Gene Barnett, MD, MBA

Gene H. Barnett, MD, is Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center; Director of the Cleveland Clinic Health System Gamma Knife Center; and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery. He has served on the Board of Governors of Cleveland Clinic for a five-year term and was President of the Staff.

He has authored more than 210 articles published in leading medical journals and has a particular interest in the areas of neuro-oncology, computer-assisted surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery. In the late 1980s, Dr. Barnett created the Center for Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic, which established Cleveland Clinic's neurosurgery program as an innovator in following:

Advanced stereotaxis, or the identification of discreet areas of the brain that control specific functions
Computer applications resulting in the creation of a powerful surgical navigation system called frameless stereotaxy.

He holds several patents in these areas and continues work on the development of technology in neurosurgery including laser lesioning systems for brain tumors..

Dr. Barnett is a past-president of the Ohio State Neurosurgical Society, and the Northeast Ohio Neurosurgical Society. He was a state representative for the Joint Council of State Neurosurgical Societies, and he has served as Chairman of its Northwest Quadrant. He also has served on the Executive Committee of the Section on Tumors and has been on the Board of Directors of the Joint Section of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Board of Directors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. In addition, he has served on a number of editorial boards and is a reviewer for several neurosurgery journals.

He received his degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic Department of Neurosurgery and his fellowship in Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he was a clinical and research fellow at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed his Masters of Business degree at the Weatherhead School of Management of Case Western Reserve University

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
1980

Education & Fellowships

Graduate School - Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management
Cleveland, OH USA
2010

Medical Education - Karolinska Gamma Knife Center
Gamma Knife
Stockholm,
1996

Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital
Neurosurgical Surgery
Boston, MA USA
1987

Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Neurological Surgery
Cleveland, OH USA
1986

Internship - Cleveland Clinic
General Surgery
Cleveland, OH USA
1981

Medical Education - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
MD
Cleveland, OH USA
1980

Undergraduate - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Biology and Chemistry
Cleveland, OH USA
1976

Professional Highlights

Rose Ella Burkhardt Chair in Brain Tumor Research
Mahaley Clinical Brain Tumor Research Award
EDI Innovations Award

Certifications

Neurological Surgery

Specialty Interests

Brain tumor, gamma knife

Awards & Honors

Best Doctors in America
Top Docs
Mahaley Clinical Brain Tumor Research Award
EDI Innovations Award

Innovations & Patents

Multiple patents in the field of surgical navigation allowing for better, safer brain tumor surgery
Patent involving the use of a blood marker to detect presence or progression of brain tumors

Research & Publications

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As of 7/30/2023, Dr. Barnett has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Barnett receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

Monteris Medical, Inc.

Public Health Service-Reportable Financial Conflicts of Interest. Cleveland Clinic scientists and physicians engage in basic, translational and clinical research activities, working to solve health problems, enhance patient care and improve quality of life for patients. Interactions with industry are essential to bringing the researchers' discoveries to the public, but can present the potential for conflicts of interest related to their research activities. Click here to view a listing of instances where Cleveland Clinic has identified a Public Health Service (PHS)-Reportable Financial Conflict of Interest and has put measures in place to ensure that, to the extent possible, the design, conduct and reporting of the research is free from bias.

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