Department of Neurological Surgery Faculty
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Mark D. Johnson, MD, PhD
Maroun Semaan Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Neurosurgical Oncology
Co-Director, Chiari and Hydrocephalus Program
Director, Molecular Brain Tumor Research Laboratory
Stereotactic Radiosurgery ProgramClinical Interests: Adult brain tumors, hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, stereotactic radiosurgery
Board Certified: Neurological Surgery
Medical School: Harvard Medical School (Faculty Appt), Boston, MA
Residency: University of Washington
Fellowship: Oregon Health and Sciences University -
Peter S. Amenta, MD, FAANS, FACS
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Open Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery Program
Director, Skull Base Surgery Program
Residency Associate Program DirectorClinical Interests: Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, stroke, skull base surgery, tumor surgery
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson Medical School
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami (Cerebrovascular and Skull Base), Tulane Medical Center (Endovascular/ Neuro-interventional)
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Oguz I. Cataltepe, MD, FACS
Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery; Director, Surgical Epilepsy ProgramClinical Interests: Chiari malformation, epilepsy surgery, hydrocephalus, neuroendoscopic and stereotactic surgery
Medical School: Hacettepe University Medical School
Residency: Hacettepe University Hospital
Fellowship: Beth Israel University Hospital (Pediatric Neurosurgery); Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Epilepsy Surgery); Massachusetts General Hospital (Epilepsy/Neurology) -
Farid Hamzei-Sichani, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurological Surgery ProgramClinical Interests: Deep brain stimulation, surgical treatment of epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, spinal cord stimulation, trigeminal neuralgia, spine and general neurosurgery, Chiari malformation
Medical School: State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York
Fellowship: Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, University of Toronto. Functional and epilepsy surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, Neuro-endovascular Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York -
Gerald T. McGillicuddy, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Clinical interests: Adult brain tumors, endoscopic skull-base surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Tufts Medical Center -
Richard P. Moser, MD
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Massachusetts Center for Translational Research in Neurosurgical OncologyClinical Interests: Adult brain tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery, endoscopic pituitary surgery, translational research in neuro-degenerative diseases
Board Certified: Neurological Surgery
Medical School: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University
Residency: University of Minnesota
Fellowship: Karolinska Institute (Stereotactic Radiosurgery) -
Arno S. Sungarian, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Clinical interests: Adult brain tumors, endoscopic skull-base surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery
Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine
Residency: Rhode Island Hospital - Lifespan -
Hongwei Yang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Research Interests: Genetics and molecular biology of brain tumors; Genetics and biology of normal pressure hydrocephalus
Medical School: China Medical University, Shenyang, China
Residency: Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
Graduate School: Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tokyo, Japan
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School -
Rona Carroll, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Research Interests: Genetic abnormalities of brain tumors and patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus
Graduate School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Additional Team Members
Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Joe Vazquez, NP (Service Line Clinical Coordinator)
Amy Bouchard, PA
Corey Carraciolo, PA
Peter Covino, FNP
Anne Cropp, PA
Brittany Dellechiaie, FNP
Chloe Friedman, PA
Jeffrey Giarnese, PA
Carol Kazanjian, MOA
Elisha Lico, DNP
Martin Shott, PA
Residency Program Coordinator
Cassindra Wamester
Administrative Staff
Cherise Kearney, Administrator, Neurological Surgery
Kelly Head, Executive Assistant
Kelly Callahan
Charly Fitzgerald
Xiomara Suarez
Maria Leitao-Pina, Academic Administrator
Crystal Reardon, Administrator of Operations
Themia Pappas-Fillmore, Coordinator of Publications and Design