Our Doctors

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

• Bruce H. Cohen, MD
  Staff Physician, Pediatric & Adolescent Brain Tumor Program
• Glen H. Stevens, DO, PhD
  Head, Section of Adult Neuro-Oncology
• Tanya Tekautz, MD
  Staff Physician, Pediatric & Adolescent Brain Tumor Program

Medical-Oncologist

• David Peereboom, MD 
  Head, Section of Medical Oncology
• Manmeet Ahluwalla, MD
  Head, Section of Neuro-Oncology Outcomes

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.