Neurosurgeons
- Gene H. Barnett, MD, FACS
Director, Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Director, Gamma Knife Center
- Lilyana Angelov, MD
Head, Section of Spinal Radial Surgery
- Joung Lee, MD
Head, Section of Neurofibromatosis and Benign Tumors
Head, Section of Skull Base Tumors
- Burak Sade, MD
Staff Physician
- Michael A. Vogelbaum, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
- Robert Weil, MD
Head, Pituitary and Neuroendocrine Surgery
Director, Laboratory Research
Neuro-Oncologists
Medical-Oncologist
Radiation Oncologists
- John Suh, MD
Chairman, Radiation Oncology
Associate Director, Gamma Knife Center
- Samuel Chao, MD
Staff, Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center
Definition of specialists
- Neurosurgeon: A physician with special training or experience in diagnosing and surgically removing tumors of the central nervous system.
- Neuro-Oncologist: A physician with special training and experience in the medical treatment of brain tumors by means of drugs or chemotherapy. This physician provides follow-up care after treatment as well as addressing neurologic issues.
- Medical Oncologist: A physician with special training and experience in the medical treatment of cancer through the use of different types of drugs (chemotherapy).
- Radiation Oncologist: A physician with special training and experience in treating tumors by means of internal and external radiation.
- Neuropathologist: A physician with special training and experience in analyzing microscopic changes in brain and related tissue.
- Diagnostic Neuroradiologist: A physician with special training and expertise in interpreting X-rays or scans that show the location and size of a tumor.
- Interventional Neuroradiologist: A physician with special training and experience in specialized, invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for brain tumors.
To schedule an evaluation with a Cleveland Clinic Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center specialist, please contact us at 216.636.5860, or toll-free at 866.588.2264.
