Department of Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor Surgery
Advancing clinical care with cutting-edge basic research in the diagnosis and treatment of intracranial benign and malignant tumors.
Brain Tumor Surgery
Advancing clinical care with cutting-edge basic research in the diagnosis and treatment of intracranial benign and malignant tumors.
Overview
Our team of specialized neurosurgeons, neuro-oncolongists, and radiation oncologists share deep expertise in the treatment of acoustic neuromas, pituitary tumors, meningiomas, metastatic disease, gliomas and lymphomas. We offer treatments ranging from surgery to chemotherapy, and advanced radiation therapies, such as Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Gamma Knife and CyberKnife. Our division has a dedicated laboratory for brain tumor research collaborating with leading academic institutions to develop novel treatments for our patients.
People
Neurosurgery
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Clark C. Chen, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery, Director, Brain Tumor Program, Co-Director, Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program -
Deus J. Cielo, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Vice-Chair for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, Director, Peripheral Nerve Surgery Division, Co – Director of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program, Director, Memorial Hospital Neurosurgery Program -
Curtis E. Doberstein, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery, Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, Director, Cerebrovascular and Skull-base Surgery Division, Director, Neurosurgery Residency Training Program -
Prakash Sampath, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Director, Robotic Neurosurgery, Director, Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, Director, Neurosurgery at Roger Williams Medical Center -
Konstantina A. Svokos, DO, MS
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Director of Fetal Neurosurgery, Co-Director, Neuroplastics, Co-Director, Center for Surgical Treatment of the Developing Brain and Spine, Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Neuro-oncology
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Heinrich Elinzano, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, Clinician Educator, Co-Director, Brain Cancer Committee, Co-Director, Brown University Oncology Research Group, Neuro-Oncology Medical Lead, Brown University Health Cancer Institute -
Howard P. Safran, MD
Professor of Medicine -
Sasmit Sarangi, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology -
Eric T. Wong, MD
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Professor of Neurosurgery, Professor of Neurology, Director of Medical Neuro-Oncology
Neuropathology
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Douglas C. Anthony, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine -
Suzanne M. De La Monte, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine -
John E. Donahue, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine -
Michael Punsoni, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinician Educator -
Harry Rosenberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Radiation Oncology
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James Brindle, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology -
Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology -
Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery, Director of Stereotactic Radiosurgery at Rhode Island Hospital -
Paul Koffer, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology -
Kara Leonard, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Associate Program Director, Radiation Oncology Residency, Tufts University School of Medicine -
Yakub Puthawala, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology -
Mark Rivard, PhD
Professor of Radiation Oncology -
Esther Yu, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Related Conditions
Benign Tumors
Malignant Tumors
Technology
Research
The mission of the Molecular Neuroscience and Neuro-Oncology Laboratory at Brown is to better understand the causes and mechanisms of brain tumors in order to provide more individualized treatment to patients today and develop innovative therapies for these aggressive cancers in the future.
Other Labs
Robert Langer, PhD (MIT)
Hydrogels and drug delivery
Irving Weinberg, MD PhD
Advanced MRI and magnetic nanoparticles in drug delivery
Bodour Salhia, PhD (USC)
Epigenetics of metastasis. study why cancers move and especially why they migrate to the brain
Jack Elias, MD (Brown University)
The role of the chitosome and inflammation in cancer
Ou Chen, PhD (Brown University)
Development of nanoparticles for drug delivery and tumor detection (department of nanoparticles for glioma discovery / therapy)
Jonghwan Lee, PhD (Brown University)
optical coherence tomography (OCT) in glioma