Medical College of Wisconsin Brain & Spine Tumor Program
The physicians of the Brain and Spine Tumor Program specialize in caring for people with rare neurological cancers. They work together to craft the best treatment plan for every patient. Our full team of skilled and compassionate physicians and other caregivers makes sure patients get all the treatment and support services they need.
Program Details
Neurosurgery Brain Tumor Faculty

Rupen Desai, MD
Assistant Professor

Max O. Krucoff, MD, FAANS, FACS
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery; Co-Director of Neurosurgical Oncology; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Wade M. Mueller, MD
Professor

Peter A. Pahapill, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCSC
Professor; Director, Functional Neurosurgery

Nathan Zwagerman, MD
Associate Professor; Director, Pituitary and Skull Base Surgery; Director, Residency Program
Neurosurgery Spine Tumor Faculty

Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD
Professor; Senior Associate Dean, Neuroscience; Founding Director, Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience (WINS)

Dan Heffez, MD, FRCS
Professor

Max C. Lee, MD
Assistant Professor

Saman Shabani, MD
Assistant Professor; Director, Spinal Oncology Surgery; Director, Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery; Director, Spine Fellowship Program

Karin Swartz, MD, FAAN
Professor
Aditya Vedantam, MD
Associate Professor; Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery; Director, Center for Cervical Myelopathy; Adjunct Faculty in Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, and Orthopedics

Marjorie Wang, MD, MPH
Professor; Vice Chair, Clinical Operations; Chief, Community Division of Neurosurgery
