The 20 Best Pineocytoma Doctors Near Me in Maryland, US

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Last Updated: 06/30/2026

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MediFind found 10 doctor with experience in Pineocytoma near Maryland, US. Of these, 10 are Experienced.

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    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
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    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Farsi
    Offers Telehealth

    Bardia Nourbakhsh, M.D., M.A.S., is an associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He practices out of The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nourbakhsh has expertise in multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuroimmunology. Dr. Nourbakhsh earned his medical degree from the Tehran University School of Medical Sciences and completed a residency in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He studied epidemiology, study design, and biostatistics, obtaining a Master of Advanced Studies degree in clinical research from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he also completed a fellowship in MS and neuroimmunology. In 2014, Dr. Nourbakhsh earned the American Brain Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowship in MS, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Sylvia Lawry Clinical Research Fellowship, the Fred Baskin Young Investigator Award, and the Teva Neuroscience Award for Academic Excellence. In 2022, he was named a Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Nourbakhsh's research training focused on the design and execution of clinical trials and the use of biomarkers in MS. His current research interests include the comparative effectiveness studies of symptomatic and disease-modifying therapies in MS, as well as identifying new pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutic targets for MS-related fatigue. Dr. Nourbakhsh is the principal investigator of a randomized, double-blind clinical trial funded by the Department of Defense, which tests whether ketamine could be a treatment for MS fatigue. He has contributed to numerous publications, journal articles, abstracts and posters, and lectures. He is an ad hoc reviewer for Lancet Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Neurology, Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, and other journals. Dr. Nourbakhsh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Meningocele. Dr. Nourbakhsh is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Referral may be required

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tej Azad is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Azad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Tumor, Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.

    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Referral may be required

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Gary Gallia's specialty is endoscopic endonasal surgical approaches to skull base pathologies with a focus on neurosurgical oncology. He utilizes the latest techniques in preoperative imaging, computer-guided surgical navigation, intraoperative monitoring, and minimally invasive and Neuroendoscopy approaches in the management of patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, metastatic tumors to the brain, skull base neoplasms, and pituitary tumors. He is the director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Center and surgical director of the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Center. Dr. Gary Gallia graduated summa cum laude from the Gibbons Scholar MD/PhD program at Jefferson Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his general surgery internship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was awarded surgical intern of the year. He then completed his neurological surgery residency and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Following residency, he completed a minimally invasive and endoscopic neurosurgery fellowship with Dr. Charles Teo at the Prince of Wales Private Hospital and Sydney Children's Hospital in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Gallia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Craniectomy. Dr. Gallia is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.

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    Experienced in Pineocytoma
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    Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda

    10215 Fernwood Road, Suite 412, Suite 412, 
    Bethesda, MD 
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Comair is an internationally recognized neurosurgeon and sees patients for a wide range of neurosurgical needs. He offers surgical therapy for diseases of the brain and spine and has pioneered awake craniotomies for the resection of intrinsic brain tumors. His surgical expertise also includes epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor, trigeminal neuralgia surgery, radiosurgery, and treatment for hydrocephalus and herniated disc repair. Dr. Comair received his medical degree from St. Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, and completed his neurosurgery residency at Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University. He completed fellowship training in brain tumor and functional neurosurgery at Montreal Neurological Institute. He has held adjunct faculty appointments at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Comair has educated scores of neurosurgical trainees in the Middle East, North Africa region, and the U.S., authored more than 120 publications in peer-reviewed journals and two leading textbooks of neurosurgery. He contributed chapters to more than 40 textbooks. Dr. Comair has received multiple awards and recognitions and has been an invited visiting professor to the most prestigious neurosurgery centers. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurosurgery and a fellow of the royal college of surgeons of Canada. He serves on the board of directors of the World Society of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery and has been elected to the pediatric epilepsy surgery committee of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). Dr. Comair has held several prominent academic and clinical positions throughout his career, including assistant professor of neurosurgery and head of the pediatric epilepsy surgery section in the Department of Neurosurgery at the UCLA School of Medicine; attending neurosurgeon and head of the section of epilepsy surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation; professor and chair of the Division of Neurosurgery at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon; and professor and vice-chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Comair is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. His clinical expertise encompasses Brain Tumor, Glioma, Oligodendroglioma, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Comair is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery and Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada.

    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Referral may be required

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 1201, Suite 1201, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Bengali, Hindi, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    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 Pineocytoma. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Craniectomy. Dr. Mukherjee is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.

    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Referral may be required

    NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring

    10275 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Ste 300, 
    Columbia, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Johnson is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cervical Myelopathy, Hemangioblastoma, Spinal Tumor, and Subependymoma.

    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
    Referral may be required
    707 North Broadway, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 
    Baltimore, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shannon Dean is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dean is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, Transient Tic Disorder, and Conversion Disorder. Dr. Dean is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Referral may be required

    MedStar Health: Neurosurgery At Rosedale

    9103 Franklin Square Dr Ste 301, 
    Rosedale, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Felbaum is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Rosedale, Maryland. Dr. Felbaum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Referral may be required

    Washington Brain And Spine Institute

    3202 Tower Oaks Blvd., Ste 100, 
    Rockville, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Alex Tai is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Tai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. His clinical expertise encompasses Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hemangioblastoma, Meningioma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Tai is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Pineocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Referral may be required

    MedStar Health: Neurosurgery At Chevy Chase

    5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1225, 
    Chevy Chase, MD 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Amjad Anaizi is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Anaizi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pineocytoma. He is also highly rated in 38 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Apoplexy, Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Laminectomy.

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    Last Updated: 06/30/2026

    What is the definition of Pineocytoma?

    A Pineocytoma is a tumor of the pineal gland, a small organ in the brain that makes melatonin (a sleep-regulating hormone). Signs and symptoms of Pineocytomas include headaches, nausea, hydrocephalus, vision abnormalities, and Parinaud syndrome. Pineocytomas are usually slow-growing and rarely spread to other parts of the body.

    When should I see a Pineocytoma doctor in Maryland, 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 Pineocytoma doctor in Maryland, 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 Pineocytoma doctors in Maryland, 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 Pineocytoma doctors in Maryland, 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 Pineocytoma doctor in Maryland, 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 Pineocytoma doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Pineocytoma 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 Pineocytoma doctor in Maryland, 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 Pineocytoma 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 Pineocytoma 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 Pineocytoma doctors in Maryland, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Pineocytoma 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 Pineocytoma doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Pineocytoma 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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