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

Jennifer Plitt, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track)
Associate Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Clinical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Palliative Medicine