Faculty

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 Program

Clinical 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 Director
Clerkship Director

Clinical Interests: Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, stroke, skull base surgery, tumor surgery

Board Certified: Neurological 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)

Oguz I. Cataltepe, MD, FACS

Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery; Director, Surgical Epilepsy Program

Clinical 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)

Stephen Gutting, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Co-Director, Spine Surgery

Clinical Interests: Adult neurosurgery, cervical and lumbar stenosis, spinal fractures, minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal fusion, neuromodulation for chronic pain

Board Certified: Neurological Surgery

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Farid Hamzei-Sichani, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurological Surgery Program

Clinical 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
Board Certified: Neurological Surgery
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
Board Certified: Neurological 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 Oncology

Clinical 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
Board Certified: Neurological 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

Rachael Sirianni, PhD

Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chair of Research

Research Interests: primary expertise is in the field of central nervous system drug delivery, balances preclinical and translational work to develop new therapies in oncology, neuroprotection, and brain injury. Her laboratory group is funded by the National Institutes of Health and other sources, research activities including formulation of drug loaded nanoparticles, imaging of nanoparticle transport, nanoparticle targeting, tissue engineering in the central nervous system, and intrathecal drug delivery.
Graduate School: Biomedical Engineering from Yale University
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Diagnostic Radiology at the Yale School of Medicine

Department of Neurological Surgery Faculty