Meet Your Neurological Surgery Team

The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery Team

We are home to an elite team of neurosurgical experts, many recognized internationally for their contributions to medicine and science and appreciated deeply by patients and families for the compassionate care they provide.

Team Leader

Emad N. Eskandar, M.D.

Chair, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Team Members

Vijay Agarwal, MD

Chief, Division of Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

David J. Altschul, MD

Chief, Division of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Nrupen Y. Baxi, MD

Director of Movement Disorders Surgery

Mandana Behbahani, MD

Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Celina Crisman, MD

Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Rafael De La Garza Ramos, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurosurgery

Eugene S. Flamm, MD

Past Chairman of Neurosurgery

Yaroslav Gelfand, MD

Director, Minimally Invasive & Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Benjamin T. Himes, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Deepak Khatri, MD

Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery and Radiology

Andrew J. Kobets, MD

Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Patrick A. Lasala, MD

Vice Chair, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Saikiran Murthy, DO

Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Reza Yassari, MD, NSDR

Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery