Surgical Neuro-Oncology

Edited by Russell R. Lonser, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre, USA, and J. Bradley Elder, Associate Professor and Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, USA

Russel R. Lonser, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. In his roles in organized neurosurgery, Dr. Lonser is involved in the education of neurosurgeons in North America and around the world. He has published over 200 articles in medical journals devoted to advanced echniques and new methods of caring for patients with tumors of the nervous system. J. Bradley Elder, MD, is Associate Professor and Director of Neurosurgical Oncology in the Department of Neurological Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Elder specializes in caring for patients with tumors of the brain and spine, and is active in clinical and translational neurosurgical oncology research including involvement with national clinical trial cooperatives and multi-institutional scientific collaborations.

Kenan Alkhalili, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Cairo University School of Medicine
Cairo, Egypt

David Altshuler, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI

Ori Barzilai, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
New York, NY

Gregory W. Basil, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Mark H. Bilsky, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY

Ian A. Buchanan, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Ricardo L. Carrau, MD
Department of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre
Columbus, OH

Or Cohen-Inbar, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Clinical Neurosciences Center
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Roberto Jose Diaz, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Franco DeMonte, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Department of Neurosurgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Chikezie I. Eseonu, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Yoshua Esquenazi, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Daniel R. Felbaum, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Dawn Fishback, PA-C
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Steven Giannotta, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Philip Gutin, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Clayton L. Haldeman, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Jeffrey Hatef, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Jason A. Heth MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI

Koos Hovinga, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Patrick C. Hsieh, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Kristin Huntoon, PhD, DO
Department of Neurological Surgery
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH

John A. Jane, Jr., MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

Walter C. Jean, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
George Washington University
Washington, DC

Randy L. Jensen, MD, PhD
Departments of Neurosurgery, Radiation Oncology, and Oncological Sciences
University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, UT

Steven N. Kalkanis, MD
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Hermelin Brain Tumor Center
Director, Brain Metastases Program
Co-director, Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute
Medical Director, Henry Ford Center for Cancer Surgery
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI

Paul Klimo Jr., MD, MPH
Semmes Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute
Memphis, TN

Ricardo J. Komotar, MD, FAANS, FACS
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

John S. Kuo, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery and Human Oncology
Director of Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Ilya Laufer, MD, MS
Department of Neurosurgery
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY

Jeffrey Leonard, MD
Chief of Neurosurgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Professor of Neurological Surgery
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, OH

James K. Liu, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Center for Skull Base Surgery and Pituitary Surgery
Neurological Institute of New Jersey
Newark, NJ

Joshua Lucas, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Neil Majmundar, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ

Paul C. McCormick MD, MPH, FAANS
Gallen Professor of Neurological Surgery
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, NY

Ahmed Mohyeldin, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre
Columbus, OH

Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Miami School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL

Robert North, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Martin H. Pham, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Daniel M. Prevedello, MD
Department of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre
Columbus, OH

Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, Brain Tumor Surgery Program
Director, Brain Tumor Stem Cell Laboratory
Department of Neurosurgery and Oncology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Amol Raheja, MBBS
Department of Neurosurgery
Clinical Neurosciences Center
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Ganesh Rao, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Daniel M. S. Raper, M.B.B.S.
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

Shaan M. Raza, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Jordina Rincon-Torroella, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Adam M. Robin, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI

Smeer Salam, MBBS
Department of Neurology
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre
Columbus, OH

Nader Sanai, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Theodore H. Schwartz, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY

Ashish H. Shah, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL

Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD
Department of Neurological Surgery
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Jonathan H. Sherman, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
George Washington University
Washington, DC

Nir Shimony, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel

Harminder Singh, MD, FACS, FAANS
Department of Neurosurgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

Eric Sribnick, MD, PhD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Department of Neurological Surgery
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, OH

Nicholas J. Szerlip, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI

Daniel M. Trifiletti, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA

Bradley D. Weaver, BS
Department of Oncological Sciences
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Gabriel Zada, MD, MS
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

"The book is well organized, clearly written, and well illustrated ... It is a pleasure to read and is useful in my teaching ... I recommend it highly. 92 - 4 Stars." - Herbert H Engelhard, MD, Doodys