
Overview
Dr. Debraj “Raj” Mukherjee’s clinical focus is the treatment of patients with primary and metastatic brain lesions. His clinical work and research emphasize the development of individual treatment plans that optimize survival and quality of life in all patients. After receiving his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. Mukherjee was recruited to Johns Hopkins, where he studied epidemiology, biostatistics and clinical design at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and served as Director of the Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Mukherjee completed neurosurgery residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar. He completed an open and endoscopic skull base fellowship with the Center for Skull Base Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he was a Copeland Scholar. Throughout his career, Dr. Mukherjee has led patient-centered research pursuits in neuro-oncology including development of a national registry for patients with brain tumors, creation of disease-specific quality of life instruments for patients with skull base tumors, and development of innovative clinical trials in neuro-oncology. He leads the Meningioma, Brain Metastasis, and Neurosurgical Oncology centers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and he serves as Assistant Residency Program Director for one of the largest neurosurgical training programs in the country. His work has been supported by the American Medical Association, Glioblastoma Foundation, National Institute on Aging, and National Cancer Institute. Dr. Mukherjee can be contacted at drraj@jhmi.edu.
Dr. Mukherjee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 250 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Pineoblastoma.
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Locations
301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 1201, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
401 North Broadway Street, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Wellspan Medical Group
Joel Winer is a Neurosurgery provider in York, Pennsylvania. Dr. Winer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Cervical Spondylosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Herniated Disc Surgery, and Cervical Disc Surgery.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Jon Weingart focuses on the surgical treatment of brain tumors including benign and malignant tumors. Dr. Weingart also specializes in spinal disorders, such as cervical and lumbar disc disease, as well as other congenital and developmental abnormalities such as tethered spinal cord, spina bifida and chiari malformation. Dr. Weingart is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Osteotomy.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Alan R. Cohen is the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and one of the top pediatric neurosurgeons in the country. His area of specialty is treating infants and children diagnosed with brain tumors. Dr. Cohen’s goal is to get his patients back to being a kid again. He has a patient-centered approach to caring for each of his patients, working closely with the child’s family at every stage of the decision-making process. Dr. Cohen sees patients in the neurosciences clinic located in the Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center. As the Carson-Spiro Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dr. Cohen is a leader in developing minimally invasive techniques to enhance the safety and efficacy of selected pediatric neurosurgical procedures. He serves as director of the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Laboratory at Johns Hopkins and directs the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Fellowship Program. His lab focuses on developing novel instruments and surgical approaches. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and published two textbooks. He has given approximately 330 national and international presentations, and has been an invited visiting professor at 50 medical centers. He is past president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons and the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery. He is past vice president of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, a past director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and current director of the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. Patient Reviews Hear what patients have to say about Dr. Cohen’s care: • Healthgrades Patient Reviews • Vitals Patient Reviews. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Meningocele, Hydrocephalus, Endoscopy, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Elite
- MeningiomaDr. Mukherjee isElite. Learn about Meningioma.
- Distinguished
- AstrocytomaDr. Mukherjee isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Mukherjee isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- ChordomaDr. Mukherjee isDistinguished. Learn about Chordoma.
- CraniopharyngiomaDr. Mukherjee isDistinguished. Learn about Craniopharyngioma.
- GlioblastomaDr. Mukherjee isDistinguished. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Mukherjee isDistinguished. Learn about Glioma.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Mukherjee isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Mukherjee isAdvanced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Mukherjee isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Bone TumorDr. Mukherjee isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Mukherjee isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Mukherjee isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Mukherjee isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- AchondroplasiaDr. Mukherjee isExperienced. Learn about Achondroplasia.
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Mukherjee isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Mukherjee isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Brain AbscessDr. Mukherjee isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Mukherjee isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.

