The 20 Best Craniopharyngioma Doctors Near Me in Charleston, SC

Dr. William Vandergrift is an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at MUSC. He trained at the Medical University of South Carolina for neurosurgical residency and at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California, for fellowship in minimally invasive brain surgery. His medical school training was completed at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He has a mechanical engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Dr. Vandergrift takes care of patients with brain and spine disorders. He has a special interest in brain tumors and skull base surgery for tumors including pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas and gliomas. He also works with the epilepsy team to perform surgery for intractable epilepsy including laser ablations, open resections and vagal nerve stimulators. Dr. Vandergrift is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. He is also highly rated in 47 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Sinus Cancer, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Vandergrift is currently accepting new patients.

**Zachary M. Soler, M.D. MSc,** joined the MUSC sinus center in 2011. Originally from coastal Florida, Dr. Soler attended medical school at Wake Forest University, followed by a residency in otolaryngology -- head and neck surgery at Oregon Health and Science University. He then completed a fellowship dedicated solely to rhinology and endoscopic sinus surgery at Harvard Medical School. After fellowship, Dr. Soler spent an additional year at the Harvard School of Public Health, earning a Master's Degree in epidemiology.Dr. Soler's practice is dedicated primarily to diseases of the nose, sinuses, and skull base. He treats adults and children with a wide range of conditions, ranging from common allergies and sinusitis to skull base tumors and CSF leaks. He has particular expertise with difficult-to-manage cases of sinusitis, revision sinus surgery, and surgical treatment of sino-nasal tumors. He sees patients in Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, and downtown Charleston.Dr. Soler has authored over 100 manuscripts and book chapters related to otolaryngology and rhinology. His research focus is on optimizing clinical outcomes after medical and surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis. He is a principal investigator on several large studies funded through the National Institutes of Health and the American Rhinologic Society. He is board certified through the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Rhinologic Society. Dr. Soler's practice is dedicated primarily to diseases of the nose, sinuses, and skull base. He treats adults and children with a wide range of conditions, ranging from common allergies and sinusitis to skull base tumors and CSF leaks. He has particular expertise with difficult-to-manage cases of sinusitis, revision sinus surgery, and surgical treatment of sino-nasal tumors. He sees patients in Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, and downtown Charleston.Dr. Soler has authored over 100 manuscripts and book chapters related to otolaryngology and rhinology. His research focus is on optimizing clinical outcomes after medical and surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis. He is a principal investigator on several large studies funded through the National Institutes of Health and the American Rhinologic Society. He is board certified through the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Rhinologic Society. Dr. Soler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Nasal Polyps, Septoplasty, and Endoscopy. Dr. Soler is currently accepting new patients.

Maria Vittoria Spampinato, M.D. is an assistant professor of radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina. She graduated from medical school at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, where she also completed a diagnostic radiology residency. She was a post-doctoral fellow in the intramural program at the National Institute for Neurological Diseases and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland. She completed a neuroradiology fellowship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She joined the radiology faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina in November 2005.Dr. Spampinato's primary research interests are functional magnetic resonance imaging, brain tumors, and head and neck cancer. She has presented her research work at major national radiological meetings and has published several peer-reviewed articles and review articles. Dr. Spampinato is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Dr. Spampinato is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Charlotte Rivers is a board-certified radiation oncologist specializing in the treatment of central nervous system, hematological, and skin cancers. She is experienced in the use of Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the treatment of brain metastases, as well as other conditions including meningiomas, arteriovenous malformations, acoustic neuromas, and trigeminal neuralgia. Dr. Rivers serves as a member of the multi-disciplinary central nervous system team, and works closely with neuro-oncology and neurosurgery in the treatment of patients with primary brain tumors. She also works in coordination with the hematology teams to provide total body irradiation (TBI) for both adult and pediatric patients needing bone marrow transplants.Dr. Rivers has published clinical research in the field of Gamma Knife radiosurgery which has been presented at several national and international conferences. She joined the team at MUSC in 2019, and is happy to be back in her home state to help bring the best care possible to the people of South Carolina. She is passionate about teaching and is very involved in resident education. Dr. Rivers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. She is also highly rated in 29 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Metastatic Brain Tumor, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Rivers is currently accepting new patients.

Rodney J. Schlosser, M.D. is the director of rhinology and sinus surgery at the nose and sinus center. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and serving four years of active military duty in the U.S. Army, Dr. Schlosser received his medical degree from the Mayo Clinic. He then completed his ENT residency at the University of Virginia where he trained under the mentorship of Charles W. Gross, M.D. a nationally recognized sinus surgeon and pediatric otolaryngologist. After his residency, Dr. Schlosser completed an additional year of study during a fellowship devoted exclusively to the treatment of advanced sinus disease at the University of Pennsylvania with David W. Kennedy, M.D. one of the premiere sinus surgeons in the world.Dr. Schlosser has written a textbook on the management of sinus problems and more than 200 articles and chapters dealing with sinus and nasal topics. He regularly travels around the world to speak and teach courses on the latest techniques in endoscopic sinus surgery and computerized image-guided surgery. Dr. Schlosser focuses primarily on difficult adult and pediatric sinus cases, nasal obstruction, revision surgeries, sinonasal tumors. Dr. Schlosser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sinusitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Septoplasty, and Endoscopy. Dr. Schlosser is currently accepting new patients.

Stephen Lowe is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Lowe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. He is also highly rated in 43 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioma, Meningioma, Ependymoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

Joseph Jenrette is a Radiation Oncologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Jenrette is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Acoustic Neuroma, and Astrocytoma.

Scott Lindhorst is an Oncologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Lindhorst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. He is also highly rated in 44 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, and Awake Craniotomy.

Dr. Jyotika Fernandes is a Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, and the Endocrine Section Chief at the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC. Dr. Fernandes completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and the University of Texas, Houston, and her Endocrine fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Joint Baylor and M.D. Anderson program in Houston, TX.Her clinical subspecialty is in the area of endocrine neoplasia (Thyroid, Parathyroid, Pituitary, and Adrenal) and she leads a multidisciplinary Endocrine Tumor clinic at Hollings Cancer Center that involves Head and Neck Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Neurosurgery, Medical Oncology, and Radiation Oncology. She also represents the Endocrinology division at the tumor boards to assist in management plans for these patients. She also sees general endocrinology patients with Thyroid, Adrenal, Pituitary, Parathyroid, and Bone disorders Obesity management, and Diabetes. She is also part of the MUSC Osteoporosis Center.Dr. Fernandes maintains a substantial clinical-translational research portfolio and has served as PI/ Co-PI on several clinical trials involving Pituitary, Thyroid tumors, and Diabetes. Her most recent research is focused on investigating the role of advanced glycation end products in cancer. Dr. Fernandes currently sees patients at Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, and Health East Cooper Medical Pavilion, Mount Pleasant, SC. Appointments can be made at 843-792-9200, 843-792-9300, or 843-876-8282. Dr. Fernandes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Craniopharyngioma. She is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Dr. Fernandes is currently accepting new patients.