Chetan Bettegowda is the director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery. He offers comprehensive treatments for adult patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, specializing in the treatment of patients with primary brain tumors such as gliomas, meningiomas and pituitary tumors. He performs both open surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with metastatic tumors to the brain, and also provides stereotactic radiosurgery for other neurological disorders, including spinal tumors, trigeminal neuralgia and skull-base tumors. Dr. Bettegowda is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression.

Christopher Jackson is a neurosurgeon who specializes in brain tumors and cerebrovascular disorders, including glioma, meningioma, acoustic neuroma, trigeminal neuralgia, brain metastasis, arteriovenous malformation, and aneurysms. He is the director of the Acoustic Neuroma Center. Dr. Jackson earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he also completed his neurosurgical residency. During his residency, Dr. Jackson was honored with multiple distinctions, including the Frank L. Coulson Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence, the Irving J. Sherman Award for Resident Achievement, the Harvey Cushing Hunterian Research Award, and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Jackson is an active researcher who has published over 35 peer-reviewed articles on brain tumor and cerebrovascular immunology. His laboratory focuses on how brain tumors evade the immune system and become resistant to immunotherapy. Additionally, Dr. Jackson’s laboratory explores the formation of cerebral aneurysms and inflammatory complications of cerebral aneurysm rupture. Dr. Jackson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression.

Dr. Vivek Srikar Yedavalli is currently an Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science, Associate Professor of Neurology, the Director of Stroke, Neurovascular, and Perfusion Imaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chief of Neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Assistant Director of the Department of Radiology Physician Scientist Incubator Program. Dr. Yedavalli has been recognized nationally as a translational stroke and perfusion imaging researcher and physician-scientist. Within one year of his appointment at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Yedavalli received the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s Seed Grant using MRI spectroscopy for prognostication in subacute ischemic stroke. Dr. Yedavalli was then chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Department of Radiology Physician Scientist Incubator Program (RAD-PSI), an internal grant that also confers funding and protected time for his stroke work. The following year, for applying his work on collateralization based on CT perfusion within acute ischemic stroke with artificial intelligence, Dr. Yedavalli was awarded the RSNA Scholar Grant. For his research endeavors, Dr. Yedavalli was previously chosen as the American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) Editorial Fellow and then subsequently as a member of the Academy of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research’s Council of Early Career Investigators. Thereafter, for his novel translational applications of MRI perfusion techniques to stroke, Dr. Yedavalli was chosen as a Junior Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medicine (ISMRM). Dr. Yedavalli became an Editorial Board member of Stroke and an Editor in Training for Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. For his research endeavors, Dr. Yedavalli was conferred the Junior Faculty Clinical Research Award in 2023. In addition to research, Dr. Yedavalli is an active member of a number of national committees with a strong interest in leadership. He is currently a member of the ASNR Research, Education, Social Media/Website, and Young Professionals Committees. He also served as the Co-Chair of the Social Media Committee for the ASFNR 2019. Previously, Dr. Yedavalli was an Illinois ACR RFS Delegate in 2017 and 2018. He will also be the ASNR’s AMA Representative at this upcoming meeting. Dr. Yedavalli’s interests additionally include educational and teaching endeavors. He was previously the recipient of the Department of Radiology Education Award during his residency training. He prefers a balanced teaching approach with trainees with focused learning while maintaining autonomy for a more productive learning environment. Dr. Yedavalli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Moyamoya Disease, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Rhizotomy.

