Center for Neuro-Oncology Treatment Team

Depending on your diagnosis, your team may include the following specialists:
- Neuro-oncologists, who are experts in treating tumors of the brain and spinal cord
- Neurosurgeons, who are highly skilled in the precise techniques of operating on the brain and spinal cord
- Radiation oncologists, who specialize in using radiation that targets the tumor while sparing surrounding tissues
- Social workers, who help you cope with the emotional impact of diagnosis and treatment
- Nurses and nurse practitioners, who provide health assessment, patient and family education, symptom management, screening for clinical trial eligibility, and quality of life assessment.

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Neuro-oncology

Rameen Beroukhim, MD, PhD

Physician

Ugonma Chukwueke, MD

Physician

Eudocia Q. Lee, MD, MPH

Senior Physician

Lakshmi Nayak, MD

Director of the Center for Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma

David Reardon, MD

Clinical Director, Center for Neuro-Oncology

Mikael Rinne, MD, PhD

Physician

Patrick Y. Wen, MD

Director, Center for Neuro-Oncology

Neurosurgery

Ossama Al-Mefty, MD

Lecturer in Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Omar Arnaout, MD

Member of the Faculty of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Mohammad A. Aziz-Sultan, MD

Chief of Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital

John H. Chi, MD, MPH

Director, Neurosurgical Spine Cancer

Ennio A. Chiocca, MD, PhD

Surgical Director, Center for Neuro-Oncology

Elizabeth B. Claus, MD, PhD

Instructor in Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Rose Du, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Ian F. Dunn, MD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Kai U. Frerichs, MD

Director, Interventional Neuroradiology, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Alexandra Golby, MD

Director of Image-Guided Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital

William Brian Gormley, MD, MPH, MBA

Director, Neurosurgical Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Michael W. Groff, MD

Director, Spinal Neurosurgery; Co-Director, Spine Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Edward R. Laws, MD, FACS

Director, Pituitary and Neuroendocrine Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Nirav J. Patel, MD, MA

Physician

Pier Paolo Peruzzi, MD, PhD

Instructor in Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical school

Timothy R. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School

Radiation Oncology

Ayal Aizer, MD, MHS

Instructor in Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School

Brian M. Alexander, MD, MPH

Disease Center Leader, Radiation Oncology, Center for Neuro-Oncology

Karen J. Marcus, MD

Chief, Division of Radiation Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital

Andrea K. Ng, MD, MPH

Institute Physician

Shyam K. Tanguturi, MD

Physician

Pathology

Jon C. Aster, MD, PhD

Chief, Hematopathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Umberto De Girolami, MD

Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Mel B. Feany, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Hart G. Lidov, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Sandro Santagata, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Neuro-Oncology Physician Assistant and Nurses

Lisa Doherty, APRN, OCN
Debra Conrad LaFrankie, RN, OCN
Jennifer Stefanik, NP
Sandra French Ruland, RN

Neuro-Radiation Nurses

Shelly Lynn Beckley, NP
Sheila Connelly, RN
Rachel Silverman, RN

Neurosurgery Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants

Sara June Dagen, RN
Sherry Iuliano, FNP-C
Mary Beth Mondello, NP
Daniel Triggs, NP

Neuropsychology

Deborah Green, PhD
Mary-Ellen Meadows, PhD

Neuro-Oncology Social Workers

Rachel Allende,LICSW (Spanish and Portuguese-speaking patients)
Sara E. Nemitz, LICSW (inpatient)
Nancy Goldsmith Tharler, LICSW

Center for Neuro-Oncology

Center for Neuro-Oncology Treatment Team

Neuro-oncology

Neurosurgery

Radiation Oncology

Pathology

Neuro-Oncology Physician Assistant and Nurses

Neuro-Radiation Nurses

Neurosurgery Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants

Neuropsychology

Neuro-Oncology Social Workers