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Department of Neurological Surgery Faculty and Staff

Chair

John O’Toole, MD
Professor & Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery 
Spine Neurosurgery Fellowship Director

 

Faculty

Adewale Bakare, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Michael Chen, MD
Professor of Neurology, Neurological Surgery and Radiology
Research Director, Department of Neurosurgery 

Richard Webster Crowley, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology
Clinical Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship Director
Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Fellowship Director

Brian T. David, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Christopher DeWald, MD 
Associate Professor, Departments of Orthopedic and Neurosurgery
Director, Section of Spinal Deformity, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Richard Fessler, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery

Ricardo Fontes, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery 
Neurosurgery Residency Program Director

Arka Mallela, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Rush Center for Brain Mapping 

Stephan Munich, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Skull Base Neurosurgery
Medical Director, Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Residency Program Director

Lorenzo Muñoz, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery 
Surgical Director, Neuro ICU Department of Neurosurgery

Sepehr Sani, MD
Professor and Stereotactic & Functional Fellowship Program Director

Jay L. Shils, PhD, D. ABNM, FASNM
Director, Neurophysiological Intraoperative Monitoring
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery 

Vincent Traynelis, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Spine Division Director, Department of Neurosurgery

Timothy Wang, MD  
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

 

 

Nurse Practitioners

  • Robyn Flanders, NP
  • Rory Breslin-Sani, NP
  • Julia Clifford-Furlan, NP
  • Lauren Jones, NP
  • Andrea Whedon, NP
  • Margaret Yesko, NP
  • Carrie Picchietti, NP
  • Shama Patel, NP
  • Juliana Bartel, NP
  • Jon Foster Reid, NP

 

Physician Assistants

  • Stephanie Cerveny, PA-C
  • Breanna Kellogg, MMS, PA-C
  • Christopher McGee, PA-C