Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Physicians and Staff

Neurosurgeons

Howard M. Eisenberg, M.D.
R.K. Thompson Professor of Neurosurgery; Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Section Chief, Neurotrauma
Special Interests: Epilepsy; Acoustic Neuromas; Skull Base and Benign Brain Tumor; General Neurosurgery; Movement Disorder; Gamma Knife
Medical Degree: SUNY Downstate
Residency: New York Hospital, Surgery; Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Neurosurgery
Fellowship: National Hospital for Nervous Disease, Neurology
Certifications: Neurological Surgery
Appointments: 410-328-3514

Bizhan Aarabi, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery; Director, Neurotrauma
Special Interests: Neurotrauma; Spinal Surgery
Medical Degree: Shiraz University Medical School, Shiraz, Iran
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Neurosurgery
Fellowship: Wellesley Hospital, Neurosurgery; McMaster University, Neurosurgery; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Skull Base Surgery and Stereotaxis
Certification: Neurosurgery
Appointments: 410-328-7371

E. Francois Aldrich, M.B., Ch.B.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery; Neurosurgical Program Director, Maryland Brain Attack Team; Chief of Cerebrovascular Surgery
Special Interests: Spinal Surgery; General Neurosurgery; Cerebrovascular Surgery
Medical Degree: University of the Orange Free State, South Africa
Residency: University of the Orange Free State, Neurosurgery
Certifications: Neurosurgery
Appointments: 410-328-0937

William W. Maggio, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Special Interests: Neuro-Oncology; Brain Tumors; Gamma Knife Radiosurgery; Cancer
Medical Degree: Pennsylvania State University
Residency: University of Virginia, Neurosurgery
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Certifications: Neurosurgery
Appointments: 410-328-3113

Curtis N. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Special Interests: General Neurosurgery
Medical Degree: University of Rochester
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurosurgery
Certifications: Neurosurgery
Appointments: 410-820-9117

J. Marc Simard, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery
Special Interests: Carotid and Cerebrovascular Surgery; Gamma Knife Radiosurgery; Cancer; General Neurosurgery
Medical Degree: Creighton University
Residency: Shands Hospital, University of Florida; Neurosurgery
Fellowship: Physiologisches Institut, Universität des Saarlands, Germany
Certifications: Neurosurgery
Appointments: 410-328-0850

This page was last updated on: September 2, 2009.

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