Dr. Simone A. Betchen

Rafael Martinez-Perez, MD, PhD, is a fellowship trained skull-base neurosurgeon who treats several types of brain tumors, including complex skull base tumors, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, pituitary tumors, chordomas, craniopharyngiomas and brainstem tumors. He also treats patients with trigeminal neuralgia, Chiari malformation and head and neck cancers.|Dr. Martinez-Perez’s practice specializes in skull base neurosurgery, minimally invasive brain surgery and endoscopic brain surgery.|“The brain is a beautiful and fascinating organ that allows us to understand and interact with the world,” he says. “Helping patients overcome brain conditions that threaten its function truly motivates me.”|Dr. Martinez-Perez’s proudest professional accomplishments include helping to develop minimally invasive approaches and new surgical routes for safer, more effective outcomes for his patients.|Dr. Martinez-Perez earned his medical degree from the University of Murcia in Murcia, Spain, He completed his residency training at the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain, where he also earned a doctorate in biomedical sciences. Dr. Martinez-Perez completed fellowships in Vascular Neurosurgery at University of Chile and Skull Base Neurosurgery at University of Colorado. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Minimally Invasive Skull Base Neurosurgery at Ohio State University. Dr. Perez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Prolactinoma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, and Awake Craniotomy.

Michel Lacroix is a Neurosurgery provider in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lacroix is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rathke Cleft Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Meningioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Balloon Sinuplasty.