Department of Neurosurgery

Faculty
Rein Anton, MD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Aerospace-Mechanical Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty
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
Travis Dumont, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Director, Neurovascular Surgery Program
Residency Program Director, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging
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
Professor, Neurosurgery
Co-Medical Director, Spine Program
Program Director, Complex Spine Fellowship Program
Bellal A. Joseph, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns & Acute Care Surgery
Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Professor, Neurosurgery
Martin Gluck Endowed Professor of Surgery
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
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Director, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship
Chair, Data Safety and Monitoring Board, University of Arizona Cancer Center
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
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
Scott West, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery - (Clinical Series Track)
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, ACNP-BC, MSN, NREMPT-P, NRCME
Nurse Practitioner
Health Care Partner