Neurosurgeons | Specialties | |
Assistant Professor | Neurosurgery | |
Robert Breeze, MD | Endovascular Surgery, Skull Base Surgery | |
Kerry Brega, MD | Neurosurgery at the Denver VA | |
David Case, MD | Endovascular Surgery, Neuro-Critical Care | |
Luis Cava, MD | Neuro-Critical Care | |
Daniel Craig, MD | Neurosurgery | |
Rachel A. Davis, MD, DFAPA
| Functional/Stereotactic | |
Christopher Domen, PhD | Neuropsychology | |
Michael Finn, MD | Spine Disorders | |
Michael Greher, PhD | Neuropsychology | |
Associate Professor | Neuropsychology | |
Drew Kern, MD, MS | Functional/Stereotactic | |
Daniel Kramer, MD
| Functional neurosurgery (movement disorders, epilepsy) & general neurosurgery | |
Peter Lennarson, MD | Spine Disorders | |
Kevin Lillehei, MD | Brain Tumors, Pituary and Peripheral Nerve | |
Michelle Miranda, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery | Neuropsychology | |
Joie Molden, PhD | Dementia worry, attitudes toward aging and dementia, and neuropsychological factors related to functional neurosurgery | |
Robert Neumann, MD | Neuro-Critical Care | |
Steven Ojemann, MD | Stereotactic and Functional | |
D Ryan Ormond, MD, PhD | Brain Tumors | |
Christopher Roark, MD | Endovascular Surgery | |
John Sampson, MD, Ph.D, MBA | Neuro-Onc | |
Joshua Seinfeld, MD | Endovascular Surgery | |
Amelia Nelson Sheese Ph.D., ABPP Associate Professor | Neuropsychology | |
Timothy Ung, MD Assistant Professor | Neuro Oncology and Gamma Knife | |
Jason Weedman, MD
| Neuro critical care | |
Jens-Peter Witt, MD | Spine Disorders | |
A Samy Youssef, MD, PhD | Complex Cranial & Skull Base Surgery |
Faculty Advanced Practice Providers | Specialties | |
Azin Alizadehardebili, PA-C | Functional & Movement Disorders | |
Terri Baker, PA-C Instructor | Spine Disorders | |
Amanda Brill, MSN, ACNP-BC
| Endovascular Surgery, Skull Base Surgery | |
Colin Catel, MMS, PA-C | Adult Brain Tumor | |
Lawrence Cloutier, PA-C | Spine Disorders | |
Michelle DeGrave, PA-C | Spine Disorders | |
Helen French, PA-C, MPAS
| Complex Cranial & Skull Base Surgery | |
Elizabeth Humes, PA-C | Functional & Movement Disorders | |
Marci Klaassen, NP Instructor | Endovascular Surgery | |
Marisa Marsolek, PA-C | Neuro-Critical Care | |
Evelyn Ongechi, NP
| Neuro-Oncology | |
Sonemala Phommatha, PA-C | Spine Disorders | |
Rachel Reem, PA-C | Neuro-Critical Care | |
Jason Rich, PA | Endovascular Surgery | |
Jodi Sagastume, MMS, PA-C | Neuro Critical Care | |
Robin Saiki, DNP, ACNP-BC
| Endovascular Surgery, Skull Base Surgery | |
Atsuhiro Saisho, PA-C | Neuro-Critical Care | |
Ryan Williams, PA-C | Neuro-Critical Care | |
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Neurosurgeons | Specialties | |
Daniel Cavalcante, MD | Spine | |
Zach Folzenlogen, MD Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Director of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Highlands Ranch Hospital | Stroke, endovascular neurosurgery, general neurosurgery |
Professional | ||
Ana Campbell, PA-C | Spine Disorders | |
Nancy Lennarson, MS, AGACNP-BC | General |
Neurosurgeons | Specialties | |
Allyson Alexander, MD, PhD | Seizures or epilepsy, craniosynostosis, spina bifida, hydrocephalus, general pediatric neurosurgery | |
Mohammed Alshareef, MD | Pediatric spine surgery, brain tumors, general pediatric neurosurgery | |
The McMurry-Seebaum Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery | Brain and Nervous System | |
Todd Hankinson, MD | Brain, Nervous System and Brain Cancer | |
Siddhartha Mitra, M.Sc (Hons), PhD | Neural Stem Cells, Brain Tumor Immunology and Immuno-Oncology | |
Thomas Ridder, MD | Pediatric and Adult General Neurosurgery | |
Derek (Clay) Samples Assistant Professor- Colorado Springs | Specialty- Pediatric Neurosurgery | |
Charles Wilkinson, MD | Brain and Nervous System, Trauma/Nerve Injuries |
Neurosurgeons | Specialties | |
Associate Professor
| Neurosurgery | |
Assistant Professor
| Neurosurgery |
NPs & PAs | |
Jennifer Coffman, CPNP-AC Instructor | |
Chinonye Ihekweazu, MSN | |
Rebecca Palis, PA-C Instructor (pediatric) | |
Brooke Wiedman, MSN | |
Rachel Schwartz, PA-C | |
Susan Staulcup, MPH, MSPH | |
Mitchell Tiedke, PA-C, MS Instructor |
Neurosurgeons | Specialties | |
Assistant Professor
| Neurosurgery | |
Fabio Grassia, MD | Neurosurgery | |
Assistant Professor
| Neurosurgery |
Researcher | |
Judith Gault | |
Daniel Ramirez-Gordillo, PhD
| |
Ann-Charlotte (“Lotta”) Granholm-Bentley, PhD/DDS | |
Aurelie Ledreux, PhD Associate Professor & Researcher, Neurosurgery Department | |
John Thompson, PhD | |
Cristin Welle, PhD | |
Xiaoli Yu, PhD |
Staff | |
