Brain Tumor Center Team
The Brain Tumor Center staff includes internationally known experts in neuro-oncology, neurosurgery, and related fields. By working as a team, our doctors develop individualized treatment plans for patients based on their extensive experience and current clinical evidence.
Neurosurgery
Issam Awad MD (adult)
David M. Frim, MD, PhD
Chief, Section of Neurosurgery (adult and pediatrics)
Patrik Gabikian, MD (adult)
Leila Khorasani MD (pediatrics)
Maciej S. Lesniak, MD (adult)
Ben Roitberg MD (adult)
Peter Warnke, MD (adult and pediatrics)
Bakhtiar Yamini, MD (adult and pediatrics)
Neuro-Oncology
M. Kelly Nicholas, MD, PhD
Director, Medical Neuro-Oncology
Charles Rubin, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Brain & Spinal Cord Tumor Center
Neuropathology
Robert L. Wollmann, MD, PhD
Chief, Section of Neuropathology
Neuroradiology
Gregory Christoforidis, MD, PhD
Chief, Section of Neuroradiology
Neurology
Michael Kohrman, MD (pediatrics)
James H. Tonsgard, MD (pediatrics)
Otolaryngological Oncology and Skull Base Tumors
Robert Naclerio, MD
Chief, Section of Otolaryngology
Neuro-Intensive Care
Jeffrey I. Frank, MD
Director, Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Radiation Oncology
Philip Connell, MD (pediatrics)
Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD
Chair, Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology

