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The Department of Neurology includes specialists in neuro-oncology, adult and pediatric neurology, rehabilitation medicine, and various subspecialties. Our experts provide outpatient care in multiple locations throughout the New York metropolitan area, as well as at MSK’s many, conveniently located, regional sites. We also provide inpatient care and consultation at Memorial Hospital.

Leadership

Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Ingo Mellinghoff
Chair, Department of Neurology; Evnin Family Chair in Neuro-Oncology
Edward Avila, Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology; Co-Director, Neuro Advanced Care Unit
Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Theresa Gillis
Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine Service; Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Chair
Memorial Sloan Kettering neuro-oncologist Thomas Kaley
Chief, Neuro-Oncology and Cancer Neurology Service; Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Neurology; Chair, Institutional Review Board (IRB-C)

These physicians treat primary and metastatic central nervous system (CNS) tumors.

Memorial Sloan Kettering neuro-oncologist Adrienne Boire
Scientific Director, Alan and Sandra Gerry Metastasis and Tumor Ecosystems Center; Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
Joshua A. Budhu, Memorial Sloan Kettering Neuro-Oncologist & Neurologist
Assistant Attending Physician; Nicholls-Biondi Diversity Clinical Scientist Faculty Scholar; Associate Program Director, Neuro-Oncology Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Neuro-Oncologist/Neurologist Elizabeth Coffee
Instructor
Amy Chan
Associate Attending Physician
Denise D. Correa, PhD
Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist & neuro-oncologist Eli Diamond
Associate Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering Neuro-Oncologist & Neurologist Igor Gavrilovic
Attending Physician
Christian Grommes, MD
Associate Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering neuro-oncologist Thomas Kaley
Vice Chair for Clinical Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering Pediatric Neurologist & Neuro-Oncologist Yasmin Khakoo
Director, Child Neurology Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering Neurologist and Neuro-oncologist Ivan Kotchetkov
Assistant Attending Neurologist
MSK neuro-oncologist Andrew Lin
Associate Attending Neurologist
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Ingo Mellinghoff
Chair, Department of Neurology; Evnin Family Chair in Neuro-Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering neuro-oncologist Craig Nolan
Attending Physician
Elena Pentsova, MD
Director, Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program
MSK neuro-oncologist Anna Piotrowski
Director, Neurology Clerkships and Sub-Internship
Bianca D. Santomasso, MD, PhD
Assistant Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist & neuro-oncologist Lauren Schaff
Associate Director, Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program
Jacqueline B. Stone, MD
Director, Neurology Rotating Residency Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering Neuro-Oncologist & Neurologist Jessica Wilcox
Assistant Attending Physician

These physicians treat neurologic complications of cancer, including epilepsy and headaches.

Edward Avila, Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology; Co-Director, Neuro Advanced Care Unit
Alan Carver, MD
Attending Physician
Xi Chen, MD, PhD
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist George Lai
Assistant Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center neurologist David Mao
Assistant Attending Physician
Sonia K. Sandhu
Associate Attending Physician
Deborah Cassidy
Assistant Attending Physiatrist
Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Christian Custodio
Associate Director, Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship Program; Director, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Rotating Residency Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Theresa Gillis
Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine Service; Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Chair
Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Suzanne Gutiérrez Teissonniere
Assistant Attending Physician
Katarzyna Ibanez, MD
Director, Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation Rotating Fellowship Program
Jesuel Padro-Guzman
Assistant Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Julia Reilly
Assistant Attending Physician
Lisa Marie Ruppert
Director, Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Program
Grigory Syrkin, Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist
Director, Inpatient Cancer Rehabilitation