Saturday, September 26, 2015

Physicians Who Have Taken Good Care of Us - Recommended Physicians for Acoustic Neuroma Patients

Hi everyone!  Today I'm pleased to offer a new blog that is directed specifically to our friends with Acoustic Neuroma/ Vestibular Schwannoma.  After speaking with members of other support groups on Facebook, we hit upon the idea of creating a page that would be a version of our general "Recommended Physicians Page" - except make this one specific for doctors that specialize and have experience in the treatment of Acoustic Neuromas.  So today, with the great help of our Page Assistant Mary Caspole, we are pleased to offer you this Recommended Physicians Page for Acoustic Neuroma doctors.  These doctors all have received a personal recommendation from someone who had been treated or had surgery for AN, and if you find yourself in the search for a knowledgeable doctor with this speciality - please inquire about one of these.

And I want to be very clear, by these recommendations we are NOT passing judgment on a physician's entire surgical career.   It is always up to the patient specifically to evaluate the doctor and decide who to trust with their situation.  Acoustic Neuroma surgery - like a great many Schwannoma Surgeries, is a very delicate neurosurgical procedure, and not all results will be predictable or perfect.  We have to grant that these treatments are challenging - but, at the same time, it helps new patients to know who might be a good doctor to speak with.  We hope this list is of assistance to you, and have a great day! - Neil

*Note we also have a general list of doctors experienced in the treatment of other kinds of Schwannomas, such as spinal cord Schwannomas, vagal Schwannomas, etc - you can find that list at:

http://schwannomasurvivorsandfighters.blogspot.com/2014/01/recommended-physicians-who-have-taken.html

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Dr. John G Golfinos

NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York


Phone: 212.263.2950

Fax: 212.263.168

*Dr Golfinos comes very highly recommended, by multiple sources - one of them also a neurosurgeon who has assisted our page.

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Dr J Thomas Roland

NYU Langone Medical Center 
New York, New York


Phone: 212.263.5565
Fax: 212.263.2019

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Dr Elizabeth B Claus

Brigham and Women’s Hospital  
Boston, Massachusetts 



Phone: 855.278.8010

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Dr Ian F Dunn

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
Boston, Massachusetts


Phone: 617.755.7150

Fax: 617-734-8342
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Dr Daniel J Lee 

Massachusetts General Hospital 
Boston, Masachusetts


Phone: 617.573.3130
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Dr Ossama Al-Mefty

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts


Phone: 617.525.9451
Fax: 617-734.8342

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Dr Carlos Acil David

Holy Cross Hospital
Burlington, Massachusetts


Phone: 781.744.8643
Fax: 781.744.3160

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Dr Gregory Lesnik
The office of Thomas H Lesnik, Dr Gregory LesnikNorwich, Connecticut

http://www.lesnikent.com
Phone: 860.886.1947 FAX: 860.823.1644

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Dr. John Y Lee

University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Phone: 215.829.6700

Fax:     215.829.6645

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Dr Sanjay Prasad 

Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia

Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring, Maryland


Phone: 301.493.9409 (Maryland)
 Fax: 301.493.9429


Phone: 703.352.3758 (Virginia)

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Dr. Ashok R Asthagiri

University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, Virginia


Phone: 434.243.2757

Fax: 434.243.2774

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Dr Bradley Kesser, ENT

University of Virginia Medial Center 
Charlottesville, Virginia


Phone: 434.338.6960

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Dr Frederic Tovi Schawartz

Holy Cross Hospital
Chevy Chase, Maryland




Phone: 301.652.6621
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Dr Kenneth Hill, Jr.

Emory University Hospital 
Atlanta, Georgia


Phone: 404.778.5770

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Dr Alejandro Rivas Compo, ENT

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee


Phone: 615.936.3866
Fax:     615-343-9725

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Dr William F Friedman

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
Gainesville, Florida


Phone: 352.273.9000
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Dr Melvin Field
Orlando NeurosurgeryWinter Garden, Florida

http://www.orlandoneurosurgery.com/melvin-field
Phone: 407.975.0200
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Dr Michael Seidman

AdventHealth CelebrationCelebration, Florida

https://www.adventhealthcancerinstitute.com/meet-our-cancer-team/michael-seidman
Phone: 407.303.4000

