Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute
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The Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art clinical care, along with the resources and support that patients and families need. This requires the services of a multidisciplinary team of experts in brain and spinal disease. Leading this team are the co-directors of the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, James Chandler, MD and Jeffrey Raizer, MD.

In their role as co-directors of the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Drs. Chandler and Raizer work with a team of experts in the continuum of care required by patients with brain tumors, including:

Neurosurgeons
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Hunt Batjer, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Bernard Bendok, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   James P. Chandler, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Aruna Ganju, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Christopher C. Getch, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Robert M. Levy, MD, PHD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Kenji Muro, MD

Neuro-oncologists
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Jeffrey Raizer, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Sean Grimm, MD

Radiation Oncologists
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   MaryAnne Marymont, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   John Kalapurakal, MD

Neuro-radiologists
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Guilherme Dabus, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Tarek A. Hijaz, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Matthew T. Walker, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Sandra Horowitz, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Eric Russell, MD, FACR
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Tim Carroll, PhD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Todd Parrish, PhD

Neuropathologist
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Ellen Bigio, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Numa Gottardi-Littell, MD

Neuropychologists
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Robert Hanlon, PhD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Randa C. Sabbagha, PhD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Sandra Weintraub, PhD

Head and Neck Surgeon
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center   Andrew J. Fishman, MD

Supportive Services
Please visit our Supportive Care page page for a comprehensive list of the team of specialists available to help.

Clincial Support Staff

Neurosurgery
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Mary Ellen Maher, RN, MSN, APN, CNRN (Dr. Chandler)
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Alexandria Strider, RN (Dr. Chandler)

Neurology
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Margaret Schwartz, RN, MSN, ANP-BC (Dr. Grimm)
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Laurie Rice, RN, MSN, ANP-BC (Dr. Raizer)
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Julia Espinal, MA(Dr. Raizer, Dr. Grimm)
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Raymond Lezon III, RN, BSN (Dr. Grimm)
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Julia Murphy, RN, BSN (Dr. Raizer)

Raymond Lezon, III, RN
Department of Neuro-Oncology
675 N. St. Claire
Suite 20-100
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax 312.695.1435
Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute