Neurosurgery Research Faculty

Graeme Woodworth, MD, FACS

Howard M. Eisenberg Distinguished Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, Director of the Maryland Brain Tumor Treatment and Research Center

• Director of Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG)
• Specialties: Neurosurgical Oncology, Skull Base, Pituitary, Tumors, Focused Ultrasound

Jeffrey Winkles, PhD

Professor of Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Physiology

• Co-Director of Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG)

Anthony Kim, PhD

Professor of Neurosurgery and Pharmacology

• Co-Director of Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG)
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering at College Park
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy

Pavlos Anastasiadis, PhD

Assitant Professor of Neurosurgery

• Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member

Chixiang Chen, PhD

Assitant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health, and Neurosurgery

• Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member
• Specialties: Biostatistics

J. Marc Simard, MD, PhD

Bizhan Aarabi Professor in Neurotrauma, Interim Chair of Physiology, Distinguished University Professor, Chief of Neurological Service at the Baltimore VA Medical Center

• Principal Investigator of Simard Research Lab
• Specialties: Cerebrovascular, Skull Base
• No longer performs open surgery. Clinical practice limited to stereotactic radio surgery (SRS) for vascular legions of the brain.

Vladimir Gerzanich, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

• Director of Pre-Clinical Research

Kaspar Keledijan, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Orest Tsymbalyuk, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Xiaofeng Jia, BM, MS, MD, PhD, FCCM

Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, and Anatomy Neurobiology

• Director of the Translational Neuroengineering and Neuroscience Lab
• Director of Stem Cell Research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Alex Ksendzovsky, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Epilepsy Surgery, and Director of Functional Neurosurgery

• Principal Investigator of Ksendzovsky Lab
• Specialties: Functional, Epilepsy, Tumors, Movement Disorders, Non-Invasive Procedures (MRgFUS, DBS, LITT) to treat neurological diseases.

Whitney Parker, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery

• Principal Investigator of Parker Lab
• Specialties: Pediatric Surgery, Adult Cranial Surgery, Pediatric Epilepsy

Jung Soo Suk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

• Principal Investigator of Parker Lab

Heather Ames, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Anatomy Neurobiology

• Translational Therapeutics Research Group Faculty Member

Eli Bar, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Neurosurgery

• Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member
• Secondary Appointments: Molecular Medicine Program; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

John Fisher, PhD

Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering

• Chair of Fischell Department of Bioengineering, at A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland College Park