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Dr Swaid Nofal Swaid

Brookwood Medical Center
Birmingham, Alabama


 Phone: 205.949.1800

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Dr Kelly J Scrantz

Women’s Hospital   
Baton Rouge, Louisiana



Phone: 225.769.2200

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Dr. Moises A Arriaga, ENT

Children’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, Louisiana


Phone: 225.765.7735

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Dr Jacob Hunter
UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas

https://utswmed.org/doctors/jacob-hunter/
Phone: 214.645.8300

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Dr Paul William Gidley

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas


Phone: 713.792.6920

Fax: 713.794.4662

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Dr Peter Roland, ENT

University Hospital
Dallas, Texas


Phone: 214.648.3111

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Dr Franco De Monte

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas




Phone: 713.792.6161
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Dr. Wayne S Paullus

Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo, Texas



Phone: 806.353.6400

Fax:     806.358.6766
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Dr Maroun Semaan, ENT  

University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio


Phone: 216.844.6000
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Dr. Douglas E Anderson

Loyla University Medical Center
Loyla, Illinois


Phone: 708.216.3208

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Dr John Leonetti, ENT

Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Maywood, Illinois


Phone: 708.216.9183
Fax:     708.216.4834

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Dr. Bruce Gantz, ENT

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic
Iowa City, Iowa


Phone: 319..356.2173
Fax:     319. 356.3967

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Dr Roukoz B Chamoun  

The University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, Kansas


Phone: 913.588.1227
            800.332.6048

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Dr Dennis I Bojrab, ENT

Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center  
Farmington Hills, Michigan


Phone: 248.865.4444
Fax:     248.865.6161

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Dr Michael Robert Chicoine

Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri



Phone: 314.362.3577
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Dr Rick Friedman
UC San Diego School of MedicineLa Jolla, California

https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/surgery/news-events/Pages/Rick-Friedman-and-Marc-Schwartz-to- Lead-Acoustic-Neuroma-Center-.aspx
Phone: 800.926.8273

*Note, Dr Friedman is repeatedly mentioned and received favorable reviews as being one
of the best, most knowledgeable neurosurgeons who treat and remove Acoustic Neuromas.  He 
comes highly recommended.
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Dr Steven L Giannotta

Keck Medical Center of USC
Los Angeles, California


Phone: 323.442.5720
Fax: 323.442.7543
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Dr Derald E Brackmann


St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Los Angeles, California


Phone: 866.478.8462
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Dr Jon-Paul Pepper

Stanford HealthcarePalo Alto, California

https://stanfordhealthcare.org/doctors/p/jonpaul-pepper.html
Phone: 650.736.FACE
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Dr F Chris Holsinger, ENT United States)

Stanford University Medical Center 
Palo Alto, California 


Phone: 650.736.1680
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Dr Nikolas Blevins, ENT

Stanford Hospital
Stanford, California


Phone: 650.725.6500
Fax:     650.725.8502

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Dr Steven D Chang

Stanford Hospital
Stanford, California


Phone: 650.723.5573

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Dr William H Slattery 

Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles, California



Phone: 213.483.9930
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Dr Mark Schwartz

UC San Diego School of MedicineLa Jolla, California

https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/surgery/news-events/Pages/Rick-Friedman-and-Marc-Schwartz-to- Lead-Acoustic-Neuroma-Center-.aspx

Phone: 800.926.8273
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Dr Manuel Ferreira

University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington


Phone: 206.744.9344
Fax: 206.744.9943
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Mr Rupert Obholzer
The Shard. London, England

http://www.londonbridgehospital.com/LBH/consultant-det/mr-rupert-obholzer/
Phone: 020 3457 6255
FAX: 0844 858 1122
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Dr David Edmond John Le Feuvre - neurosurgeon
& Prof. Alan Taylor
UCT Private Hospital, Cape Town
South Africa

(click on link for contact details) http://www.medpages.co.za/sf/index.php?page=person&personcode=82750
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*If you have had an excellent experience with a doctor specializing in Acoustic Neuromas, feel free to visit the Schwannoma Survivors & Schwannoma Figthers Facebook page, and click on the "Message" button to send us a message with your recommendation - and we will do our best to make sure it gets on the next update of this list.  This list will be updated as new recommendations come in. - Neil