Brain Tumor Center

Our Treatment Team

The Brain Tumor Center team specializes in treating and caring for patients with all types of neurologic malignancies. The interdisciplinary team includes:

neurosurgeons
medical oncologists
neurologists
radiation oncologists
neuroradiologists
nurses

Neuro-Surgical Oncology:

Howard M. Eisenberg, M.D.
R.K. Thompson Professor of Neurosurgery
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Section Chief, Neurotrauma
Special Interests: Epilepsy; Acoustic Neuromas; Skull Base and Benign Brain Tumor; General Neurosurgery; Movement Disorder; Gamma Knife
Certification: Neurological Surgery
410-328-3514/appointments
410-328-3514/academic office

J. Marc Simard, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery
Special Interests: Carotid and Cerebrovascular Surgery; Gamma Knife Radiosurgery; Cancer; General Neurosurgery
Certification: Neurological Surgery
410-328-0850/appointments
410-328-0850/academic office

Medical Oncology:

Edward A. Sausville, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Clinical Research, The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
Special Interests: Solid Tumors; Lymphomas
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston
Fellowship: National Cancer Insitute, Clinical Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-6841 / academic office

Radiation Oncology:

Pradip Amin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Program in Oncology
Special Interests: Genitourinary Tumors; Brain Tumors; Gamma Knife; Musculoskeletal/Soft Tissue Oncology; Cancer
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6236/appointments
410-328-8995/academic office

Young Kwok, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Special Interests: Central Nervous System; Genitourinary Oncology; Lymphoma
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6080 / appointments
410-328-2324 / academic office

William F. Regine M.D.
Interim Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Special Interests: Pancreatic Cancer; Gastrointestinal Malignancies; Head and Neck and Central Nervous System Cancers; Brain Tumor Treatment; Gamma Knife Radiosurgery; Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Medical Degree: State University of New York Health and Science Center at Syracuse
Residency: Thomas Jefferson Medical College Hospital
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson Medical College Hospital
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6080 / appointments
410-328-2326 / academic office

Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology:

Gregg H. Zoarski, M.D.
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Director, Neuroradiology
Special Interests: Neuroradiology; Neuro-Oncolgy; Cancer
Certification: Radiology, Neuroradiology
410-328-5112/appointments
410-328-5052/academic office

Pathology:

Rudy Castellani, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Director, Neuropathology
Special Interests: Neuropathology
Medical Degree: Wayne State University
Residency: Wayne State University, Anatomic Pathology; Case Western Reserve University, Neuropathology
Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology
410-328-5555/appointments
410-328-5555/academic office

Nursing:

Terri Biggins, R.N., B.S.N.
Gamma Knife Patient Coordinator
Special Interests: Brain Tumors, Gamma Knife
410-328-8875/office

Core Resources

Genetic Counseling:

Jessica Rispoli Joines, M.G.C., C.G.C.
Certified Genetic Counselor
410-328-2294

Clinical Nutrition Services

Mindy Athas, R.D., C.S.O., L.D.N.
Outpatient Dietitian, Nutritionist & Certified Oncology Specialist
410-328-5462

Jenny Ratta, R.D., L.D.N., C.N.S.D.
Senior Dietitian
410-328-5462

Psychosocial Services:

Julie Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
Special Interests: Psychosocial Oncology; Pretransplant Evaluation; Medical Crisis Counseling; Coping/Adjustment to Chronic and Terminal Illness; Grief Therapy
Medical Degree: Wayne State University
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center, Clinical Psychology
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Psychosocial Oncology, Medical Crisis Counseling
410-328-6553 / appointments
410-328-6091 / academic office

This page was last updated on: July 29, 2010.