Department of Neurosurgery
Department Chair
Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, Neurosurgery
Program Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship
Program Director, Pre-Residency General Neurosurgery Fellowship Program
Physician Executive for Functional Neurosurgery, Banner Health System
Faculty
Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
Rein Anton, MD, PhD
Research Associate
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Aerospace-Mechanical Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Michael Avery, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
Eugene Chang, MD
Vice-Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Division Director, Neurorhinology
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs - Otolaryngology
Professor, Otolaryngology
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Peter Du, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
Allan J. Hamilton, MD, FACS
Executive Director, Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC)
Professor, Neurosurgery
Clinical Professor, Radiation Oncology
Professor, Surgery
Professor, Psychology
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
R. John Hurlbert, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Residency Program Director, Neurosurgery
Program Director, Complex Spine Fellowship Program
Co-Medical Director, Spine Program
Professor, Neurosurgery
David M. Labiner, MD
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Neurosurgery
Professor, Pharmacy Practice-Science
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Paul S. Larson, MD, FAANS
Professor, Neurosurgery - (Clinical Scholar Track)
Chief, Neurosurgery, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Local Training Director, Neurosurgery Residency, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Christopher Le, MD, FACS
Professor, Otolaryngology
Professor, Neurosurgery
Director, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship
Aaron C. Mason, MD, FACS, FAAP, CHPE
Section Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Professor, Surgery
Mansour Mathkour, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, Neurosurgery
Program Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship
Program Director, Pre-Residency General Neurosurgery Fellowship Program
Physician Executive for Functional Neurosurgery, Banner Health System
Mario Romero-Ortega, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Neurosurgery
Scott J. Sherman, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Physiology
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Neuroscience - GIDP
Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Clinical Instructor
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Baldassarre Stea, MD, PhD, FASTRO
Clinical Medical Director, Radiation Oncology
Department Head, Radiation Oncology
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Professor, Neurosurgery
Professor, Radiation Oncology
Ilknur Telkes, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD, PhD
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Professor, Neurosurgery
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Scott West, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery - (Clinical Series Track)
Marlys H. Witte, MD
Director, Medical Student Research Program
Director, Lymphology Laboratories
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Russell Witte, PhD
Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Optical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Neurosurgery
VA Faculty
Paul S. Larson, MD, FAANS
Professor, Neurosurgery - (Clinical Scholar Track)
Chief, Neurosurgery, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Local Training Director, Neurosurgery Residency, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Scott West, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery - (Clinical Series Track)
Nurse Practitioners
Randall Blute, FNP-C, MSN
Family Nurse Practitioner
Health Care Partner
Sara Perotti, DNP, ACNP-BC, MSN, NREMPT-P, NRCME
Nurse Practitioner
Health Care Partner
Research Staff
Ilknur Telkes, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Russell Witte, PhD
Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Optical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Neurosurgery