Our Team of Experts
At MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, patients benefit from having an integrated team of the world's leading neurologic cancer specialists, focused exclusively on tumors of the brain and spine. Highly specialized experts in neuro-oncology, neurosurgery, radiation oncology, pediatric neural oncology, neuroradiology and neuropsychology provide comprehensive care to the patient.
Neuro-Oncology Faculty
- W.K. Alfred Yung, M.D., Department Chair
- Mark R. Gilbert, M.D., Deputy Chair
- Charles A. Conrad, M.D.
- John F. de Groot, M.D.
- Monica Loghin, M.D.
- Marta Penas-Prado, M.D.
- John M. Slopis, M.D.
- Ivo Tremont, M.D.
- Sudhakar Tummala, M.D.
- Karin Hoang Woodman, M.D.
Neurosurgery Faculty
- Raymond E. Sawaya, M.D., Department Chair
- Franco DeMonte, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Deputy Chair
- Amy Heimberger, M.D.
- Frederick F. Lang, M.D.
- Nicholas B. Levine, M.D.
- Ian E. McCutcheon, M.D.
- Sujit Prabhu, M.D., FRCS (Ed)
- Ganesh Rao, M.D.
- Laurence D. Rhines, M.D.
- Claudio Tatsui, M.D.
- Jeffrey S. Weinberg, M.D.
Radiation Oncology Faculty
- Anita Mahajan, M.D.
- Paul Brown, M.D.
- David Grosshans, M.D.
- Jing Li, M.D., Ph.D.
- Mary Francis McAleer, M.D., Ph.D.
- Susan McGovern, M.D., Ph.D.
- Stephen Settle, M.D., Ph.D.
- Erik Sulman, M.D.
Pediatric Neural Tumors Faculty
- Joann Ater , M.D.
- Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
- Soumen Khatua, M.D.
- Michael E. Rytting, M.D.
- Nidale Tarek, M.D.
- Tribhawan Vats, M.D.
Neurofibromatosis
Neuropsychology
Neuroradiology Faculty
- Salmaan Ahmed, M. D.
- Linda Chi, M. D.
- J Matthew Debnam, M. D.
- Lawrence Ginsberg, M.D.
- Nandita Guha-Thakurta, M.D.
- Leena Ketonen, M.D.
- Ashok J. Kumar, M.D.
- Vinodh Kumar, M.D.
- Michael Kwon, M. D.
- Norman E. Leeds, M.D.
- Jane Onufer, M.D.
- Dawid Schellingerhout, M.D
- Komal Shah, M.D.
- Thinh Vu, M.D.
Neuropsychology Faculty
Disease Information
Departments & Programs
Make an Appointment
Appointments are available in the Brain & Spine Center for cancer diagnosis, treatment and screening.
New Patients
Physicians
Find Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are research studies that test new cancer drugs, diagnostic procedures and therapies on humans.
Contact Us
Appointments available
Questions? Need help?
Call askMDAnderson
1-877-632-6789