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Department of Neurological Surgery Faculty and Staff

Chair

Vincent Traynelis, MD
Professor & Interim Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Spine Neurosurgery Fellowship Director

Faculty

Michael Chen, MD
Professor of Neurology, Neurological Surgery and Radiology

Richard Webster Crowley, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology
Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship Director
Medical Director, Department of Neurosurgery
Chief, Cerebrovascular/Endovascular
Surgical Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center

Brian T. David, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Harel Deutsch, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery

Richard Fessler, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurological Surgery

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

Stephan Munich, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director, Skull Base Neurosurgery

Lorenzo Muñoz, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery 
Clinical Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery

John O’Toole, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery

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

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

 

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
  • Stephanie Klein, NP
  • Shama Patel, NP
  • Juliana Bartel, NP
  • Jon Foster Reid, NP