A primary brain tumor is a mass of tissue that is formed by an accumulation of abnormal cells. This abnormal cell division can occur in the following places:

• Neurons (nerve cells)
• Glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells)
• Lymphatic tissue
• Blood vessels
• Cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells)
• Membranes around brain (meninges)
• Skull
• Pituitary and pineal glands

Our Brain Tumor Team

Our neurosurgeons

• Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D., F.A.C.S.
• Alan Mechanic, M.D., F.A.C.S.
• Robert N. Holtzman, M.D.
• Gerald M. Zupruk, M.D., F.A.A.N.S.

Our surgical neuro-oncologists

• Michael H. Brisman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
• John A. Grant, M.D., F.A.C.S.
• Lee Eric Tessler, M.D., F.A.A.N.S.
• Ramin Rak, M.D., F.A.A.N.S.

Our endovascular neuroradiologists

• John Pile-Spellman, M.D. F.A.C.R
• Sundeep Mangla, M.D.

Our neuropsychologist

• Gad E. Klein, Ph.D.