The 20 Best Schwannoma Doctors in The United States

Fred Telischi is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Telischi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), Neuroendocrine Tumor, and Mastoidectomy. Dr. Telischi is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Jacob is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Jacob is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Subependymoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Jacob is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Jacob is currently accepting new patients.

Seilesh Babu is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 29 years. Dr. Babu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Otosclerosis, Stapedectomy, and Mastoidectomy. Dr. Babu is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery and American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Babu is currently accepting new patients.

Philosophy of care | My goal is treating others as I would like to be treated; the Golden Rule still works. Every person I meet (including colleagues, staff and students) needs to be treated with kindness, compassion and dignity. | Why I entered medicine | I have the ability to change lives and to save lives. | Community involvement | My wife, daughters and I are very active in the church; our faith is incredibly important to us. I believe it is important to build bridges to the community with volunteer work and outreach. | Personal interests | I enjoy working out, hiking, walking the dogs and reading. Dr. Samy is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cholesteatoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Mastoidectomy, and Nerve Decompression. Dr. Samy is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Neurotology American Osteopathic Association-Otolaryngology - Otolaryngology, Head And Neck Surgery.

Brandon Isaacson is an Otolaryngologist and a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Isaacson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glomus Tympanum Tumor, Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Mastoidectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dennis Bojrab is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 47 years. Dr. Bojrab is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Familial Otosclerosis, Mastoidectomy, and Stapedectomy. Dr. Bojrab is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery and American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Bojrab is currently accepting new patients.

Jacob Hunter is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hunter is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Ear Cancer, Mastoidectomy, and Endoscopy.

"Michael Schulder, MD, is the vice chair of neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He is also the director of the Brain Tumor Center at the Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery-which treats more than 600 patients annually-and co-director of the Center for Stereotactic Radiosurgery, where his team offers the latest treatment technologies. His research focuses on improving methods of image guidance for brain tumor surgery, and on new techniques for radiosurgery.""I've always been fascinated by the workings of the brain and how it gives rise to our thoughts, memories and personalities in ways that aren't fully understood,"" Dr. Schulder says. He attended medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed his residency in neurological surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Schulder also trained in stereotactic neuro-oncology at the University of Florida and the Brigham and Women's Hospital.Dr. Schulder works with neuro-oncologists, radiation oncologists and other neurosurgeons to create evidence-based treatment plans. ""We offer close multidisciplinary collaboration to help avoid delay in seeing patients,"" he says. The team strives to offer minimally invasive treatments as often as possible.With a keen interest in neurosurgical image guidance-the use of real-time images of the brain to make procedures safer and more precise-Dr. Schulder is studying the next generation of intraoperative MRI. He runs a brain tumor clinical trials program, giving his patients ready access to innovative approaches to care. While performing complex neurosurgery is one of the most satisfying parts of Dr. Schulder's job, ""empathizing with patients and their families throughout treatment is equally fulfilling,"" he says.In addition to treating brain tumors, Dr. Schulder performs functional neurosurgery to manage pain conditions like trigeminal neuralgia, and movement disorders including essential tremor and Parkinson's disease. He is the program director of neurosurgical residency training at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Schulder is active in organized neurosurgery, where among other offices he is past president of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, director-at-large of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and historian of the American Academy Neurological Surgery.". Dr. Schulder is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Schulder is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.

Douglas Bigelow is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bigelow is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Glomus Jugulare Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Myringotomy. Dr. Bigelow is board certified in Otolaryngology/Neurotology, 2008 and Otolaryngology, 1990. Dr. Bigelow is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Ruckenstein is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ruckenstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Meniere Disease, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Myringotomy. Dr. Ruckenstein is board certified in Otolaryngology/Neurotology, 2006 and Otolaryngology, 1994. Dr. Ruckenstein is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 89 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Arteriovenous Malformation, Meningioma, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Joe Kutz is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Kutz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 35 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Cholesteatoma, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

Christopher Graffeo is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Graffeo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 36 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Microvascular Decompression, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Graffeo is board certified in Drug Enforcement Administration , Oklahoma Bureau Of Narcotics And Dangerous Drugs , and Oklahoma State Board Of Medical Licensure & Supervision.

Christine Dinh is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Dinh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), and Neurofibromatosis. Dr. Dinh is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Philip Theodosopoulos is director of the Skull Base Tumor Program and vice chair of neurological surgery at UCSF. Before joining UCSF, he served as director of skull base surgery at the University of Cincinnati for 10 years. Theodosopoulos cares primarily for patients with skull base lesions, particularly malignancies and acoustic neuromas – noncancerous tumors that grow on nerves near the ear. His expertise includes endoscopic treatment of pituitary adenomas and chordomas as well as minimally invasive approaches to the skull base. Theodosopoulos has been a pioneer in the development of new surgical approaches to the skull base. He served as co-principal investigator for the largest prospective multicenter trial of surgical treatment for acoustic neuromas, and he currently serves on the Acoustic Neuroma Association's medical advisory board. He also has extensive expertise in research on patient outcomes. As a resident at UCSF, he completed the full curriculum for outcomes research and clinical epidemiology, and he continues to be involved in outcomes research at both the local and national levels. Theodosopoulos earned his undergraduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed medical school at Stanford University. He completed his neurosurgical training at UCSF, followed by a fellowship in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Theodosopoulos has been on the faculty for more than 50 national and international surgical courses. He serves on the education committee for the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He serves as residency program director for neurological surgery at UCSF. Dr. Theodosopoulos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 50 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Meningioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Theodosopoulos is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery. Dr. Theodosopoulos is currently accepting new patients.

Richard Gurgel is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Gurgel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Hearing Loss, Mastoidectomy, and Nerve Decompression. Dr. Gurgel is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Gurgel is currently accepting new patients.

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 Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 55 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Lunsford is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Jacques Morcos, who was born and raised in Lebanon, earned his medical degree at the American University of Beirut. He completed his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics in Minneapolis, followed by fellowships in cerebrovascular surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville and in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Board certified in neurological surgery, Dr. Morcos is a fellow of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons and a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He is highly experienced in multidisciplinary minimally invasive endonasal endoscopic approaches, as well as open skull base approaches. He also speaks Arabic, French and Spanish. His primary clinical interests are cerebrovascular lesions including aneurysms; brain arteriovenous and cavernous malformations; dural arteriovenous fistulae; Moyamoya disease; stroke and cerebral ischemia; carotid endarterectomy; bypass surgery (STA-MCA and high flow); microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm; complex brain tumors including skull base tumors such as pituitary adenomas, meningiomas and acoustic neuromas; head and neck cancers; and radiosurgery. An avid researcher, Dr. Morcos has conducted observational studies in aneurysm surveillance, the impact of targeted therapies in NF2 acoustic neuromas and laboratory dissections to optimize and innovate neurosurgical approaches. Co-founder of the International Registry of MCA Bypass in Cerebral Ischemia, he holds leadership roles in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the World Federation of Skull Base Societies. A professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Dr. Morcos holds a Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience and also serves as director of cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery. Dr. Morcos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 47 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Meningioma, Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.

Michael Ivan is an Oncologist and a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Ivan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Brain Tumor, Schwannoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Ivan is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Klopfenstein is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Klopfenstein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schwannoma. He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, Stroke, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Laminectomy. Dr. Klopfenstein is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.