The 20 Best Brain Tumor Doctors Near Me in Pennsylvania, US

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The 20 Best Brain Tumor Doctors in Pennsylvania, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 616 doctor with experience in Brain Tumor near Pennsylvania, US. Of these, 492 are Experienced, 79 are Advanced, 21 are Distinguished and 13 are Elite.

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    Jan Drappatz
    Elite in Brain Tumor
    Elite in Brain Tumor

    UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

    5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, German
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    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 Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

    Ian Pollack
    Elite in Brain Tumor
    General Surgery
    Elite in Brain Tumor
    General Surgery

    UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Neurological Surgery

    4401 Penn Avenue, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    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 an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Brain Tumor, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

    Pascal O. Zinn
    Elite in Brain Tumor
    Neurosurgery
    Elite in Brain Tumor
    Neurosurgery

    UPMC Neurosurgery Hillman Cancer Center

    5115 Centre Avenue, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, German
    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 Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Cordotomy.

    Are you looking for a specific type of Brain Tumor?

    Common conditions include: Astrocytoma, Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), Chondroma, Chondrosarcoma

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      Wenyin Shi
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Radiation Oncology
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Radiation Oncology

      Radiation Oncology At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

      111 South 11th Street, Suite G-301, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Wenyin Shi is a Radiation Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Mycosis Fungoides, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Shi is currently accepting new patients.

      Paul A. Gardner
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery

      UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian

      200 Lothrop Street, A402 UPMC Presbyterian, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      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 Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Nerve Decompression.

      Kevin D. Judy
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery

      Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - 950 Pulaski Drive

      950 Pulaski Drive, Suite 120, 
      King Of Prussia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kevin Judy is a Neurosurgery provider in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Judy is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Meningioma, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Judy is currently accepting new patients.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Elite in Brain Tumor

      Penn Gamma Knife Center

      801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 1st Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Donald O'rourke is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. O'rourke is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. O'rourke is currently accepting new patients.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Elite in Brain Tumor

      Abramson Cancer Center Perelman 2nd Floor West

      3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Stephen Bagley is an Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bagley is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Bagley is currently accepting new patients.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Elite in Brain Tumor

      Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurosurgery

      3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Nduka Amankulor is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Amankulor is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Amankulor is currently accepting new patients.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery

      Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania

      3400 Spruce St, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Steven Brem is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Brem is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Elite in Brain Tumor

      Office

      5150 Centre Ave Fl 5, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Frank Lieberman is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lieberman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Elite in Brain Tumor

      Office

      30 Hope Dr Ste 1200, 
      Hershey, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Glantz is a Neurologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Glantz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, and Thrombectomy.

      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Elite in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery

      Office

      30 Hope Dr Ste 1200, 
      Hershey, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Brad Zacharia is a Neurosurgery provider in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zacharia is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology

      University Of Penn-Medical Group

      3400 Civic Ctr Blvd, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Lustig is a Radiologist and a Radiation Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lustig is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

      Jyoti A. Pillai
      Experienced in Brain Tumor
      Experienced in Brain Tumor

      Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

      301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
      West Reading, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      . Dr. Pillai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

      Thomas N. Leahy
      Experienced in Brain Tumor
      Experienced in Brain Tumor

      Reading Hospital Neurology Suite 3020

      301 S 7th Ave, Ste 3020, 
      West Reading, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      . Dr. Leahy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Vertebral Artery Dissection.

      Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor

      UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian

      200 Lothrop Street, Suite F158, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

      L D. Lunsford
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurosurgery

      UPMC Neurological Institute - Presbyterian

      200 Lothrop Street, Suite F158, 
      Pittsburgh, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.

      Nina L. Martinez
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurology | Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurology | Neurosurgery

      Jefferson Neurological Surgery Associates

      1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
      Philadelphia, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Nina Martinez is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Martinez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Martinez is currently accepting new patients.

      Tara Morrison
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurology | Hematology Oncology
      Distinguished in Brain Tumor
      Neurology | Hematology Oncology

      LVH Hematology Oncology-1240 Cedar Crest

      1240 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 401, 
      Allentown, PA 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French
      Offers Telehealth

      Tara Morrison is a Neurologist and a Hematologist Oncology provider in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Morrison is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Ependymoma, and Glioma.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      What is the definition of Brain Tumor?

      A primary brain tumor is a group (mass) of abnormal cells that start in the brain.

      When should I see a Brain Tumor doctor in Pennsylvania, US?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Brain Tumor doctor in Pennsylvania, US?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Brain Tumor doctors in Pennsylvania, US?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Brain Tumor doctors in Pennsylvania, US?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Brain Tumor doctor in Pennsylvania, US?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Tumor doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Brain Tumor doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Brain Tumor doctor in Pennsylvania, US?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Brain Tumor doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Brain Tumor doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Brain Tumor doctors in Pennsylvania, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Brain Tumor doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Brain Tumor doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Brain Tumor doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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