UF DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY 352.273.9000 phone

352.392.8413 fax 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY

SHANDS at UF TRANSFER CENTER

352.265.0559 www.neurosurgery.ufl.edu UFandShands.org

William A. Friedman, M.D.Professor & Chairman

Residency – University of Florida

Clinical Interests – Neuro-oncology, stereotactic surgery, trigeminal neuralgia

Research Interests – Radiosurgery, computer-assisted neurosurgery

Daniel J. Hoh, M.D.Assistant Professor

Residency – University of Southern California

Fellowship – Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, neurosurgery and orthopaedic spine, 2009-2010

Clinical Interests – Minimally invasive, percutaneous and complex reconstructive spine surgery

Research Interests – Novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of spinal cord injury

Kelly D. Foote, M.D.Associate Professor

Residency – University of Florida

Fellowship – Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., movement disorders neurology: 2002, Université Joseph Fournier, Grenoble, France, deep brain stimulation, 2002

Clinical Interests – Movement disorders surgery, stereotactic surgery, radiosurgery

Research Interests – Deep brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders

Brian L. Hoh, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.H.A., F.A.A.N.S.Associate Professor

Residency – Massachusetts General

Fellowship – Harvard University, Boston, Mass., endovascular neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology, 2002-2004

Clinical Interests – Cerebrovascular neurosurgery, endovascular surgery

Research Interests – Molecular mechanisms of cerebrovascular repair

Erin M. Dunbar, M.D.Assistant Professor

Residency – University of Florida

Fellowship – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., neuro-oncology 2007

Board-certified in hospice and palliative care

Clinical Interests – Neuro-oncology

Research Interests – Investigational protocols for brain tumor therapy

Spiro Blackburn, M.D.Assistant Professor

Residency – Washington University, St. Louis

Fellowship – Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., cerebrovascular; 2010-2011 Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Mo., endovascular neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology, 2011-2012

Clinical Interests – Cerebrovascular, endovascular and skull base surgery, colloid cysts

Research Interests – Treatment of cerebral vasospasm, mechanisms of cerebral protection after subarachnoid hemorrhage

J. Richard Lister, M.D., M.B.A.Professor & Associate ChairmanResidency – University of FloridaClinical Interests – General adult neurosurgery, neurovascular surgery, neuro-oncologyResearch Interests – Simulation, medical education

Albert L. Rhoton, Jr., M.D.Professor & Chairman EmeritusResidency – Washington UniversityResearch Interests – Neuroanatomy

R. Patrick Jacob, M.D.Professor

Residency – University of Florida

Clinical Interests – Spinal neurosurgery, including complex spine, minimally invasive spine and adult deformity

Research Interests – Intraoperative radiation exposure during spinal surgery, outcomes comparison with open techniques, efficacy of spinal cord stimulation

NEUROSURGICAL EXPERTISE THAT’S EASY TO ACCESS.The 22 faculty members of the University of Florida Department of Neurosurgery are nationally and internationally renowned in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain and spine, as well as for their work in advancing neurosurgical care through clinical and basic science research. With expertise that encompasses virtually every clinical specialty in neurosurgery, they are dedicated to delivering advanced treatment in the most caring, accessible environment possible.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY

UF DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY 352.273.9000 phone

352.392.8413 fax 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday

SHANDS at UF TRANSFER CENTER

352.265.0559 www.neurosurgery.ufl.edu UFandShands.org

David A. Pincus, M.D., Ph.D.ProfessorResidency – Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Fellowship –Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, pediatric neurosurgery, 1998-1999

Clinical Interests – Pediatric neurosurgery

Research Interests – Stem cell biology, neuro-oncology

Loic Deleyrolle, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorDoctorate – University of Montpelier, France

Interests – Glioma, tumor-initiating cells, innovative technologies, neural stem cell functions and dysfunctions

Frank J. Bova, Ph.D.ProfessorDoctorate – University of Florida, Nuclear Engineering Sciences

Interests – Stereotactic radiosurgery, computer-guided neurosurgery

Gregory J. A. Murad, M.D.Assistant ProfessorResidency – University of Florida

Fellowship –National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Md., investigational treatment for brain tumors, 2004-2005

Clinical Interests – Neuro-oncology

Research Interests – Brain tumor therapy, traumatic brain injury

Didier A. Rajon, Ph.D.Assistant ScientistDoctorate – University of Florida, Health Physics

Interests – Neurological-guided surgery from high-resolution multiplanar imaging data

Dennis A. Steindler, Ph.D.ProfessorResidency – University of California, San Francisco

Doctorate – University of California, Anatomy and Neurosciences

Clinical Interests – Neural stem cell therapies, debilitating neurological diseases

Research Interests – Brain repair, brain tumors

Steven N. Roper, M.D.ProfessorResidency – University of California, Los Angeles

Fellowship –University of California, Los Angeles, neurophysiology, 1990-1992

Clinical Interests – Epilepsy surgery, pituitary tumors

Research Interests – Slice physiology studies in an epilepsy model

Brent Reynolds, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorDoctorate – University of CalgaryInterests – Neural stem cell biology, stem cell treatments for human brain tumors

Florian Siebzehnrubi, M.Sc., Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorDoctorate – University of Ehrlangen- Nuremberg, Germany

Interests – Malignant glioma invasion, adult stem cells, cancer stem cells

Mu Yang, M.S.Assistant, Computer-Guided Surgery

Fuwen Zhou, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.Assistant ScientistDoctorate –University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

Interests –Cellular and molecular basis of epilepsy and co-morbidity

Tong Zheng, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorDoctorate – University of Tennessee, Memphis

Interests – Neural stem cell therapies, brain repair