Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, is a professor and the division chief of Otology & Neurotology and vice chair of Translational and Clinical Research within the Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Maria is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Ruptured Eardrum, Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Cholesteatoma, and Myringotomy.

Samuel Early, MD, specializes in otolaryngology. He is affiliated with UPMC Mercy. Dr. Early completed his residency and medical degree at the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Early is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Hearing Loss, Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

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 Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Nerve Decompression.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.

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 Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.

Matthew E. Spector, MD, FACS, completed his medical school training at Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University in Chicago. He then went on to the University of Michigan where he completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction. He was on faculty at the University of Michigan for 10 years where he served as the Director of the Head and Neck Oncology Program and Associate Director of the Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship. Dr. Spector is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Tongue Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Glossectomy.

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 Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

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 Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), Hydrocephalus, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Glioma, and Microvascular Decompression.

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

Diego Luy is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Luy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Brain Tumor, Arteriovenous Malformation, Chiari Malformation, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Gregory Basura is an Otolaryngologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Basura is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Septoplasty, and Mastoidectomy. Dr. Basura is currently accepting new patients.

Pierre-olivier Champagne is a Neurosurgery provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Champagne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Meningioma, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Endoscopy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

Hrishikesh Kale, MD, specializes in diagnostic radiology and is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology and is affiliated with UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC East. Dr. Kale received his medical degree from Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and completed his residency at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, followed by a fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Kale is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Familial Multiple Lipomatosis, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Stroke, and Hepatocerebral Degeneration.

William Bader is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bader is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). His top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Tala Achkar is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Achkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Sarcoma, and WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes.