Neurosurgery
Core Faculty
Meet our distinguished team of neurosurgeons, researchers and educators dedicated to pioneering advancements in neurosurgical care, training the next generation of specialists and delivering exceptional patient outcomes.
Rein Anton, MD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Aerospace-Mechanical Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Richard V. Chua, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Clinical Specialties
Degenerative Spine Disease
Motion Preservation Surgery of the Cervical Spine (Arthroplasty)
Image-guided and Robotic-assisted Techniques for Instrumented Spinal Fusions
Minimally Invasive Surgeries of the Entire Spine
R. John Hurlbert, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Neurosurgery
Co-Medical Director, Spine Program
Program Director, Complex Spine Fellowship Program
Clinical Specialties
Intramedullary Spinal Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury
Congenital Spine Disorders (Adult and Pediatric)
Complex Cranio-cervical Spinal Disease
Trauma and Degenerative Spine Disease
Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
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
Ilknur Telkes, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Martin E. Weinand, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Clinical Specialties
Surgical Management of Intractable Epilepsy
Chronic Pain
Spasticity
Pediatrics
Neurotrauma