Department of Neurosurgery Faculty

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• Zarina S. Ali, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital

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• Vincent Arlet, MD

  • Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Professor of Neurosurgery

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B

• Gordon H. Baltuch, MD, PhD

  • Director, Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery
  • Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital

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• Steven Brem, MD

  • Director of Neurosurgical Oncology
  • Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center
  • Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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C

• H. Isaac Chen, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center

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• Omar A. Choudhri, MD

  • Director, Penn Center for Cerebral Revascularization
  • Co-Director, Cerebrovascular & Endovascular Neurosurgery
  • Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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• Patrick J. Connolly, MD

  • Clinical Associate of Neurosurgery

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D

• Stephen J. Dante, MD

  • Clinical Associate of Neurosurgery

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• Kristine Dziurzynski, MD

  • Clinical Associate of Neurosurgery

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G

• M. Sean Grady, MD

  • Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
  • Charles Harrison Frazier Professor of Neurosurgery

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H

• Robert W. Hurst, MD

  • Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Neurosurgery

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K

• Christopher D. Kager, MD, FACS

  • Clinical Associate of Neurosurgery

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• Atul A. Kalanuria, MD, FACP

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

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• Keith R. Kuhlengel, MD, FACS

  • Clinical Associate of Neurosurgery

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• Monisha A. Kumar, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology in Neurosurgery
  • Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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• David K. Kung, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center

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L

• John Y.K. Lee, MD, MSCE

  • Medical Director, Gamma Knife Center
  • Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital

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• Brian Litt, MD

  • Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
  • Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Professor of Neurology and Professor of Bioengineering

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• Laurie A. Loevner, MD

  • Division Chief, Neuroradiology
  • Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Ophthalmology
  • Professor of Neurosurgery

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• Timothy H. Lucas, II, MD, PhD

  • Director, Translational Neuromodulation Laboratory
  • Co-Director, Penn Center for Neuro-Engineering and Therapeutics
  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

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M

• Neil R. Malhotra, MD

  • Vice Chairman for Operations, Department of Neurosurgery
  • Director, Neurosurgery Quality Improvement Initiative
  • Co-Director, Translational Spine Research Lab
  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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• Paul J. Marcotte, MD

  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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• Suyash Mohan, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Radiology in Neurosurgery
  • Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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• William T. Monacci, MD, FACS

  • Clinical Associate of Neurosurgery

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O

• Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., MD

  • Associate Vice President, Physician Network Development
  • Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  • Co-Director, Head and Neck Cancer Center
  • Professor of Radiation Oncology
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology in Neurosurgery
  • Gabriel Tucker Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

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• Donald M. O'Rourke, MD

  • Director, Human Brain Tumor Tissue Bank
  • John Templeton, Jr., M.D. Associate Professor in Neurosurgery

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• Ali K. Ozturk, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania Hospital

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P

• James Palmer, MD

  • Director, Division of Rhinology
  • Co-Director, Cranial Base Center
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Neurosurgery

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• Jose L. Pascual, MD

  • Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

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• Dmitriy Petrov, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia

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• Bryan A. Pukenas, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

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S

• Danielle Sandsmark, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

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• James M. Schuster, MD, PhD

  • Residency Program Diector, Director of Neurotrauma
  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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• Harvey E. Smith, MD

  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

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V

• Ragini Verma, PhD

  • Professor of Radiology
  • Professor of Neurosurgery

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W

• William C. Welch, MD, FACS, FICS

  • Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
  • Chair, Department of Neurosurgery at Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Professor of Neurosurgery

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Y

• Ji-Suk Kristen Yoo, DO

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery

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Z

• Eric L. Zager, MD

  • Neurosurgical Professor in Academic Excellence

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