Pamela David Gerecht, PhD | |
Jennifer Hasenbalg | |
Tom Huynh | |
Jennifer Maitlen, RN BSN | |
Krystin Martinez | |
Terra Ornelas, RN BSN | |
Erica Scholl | |
Liz Seelenfreund, MBA, MA | |
Sarah Williams |
Brittany Dolson Administrative Services Coordinator (CHCO) | Brittany.dolson@childrenscolorado.org |
Emily Fulton Administrative Services Coordinator (CHCO) | emily.fulton@childrenscolorado.org |
Tami Lack Director of Clinical Strategy & Program Development | Tami.Lack@cuanschutz.edu |
Jenny Reed Administrative Services Coordinator (CHCO) | Jenny.Reed@childrenscolorado.org |
Norma Vargas Administrative Services Coordinator (CHCO) | Norma.Vargas@childrenscolorado.org |
YooMee Wooten Administrative Services Coordinator (CHCO) | YooMee.Wooten@childrenscolorado.org |
Each year, the University of Colorado names a selection of faculty members from its four campuses to the roster of Distinguished Professors, the system's highest honor.
CU Distinguished Professors are singled out for demonstrating exemplary performance in research or creative work, a record of excellence in classroom teaching and supervision of individual learning, and outstanding service to the profession, the university and its affiliates.
Dr. Kindt was recruited from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he was acting Chairman of the Division of Neurosurgery. He arrived at CU in 1981 and completely rebuilt a the residency program in Neurosurgery and remained Chair of the Neurosurgery Department until 2000. During that time he grew the department to 18 neurosurgeons, including four pediatric neurosurgeons, two neurologists, four research PhD’s, and two neuropsychologists. Much of the foundation and reputation of the current Department of Neurosurgery is due to the leadership and vision provided by Dr. Kindt.
Joint Appointment: Radiology & Neurosurgery. During his long career at the University of Colorado (1977 to 2019) Dr. Kumpe served as the Director of Interventional Radiology and later Neuro Interventional Radiology. He established and developed both of these services - which are now indispensable in the functioning of the Anschutz Medical Center. For years, he has been invited as an international speaker and author on both of these key clinical interventions (which have truly changed the outcomes for stroke and other vascular conditions on a global level). It is seldom that a physician initiates one entirely new vital service during an academic career, and Dr. Kumpe did it twice. He accomplished this by creating a climate of open multidisciplinary cooperation with the referring surgical services. This led to the atmosphere of multidisciplinary cooperation between interventional radiology, interventional neuroradiology, interventional cardiology, vascular surgery, and neurosurgery we enjoy in our institution, which is quite unusual in major medical centers. To honor his career, the radiology department has created the David Kumpe Endowed Chair of Radiology, a $2M investment. Dr. Kumpe's biography
Dr. Gary VanderArk remains an active part of the neurosurgery department at the CU School of Medicine. Gary is a retired neurosurgeon, the former director of the neurosurgery residency program here, a book reviewer for AANS Neurosurgeon Online, and a rare community treasure. Having won numerous awards for his philanthropic endeavors and non profit service, Gary not only founded Colorado Neurological Institute, but is still heavily involved at Doctors Care, a nonprofit that provides free medical care to the underserved. In 2018, with the closing of the 35 year old Colorado Neurological Institute at Swedish Medical Center, The VanderArk Visiting Lectureship was established in his honor to help train new residents and fellows, and to bring together the entire regional neurosurgical community.
A medical school graduate of University of Tennessee in Memphis, Dr. Winston became acquainted with CU during his residency in general surgery. From there he held appointments and positions at Harvard, several hospitals in the Boston area, and returned to Colorado and joined the neurosurgery faculty in 1988 where he became the head of pediatric neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital. He also served in the US Public Health Service from 1964 to 1966, in Texas and California. Some of his numerous professional affiliations include his membership with the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). He has more than 120 peer reviewed articles and publications and in 1992 he was proud to be named on the Endowed Winston-Lutz Fellowship in Stereotactic Radiosurgery at Harvard University.