvania
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
267-426-0762
Phillip B. Storm
, MD
Chief, Division of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh
5115 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-946-2691
Kalil G. Abdullah
, MD
Neurosurgeon-Scientist
Director of Translational Neuro-Oncology
Jan Drappatz
, MD
Director, Neuro-Oncology
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
South Carolina
Sean Pennetti
, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Alicia Zukas
, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Scott Lindhorst
, MD
Assistant Professor, Neuro-Oncology
Tennessee
Reid C. Thompson
, MD
William F. Meacham Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery
Professor of Otolaryngology
Texas
UT MD Anderson’s Anne C. Brooks Brain and Spine Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
833-599-1072
Vinay K. Puduvalli
, MD
Co-Director, Department of Neuro-oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Leader -CCSG Cancer Neuroscience Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas Oncology – Austin Brain Tumor Center
901 W. 38th Street, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78705
Brian Vaillant
, MD
Neuro-oncologist
Texas
Andrew Brenner
, MD, PhD
Neuro-oncologist, UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Co-Leader, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics Program, UT Health San Antonio
Clinical Investigator, Institute for Drug Development, UT Health San Antonio
Texas
Elizabeth Maher
, MD, PhD
Theodore H. Strauss Professor in Neuro-Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Professor of Internal Medicine and Neurology
Washington
Sarah E S Leary
, MD, MS
Attending Physician and Medical Director, Pediatric Brain Tumor Program
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Washington
Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment
550 17th Ave Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122
206-320-2300
Timothy A. Gregory
, MD
Neuro-oncologist
Washington
University of Washington Medical Center – Alvord Brain Tumor Center
1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
Lynne Taylor
, MD, FAAN, FANA
Co-Director of the Alvord Brain Tumor Center at UW Medical Center
Alexander M. Spence Endowed Chair in Nero-oncology
Professor of Neurology and Oncology