Meet Our Brain Tumor Treatment Team

Our Brain Tumor Experts

Director

Rafael A. Vega, MD, PhD

Rafael A. Vega, MD, PhD

Director, Neurosurgical Oncology; Director, Brain Tumor Center; Neurological Surgery

Neuro-Oncology

K. Grace Ho

K. Grace Ho, MD

Neurology

Erik J. Uhlmann, MD

Neurology

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Sandy Chikel-Rateau, NP

Neuro-Oncology

Radiation Oncology

Dr. Lauren Hertan, Radiation Oncologist

Lauren M. Hertan, MD, MS

Radiation Oncology

Emily Murray, NP

Emily Murray, NP

Radiation Oncology

Surgical Neuro-Oncology

Ron L. Alterman, MD

Ron L. Alterman, MD

Chief; Neurological Surgery

Martina Stippler, MD

Martina Stippler, MD

Neurosurgery

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Jan Fleischman, NP

Neurosurgery

Joanna Macone, RN

Joanna Macone, RN

Nurse Navigator

Neuro-Oncology Nurses

Julianne Bloom, RN

Julianne Bloom, RN

Neuro-Oncology

Annie Nolan, RN

Annie Nolan, RN

Neuro-Oncology

Neuro-Oncology Administrative Assistant

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Deborha D. Cooper

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Shaquilla Estime

Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Scharukh M. Jalisi, MD, MA, FACS

Scharukh M. Jalisi, MD, MA, FACS

Chief, Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck Surgery; Otolaryngology

Christopher D. Brook, MD

Christopher D. Brook, MD

Otolaryngology

David S. Caradonna, MD

David S. Caradonna, MD, DMD, FACS, FARS

Medical Director, Division of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Otolaryngology

Naples

James G. Naples, MD

Otolaryngology 

Neuroradiology

David B. Hackney, MD

David B. Hackney, MD

Neuroradiology

Rafeeque A. Bhadelia, MD

Rafeeque A. Bhadelia, MD

Neuroradiology

Yu-Ming Chang, MD, PhD

Yu-Ming Chang, MD, PhD

Neuroradiology

Rafael Rojas, MD

Rafael Rojas, MD

Neuroradiology

Salil Soman, MD

Neuroradiology; Diagnostic Radiology

Neuropathology

Hemant Varma, MD

Hemant Varma MD, PhD

Director of Neuropathology; Director of Neuropathology Fellowship

Bartholomew White, MD

Bartholomew J. White, MD

Neuro-Oncology Research

Alain Charest, PhD

Alain Charest, PhD

Neuro-Oncology