Daniel Lubelski is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with expertise in complex spine surgery and peripheral nerve surgery. He treats patients with spinal diseases and deformities, spine and nerve tumors, and brachial plexus injuries and other peripheral nerve injuries. Dr. Lubelski’s training in complex and robotic spine surgery, spinal oncology and peripheral nerve injuries allows him to comprehensively evaluate patients and develop custom treatment plans to address symptoms and improve patients’ quality of life. He prioritizes patient-centered care, effective communication and working in multidisciplinary collaboration to identify the best treatment. After obtaining his undergraduate degree at the City University of New York, Dr. Lubelski spent a year doing predoctoral research at the National Institutes of Health. He then obtained his medical degree from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and he performed stem cell tumor research as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellow. Dr. Lubelski went on to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for a neurosurgery residency and an enfolded fellowship in peripheral nerve surgery. His postdoctoral training also included a fellowship in complex spine surgery and spinal oncology at Johns Hopkins, as well as a traveling fellowship with advanced training at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Lubelski is a prolific researcher who focuses on patient quality of life and on using big data to develop individualized prediction models to determine optimal treatments tailored to each person. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and numerous textbook chapters, has lectured nationally and internationally, and serves as a reviewer for the top neurosurgical journals. Dr. Lubelski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Tumor, Chordoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.

Dr. Allan Belzberg is a neurosurgeon specializing in surgery of the peripheral nervous system. As Director of Peripheral Nerve Surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, he treats tumors including schwannoma, neurofibroma and nerve sheath tumor. Dr. Belzberg performs surgical repair of nerve damage caused by trauma as well as neurosurgery on carpal tunnel, peroneal nerve and other peripheral nerve conditions. Dr. Belzberg also directs the Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and co-directs the Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Belzberg currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center located in Baltimore on Wednesdays and the Green Spring Station location on Fridays. Dr. Belzberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Schwannomatosis, Neurofibromatosis, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Rhizotomy.

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 Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Craniectomy.

Irving Reti, MBBS is a research psychiatrist at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr Reti heralds from Sydney, Australia where he completed medical school at the University of Sydney before coming to Johns Hopkins for psychiatry residency. After completing a post-doctoral fellowship in neuroscience, he established his own laboratory which is focused on the field of brain stimulation. He is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and is Director of The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He founded The Brain Stimulation Program at Johns Hopkins in 2008 which has an active preclinical and clinical research program as well as offering specialty consultation and treatment with brain stimulation treatment modalities including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Clinical research focuses on TMS and its application in diverse populations including patients with traumatic brain injury. Dr Reti also directs a laboratory investigating aspects of synaptic plasticity related to brain stimulation and motivated behavior. He is interested in learning more about how ECT works and is conducting studies implicating the immediate early gene Narp in mediating the antidepressant behavioral effects of electroconvulsive seizures in mice. His other major focus is developing alternate treatments to maintenance ECT, such as deep brain stimulation, for autistic patients he has treated with severe self-injury who remain dependent on ECT to suppress this behavior. Dr. Reti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Deep Brain Stimulation, and Rhizotomy.

Joshua Lim, MD, specializes in neurosurgery and is board-certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Lim received his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and completed his residency at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Lim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Cervical Myelopathy, Subdural Hematoma, Rhizotomy, and Laminectomy.

Alexander Tai is a Neurosurgery provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Tai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hemangioblastoma, Meningioma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Tai is currently accepting new patients.

Heather Riordan is a Pediatric Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Riordan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Focal Dystonia, Transient Tic Disorder, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Rhizotomy.

Benjamin Carson is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Carson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Rhizotomy, and Osteotomy.

Ke Wang is a Holistic Medicine provider in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Ms. Wang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection and Rhizotomy. Ms. Wang is currently accepting new patients.

Jignesh Tailor is a General Surgeon and a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tailor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Choroid Plexus Cyst, Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus due to Congenital Stenosis of Aqueduct of Sylvius, Rhizotomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

Chao Azad is a Plastic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Azad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. Her top area of expertise is Rhizotomy.

Mustafa Broachwala is a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Broachwala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Spasticity, Neuralgia, and Rhizotomy.

Sophia Shakur is a Neurosurgery provider in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Shakur has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Arteriovenous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Stent Placement, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Shakur is currently accepting new patients.

Cecil Qiu is a Plastic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Qiu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Phantom Limb Pain, Abdominal Wall Surgery, and Osteotomy.

Juyeon Kakazu is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Kakazu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, Tardive Dyskinesia, Chorea, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression.

Alessandro Olivi is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Olivi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Microvascular Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Marisa Flavin is a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Flavin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Rhizotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Myotonia Congenita, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Flavin is currently accepting new patients.