Dr. John Rolston is a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, recognized internationally for his contributions to epilepsy surgery and movement disorder surgery. Before moving to Brigham & Women’s, he served as the Director of Epilepsy Surgery and the Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Utah from 2017 to 2022.Dr. Rolston received his Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, where he won the Russell Mills Award for Excellence in Computer Science. For his PhD, he developed brain-computer interfaces for epilepsy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. He received an MD from Emory University before completing his residency training and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.Dr. Rolston’s NIH-funded laboratory investigates how neural engineering can be used to map and ultimately rewire the diseased brain. The same tools can be used to better understand neural information processing and how it is disordered in illnesses like epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and psychiatric disease. Dr. Rolston ardently promotes patient safety in neurosurgery and has led several studies examining the frequency and causes of neurosurgical errors and complications. He has over 150 publications and has received numerous awards, such as the University of California’s Harold Rosegay Award for teaching and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ Basic Science Award for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Dr. Rolston is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

Magdy Selim is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Selim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Timothy Smith is a neurosurgeon-scientist who seeks to understand, predict, and improve clinical outcomes for neurosurgical patients by combining the use of epidemiological data, advanced statistical analysis, machine learning, and emerging biological/information system technologies. Trained as an epidemiologist and statistician in addition to his neurosurgical residency, he focuses primarily on the utilization of data science to optimize neurosurgical patient care.Dr. Smith’s clinical interests focus on tumors of the brain and spine that arise innately from the central nervous system and the meningeal covering of the brain, or metastasize from other primary cancer sites. Dr. Smith is the Director of the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center (CNOC) in the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. This center strives to collect and maintain prospective data on all neurosurgical patients cared for by the department, synthesize high volume data streams, as well as implement process and outcome improvement through comparison with national data.Dr. Smith is committed to the education of future neurosurgeons and plays an active role in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s neurosurgical residency program. He is a committee vice-chair for Medical-Legal Issues with the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) as well as the President of the Boston Society for Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, the oldest academic neuroscience society in the United States. He serves on numerous committees both in the US and worldwide which focus on the ethics of neurosurgery, oncology, skull base surgery, and neurologic outcomes assessment. He is an active member of committees at Brigham and Women’s Hospital addressing information technology, physician wellness, and process improvement.Dr. Smith maintains active membership in both national and international neurosurgical societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Skull Base Society, the Society for Neuro-Oncology, and the Pituitary Society. He presents his research regularly at national and international meetings. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and several book chapters. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

Nirav Patel is a Radiologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Brain Aneurysm, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

Vijay Sankaran is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sankaran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Aase Syndrome, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Anemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Splenectomy.

Katherine Holste is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Holste is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. Her top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Microvascular Decompression, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

Ronak Jani is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Jani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Diabetes Insipidus (DI), Microvascular Decompression, and Thrombectomy.

Dr. Zaidi is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and director of spine research at the Computational Neurosurgical Outcomes Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Given the complex nature of spine diseases, Dr. Zaidi believes in tailoring surgical techniques and individualizing care to treat each patient’s unique set of circumstances. He strongly adheres to the philosophy of caring for his patients as if they were his own family members. Dr. Zaidi believes that developing a surgical plan depends on a thoughtful conversation with his patients and their families and tailoring surgery to meet the patient’s goals and specific needs.Fascinated by the complexity of spinal disorders and the ability of spine surgery to restore function and improve the quality of a patient’s life, he pursued a specialized fellowship in complex spine surgery, adult spinal deformity surgery, as well as endoscopic surgery. He integrates novel, minimally invasive techniques and modern technological innovations to treat a variety of spinal pathologies.Dr. Zaidi’s clinical practice is focused on the treatment of global spinal imbalance among patients with degenerative spine disease, tumors and scoliosis; by restoring the natural curvature of the spine, surgery can reduce pain and improve function. His research focuses on developing novel surgical tools to improve the safety and efficacy of surgery, as well as analyzing surgical outcomes in order to improve surgical outcomes. Dr. Zaidi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Hypothalamic Tumor, Pituitary Tumor, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Christopher Ogilvy is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ogilvy has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Craniectomy, and Endovascular Embolization.

Alper Dincer is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Dincer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pineocytoma, Brain Tumor, Thrombectomy, and Microvascular Decompression.

Naif Alotaibi is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Alotaibi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Arachnoid Cysts, Thrombectomy, and Rhizotomy.

James Holsapple is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Holsapple is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Microvascular Decompression, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Holsapple is currently accepting new patients.

Hormuzdiyar Dasenbrock is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Dasenbrock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Craniectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Dasenbrock is currently accepting new patients.

Yasuaki Inoue is a Neuroradiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Inoue is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Vertebral Artery Dissection, Brain Aneurysm, Microvascular Decompression, and Nerve Decompression.

Sabrina Heman-Ackah is a Neurosurgery provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Heman-Ackah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. Her top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Encephalocele, Thalamotomy, and Microvascular Decompression.

Andrew Pines is a Psychiatrist in Newton, Massachusetts. Dr. Pines is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Microvascular Decompression.

Kathryn Giblin is a Neurologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Giblin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. Her top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Microvascular Decompression.

Jonathan Pace is a Neurosurgery provider in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Pace is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Microvascular Decompression. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Thrombectomy, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Pace is currently accepting new patients.