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Nationally Recognized Cranial Base Surgery Teams

Cranial Base Surgery (also referred to as skull base surgery) is a very small but sophisticated specialty dedicated to the treatment of tumors that originate along the undersurface of the brain. Given that a significant number of cranial base tumors have traditionally been regarded as incurable or inoperable, it is critical that patients with such tumors seek out a team of doctors with specific expertise in this field.

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Arizona – Barrow
Neurosurgical Institute
California – University
of California, Davis
Robert F. Spetzler MD
Section of Neurotology, Dept. Of Neurosurgery

Barrow Neurological Institute
350 W. Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Tel: 602-279-5444
Fax: 602-406-4195
E-mail: pdaspit@chw.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Neurosurgery
C. Phillip Daspit MD
Dept. Of Neurosurgery

Barrow Neurosurgical Associates
2910 N. 3rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Tel: 602-406-3489
Fax: 602-406-4195
E-mail: robert.speltzer@bnanero.net

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otology-Neurotology, Otolaryngology - HNS
James Boggan, MD
Dept. of Neurological Surgery
University of California, Davis
4860 Y Street Suite 3740
Sacramento, CA 95817
Tel: 916-734-2371
Fax: 916-452-2580
E-mail: jeboggan@ucdavis.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Neurosurgery
Paul Donald, MD
Dept of Otolaryngology

University of California, Davis
2521 Stockton Blvd, Room #7200
Sacramento, CA 95817
Tel: 916-734-2832
Fax: 916-456-7509
E-Mail:
mary.mccarthy@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu


Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Colorado – Center for
Craniofacial Surgery
Illinois – Center for Cranial Base
Surgery at Loyola University
Khalid Chowdhury MD
Western Neurological Group

1601 E. 19th Avenue
Suite 3000
Denver, CO 80218
Tel: 305-839-5155
Fax: 303-839-5255
E-Mail: craniofacial@qwest.net

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology - HNS, Facial Plastic Surgery
Stephen Johnson, MD
Center for Craniofacial Surgery

1601 E. 19 TH Avenue
Suite 4400
Denver, CO 80218
Tel: 303-861-2266

Specialty Training and Certification:
Neurosurgery
John P. Leonetti, MD
Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 South First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
Tel: 708-216-4804
Fax: 708-216-4834
E-Mail: Jleonet@lumc.edu
Specialty Training and Certification:
Otology - Neurotology

Thomas Origitano, MD
Dept. of Neurosurgery

Loyola University Medical Center
2160 South First Ave. Bldg 105, rm 1900
Maywood, IL 60153
Tel: 708-216-8920
Fax: 708-216-4948
E-Mail: torigit@lumc.edu

Specialty Training and Certification: Neurosurgery
Guy Petruzzelli, MD
Dept. of Otolaryngology

Loyola University Medical Center
2160 South First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
Tel: 708-216-9183
Fax: 708-216-4834
E-Mail : gpetruz@lumc.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:

Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center
Michigan – University of
Michigan Medical Center
Deepak Awasthi, MD
Department of Neurosurgery

LSU Medical Center
1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 741
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tel: 504-568-6125
Fax: 504-568-6127
E-mail: dawast@lsumc.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Neurosurgery
Daniel Nuss, MD
Department of Otolaryngology

LSU Medical Center
533 Bolivar Street, 5th floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tel: 504-568-4785
Fax: 504-568-4460
E-mail: dnuss@lsuhsc.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology-HNS, Skull Base Surgery
H. Alexander Arts, M.D.
Dept. of Otolaryngology
University Of Michigan Health Systems 1904 Taubman Center1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Tel: 734-936-8006
Fax: 734-936-9625
E-mail: aarts@umich.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology-HNS, Neurotology,
Otolaryngology-HNS

Jason Heth, MD
Dept of Neurosurgery

3552 Taubman Center
1500 E. Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Tel: 734-615-4486
Fax: 734-936-9625
E-mail: jheth@umich.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Neurosurgery

Skull Base hotline: 734-763-6510
Lawrence Marentette, MD
Dept. of Otolaryngology

University of Michigan Health Systems
1904 Taubman Center
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Tel: 734-936-7633
Fax: 734-936-9625
E-mail: marentet@umich.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Facial Plastic and Cranial Base Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery

B. Gregory Thompson, MD
Dept of Neurosurgery

3552 Taubman Center
1500 E. Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Tel: 734-936-7493
Fax: 734-936-9625
E-mail: gregthom@ummich.edu

Specialty Training and Certification: Neurosurgery
New York – Center for
Cranial Base Surgery
New York – Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Peter D. Costantino, MD
Dept. of Otolaryngology

1000 Tenth Avenue
Suite 5G-80
New York, New York 10019
E-mail: dr.c@cranialbasecenter.org

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology-HNS, Cranial Base Surgery
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology,
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Cranial Center Contact:
212-523-6756

  Mark Bilsky, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
1275 York Avenue, C705
New York, New York 10021
Tel: 212-639-8526
Fax: 212-717-3231
E-mail: bilskym@mskcc.org
Specialty: Neurosurgery

Jatin P. Shah, MD
1275 York Avenue
New York, New York 10021
Tel: 212-639-7233
Fax: 212-717-3302
E-mail: shahj@mskcc.org

Specialty Training and Certification:
General Surgery, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
Dennis H. Kraus, MD
Department of Otolaryngology
1275 York Avenue, Box 285
New York, New York 10021
Tel: 212-639-5621
Fax: 212-717-3302
E-mail: krausd@mskcc.org

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology - HNS, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
Oregon – Oregon Health
Sciences University
Pennsylvania – University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center
Johnny B. Delashaw, Jr. MD
Dept. of Neurosurgery
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Suite L-472
Portland, OR 97201
Tel: 503-494-7737
Fax: 503-494-7161
E-mail: delashaw@ohsu.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Neurosurgery, Cranial Base Surgery

Mark K. Wax, MD
Dept. of Otolaryngology

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Suite PV-01
Portland, OR 97201
Tel: 503-494-5355
Fax: 503-494-4631
E-mail: waxm@ohsu.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology-HNS, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Sean O. McMenomey
Dept. of Otolaryngology
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Suite PV-01
Portland, OR 97201
Tel: 503-494-8135
Fax: 503-494-4631
E-mail: mcmenime@ohsu.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otology-Neurotology, Otolaryngology-HNS
Ricardo Carrau, MD
Dept. of Otolaryngology
200 Lothrop Street, Suite 500
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412-647-8186
Fax: 412-647-2080
E-mail: carraurl@msx.upmc.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology - HNS, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Cranial Base Surgery

Carl H. Snyderman, MD
Dept. of Otolaryngology

200 Lothrop Street, Suite 500
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412-647-8186
Fax: 412-647-2080
E-mail: csnyd@pitt.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology - HNS, Cranial Base Surgery

Amin B. Kassam, MD
Dept. of Neurosurgery

200 Lothrop Street, Suite B-400
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412-647-6358
Fax: 412-647-0989
E-mail: akassam@neuronet.pitt.edu

Specialty Training and Certification:
Neurosurgery
Texas – University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center
 
Franco De Monte, MD
Dept. of Neurosurgery

1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Suite 442
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713-792-2400
Fax: 713-794-4950
E-mail: fdemonte@mdanderson.org

Specialty Training and Certification:
Cranial Base Surgery
Ehab Y.N. Hanna MD
Dept. of Otolaryngology
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Suite 441
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713-745-1815
Fax: 713-794-4662
E-Mail: eyhannah@mdanderson.org

Specialty Training and Certification:
Otolaryngology - HNS, Cranial Base Surgery
   
 
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