The 20 Best Brain Stem Cancer Doctors Near Me in Pittsburgh, PA

Ian Pollack, MD, is Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, A. Leland Albright Professor of Neurosurgery, and vice-chair for Academic Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is professor of clinical and translational science and distinguished professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Pollack is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Brain Tumor, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy. Dr. Pollack is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.

David T. Fernandes-Cabral, MD, specializes in neurosurgery. He practices at UPMC Neurological Institute - Mercy. Dr. Fernandes-Cabral received his medical degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela José María Vargas School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Fernandes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Central Pain Syndrome, Brain Stem Cancer, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Cerebral Cavernous Malformation, and Endoscopy. Dr. Fernandes is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Gardner is the Peter J. Jannetta Endowed Chair of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the Center for Skull Base Surgery. He specializes in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, pituitary tumors, Neuroendoport brain surgery, and vascular neurosurgery. Dr. Gardner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 61 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Nerve Decompression, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery. Dr. Gardner is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Gardner is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Lunsford is the Lars Leksell Professor and Distinguished Professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also the director of the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery and the Residency Training Program at UPMC. Dr. Lunsford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 53 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Lunsford is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Lunsford is currently accepting new patients.

James Felker, MD, is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and is certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Felker received his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his residency at Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago followed by a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology and neuro-oncology at Emory University/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Felker’s clinical interests include pediatric brain and spinal tumors and clinical trial development. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Society for Neuro-Oncology, Children’s Oncology Group, and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. His wife is a pediatric cardiologist at UPMC Children’s and has an interest in long term cardiac outcomes for oncology patients. Together they have two girls and a beagle mutt. Dr Felker enjoys running along the rivers in Pittsburgh while trying to avoid the hills.View the full list of Dr. Felker's publications on PubMed.View Dr. Felker's profile at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Department of Pediatrics.LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Dr. Felker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Brain Stem Cancer, Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, and Medulloblastoma. Dr. Felker is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Felker is currently accepting new patients.

Jan Drappatz, MD, is a neuro-oncologist, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the director of the Neuro-oncology program at UPMC. Dr. Drappatz specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors and neurologic complications of cancer. Dr. Drappatz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri. Dr. Drappatz is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Drappatz is currently accepting new patients.

Shirley Ong, MD, specializes in hematology oncology and is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She practices at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and is affiliated with UPMC Shadyside and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Ong received her medical degree from the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center and completed her residency at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Ong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Ong is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Ong is currently accepting new patients.

Ronald Buckanovich is a Hematologist Oncology provider practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Buckanovich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ovarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Ovarian Carcinosarcoma, and Virilizing Ovarian Tumor. Dr. Buckanovich is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Buckanovich is currently accepting new patients.

Vikram C. Gorantla, MD, specializes in the treatment of sarcoma, breast cancer, gastrointestinal malignancies, and head and neck cancers. Board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology, he received his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed his internal medicine residency at Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and his hematology/oncology fellowship at UPMC.Dr. Gorantla has a dedicated day seeing breast cancer patients at the Magee-Womens Cancer Progam. He also collaborates with surgical oncologists and gynecologists/oncologists to provide multidisciplinary care to patients. Dr. Gorantla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Gorantla is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Gorantla is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Zenonos became the associate director of the UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery in July 2019 after receiving extensive formal subspecialization in his field. He is one of a handful of board-certified neurosurgeons to have completed two fellowships in skull base surgery. At the University of Pittsburgh, one fellowship focused on endoscopic and minimally invasive approaches, and the other centered on complex open skull base approaches. His fellowship at the University of Miami was on complex cranial and cerebrovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Zenonos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chordoma, Meningioma, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery. Dr. Zenonos is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Zenonos is currently accepting new patients.

Costas G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who has devoted his entire career to the treatment of brain tumor patients. He completed his neurosurgical residency and graduate PhD training at the University of Pittsburgh with additional neurosurgical oncology training at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Hadjipanayis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Hadjipanayis is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Hadjipanayis is currently accepting new patients.

Camilo Garcia Gracia, MD, specializes in epilepsy neurology and is board-certified in neurology, epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Garcia Gracia completed fellowships at Cleveland Clinic, residencies at Cleveland Clinic and Universidad Javeriana and medical degree at National University of Colombia. Dr. Gracia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Photosensitive Epilepsy, Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. Dr. Gracia is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology , American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology , and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Gracia is currently accepting new patients.

Mary A. O'Neal, MD, specializes in neurology and is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. O'Neal completed her fellowship and residency at Boston University Medical Center and medical degree at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. O'neal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. She is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Conversion Disorder, Migraine, and Headache. Dr. O'neal is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. O'neal is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Friedlander is the Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery and the Walter E. Dandy Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and Neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Clinically, he focuses on the operative management of complex cerebrovascular disorders, Chiari Malformations, and brain tumors. Before joining UPMC, Dr. Friedlander was Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery and associate director of cerebrovascular surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Friedlander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chiari Malformation, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Friedlander is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Friedlander is currently accepting new patients.

Ajay Niranjan, MD, specializes in neurosurgery. He practices at the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurological Surgery and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian.  Dr. Niranjan is associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from King George’s Medical College in Lucknow, India, where he also completed his neurosurgical residency. Dr. Niranjan then completed a fellowship in image-guided neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh.A leading expert on stereotactic radiosurgery, Dr. Niranjan has helped develop guidelines for stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary adenomas, arteriovenous malformations, acoustic neuromas, and brain metastases.Dr. Niranjan has co-authored more than 120 articles in journals such as Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, and Journal of Neuro-oncology; contributed more than 55 book chapters; and edited two books on stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Niranjan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Niranjan is currently accepting new patients.

Cody Nesvick, MD, is a pediatric neurosurgeon-scientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Nesvick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), Hydrocephalus, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Glioma, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Nesvick is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Zinn is assistant professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and associate director of the Adult Neurosurgical Oncology Program. He specializes in neurosurgical oncology.Dr. Zinn received his medical degree from the University of Zurich in Switzerland and received his PhD from the University of Lausanne. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center. He then completed a fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School.In addition to his clinical focus in neuro-oncology, Dr. Zinn’s research focuses on patient-centered care for brain and spinal tumors. Utilizing humanoid brain organoid cancer models, Dr. Zinn simulates the patient’s tumor condition in the laboratory and studies the origins of how the tumor forms and how tumors can be treated using tumor genetics precision approaches. Furthermore, Dr. Zinn is developing personalized biologically-adaptable and patient-tailored, virus-based therapies for brain cancer.Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD, specializes in surgical oncology and neurosurgery. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Neurological Surgery and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Shadyside. He completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine and medical degree at University of Zurich. Dr. Zinn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Cordotomy. Dr. Zinn is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Zinn is currently accepting new patients.

Serah Choi, MD, PhD, specializes in radiation oncology and is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. She practices at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and is affiliated with UPMC Mercy. Dr. Choi completed her medical education at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and residency at University of California San Francisco. Dr. Choi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Glioma, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Choi is board certified in American Board Of Radiology. Dr. Choi is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Burton, MD, is an associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Burton holds an interest in stereotactic radiosurgery, lymphoma, lung cancer, pancreas cancer, and spinal metastasis. Dr. Burton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Metastatic Brain Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Burton is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Radiology. Dr. Burton is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Wecht is clinical professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and chief of neurosurgery at UPMC St. Margaret and UPMC McKeesport. He has an active spine and general neurosurgery practice and cares for patients at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC McKeesport, and UPMC St. Margaret.Dr. Wecht specializes in the treatment of brain tumors and cerebrovascular diseases, such as stroke, aneurysms, and vascular malformations. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Wecht completed his neurosurgery residency at Baylor College in Houston, and received additional training in neurovascular surgery at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven. He is board-certified in neurological surgery.Dr. Wecht has been a neurosurgical faculty member at Yale University, University of New Mexico, and Allegheny University of Health Sciences. He has co-authored or authored several articles and publications and is an active participant in multiple professional and scientific societies.Daniel A. Wecht, MD, MSc, FACS, is a clinical professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at UPMC.Dr. Wecht specializes in neurologic surgery, brain and spine microsurgery, brain and spine tumors, neurovascular disease, spinal conditions, and peripheral nerve problems.Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., Dr. Wecht is board-certified in neurological surgery. He received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and completed a Masters of Science and medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Wecht completed a residency in neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He then completed a fellowship in neurosurgery at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.Dr. Wecht is a member of professional organizations, such as the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Trauma, Allegheny County Medical Society, Aneurysm Outcome Subcommittee, Outcome and Guidelines Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American College of Surgery, American Medical Association, American Heart Association-Stroke Council, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Dr. Wecht is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Wecht is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Wecht is currently accepting new patients.