Faculty & Staff

Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, Neurosurgery
Interim Program Director, Neurological Surgery Residency Program
Program Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship
Program Director, Pre-Residency General Neurosurgery Fellowship Program
Physician Executive for Functional Neurosurgery, Banner Health System

J.R. Exequiel “Keng” Pineda, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Interventional Cardiologist at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (North and South Campus)
Clinical Specialties
Preventive Cardiology
Cardiovascular care of patients with cancer who develop cardiovascular toxicities from their treatment
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Interventional Cardiology