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350 West Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Telephone: 602-406-7585, 800-227-7691
Fax: 602-728-9003
Email: mvarlan@chw.edu
www.thebarrow.org/acousticneuroma
Statement about the Center
The Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Center at St. Joseph´s Hospital and Medical Center provides comprehensive evaluation, diagnostic testing, and treatment to patients with acoustic neuromas, neurofibromatosis - type 2 (bilateral acoustic neuromas), and temporal bone disorders. We are the only comprehensive center in the Southwest to offer all available treatment options to patients suffering from these diseases, including various surgical approaches, the Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) and radiosurgery (Gamma Knife/CyberKnife). Our multi-disciplinary medical team has worked together for more than 20 years to provide the best in patient care and treatment options.
NEUROSURGERY
Robert Spetzler, M.D.
Director, Barrow Neurological Institute
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team and Barrow Skull Base Team
J.N. Harber Chair of Neurological Surgery
Chairman and President, Barrow Neurological Associates
Professor of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Medical School: Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1971
Internship: Northwestern University Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1971-1972
Residency: University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1972-1977
Board Certification: Neurosurgery
Randall Porter, M.D.
Director of the Interdisciplinary Skull Base Program
Co-Director of CyberKnife at Barrow Neurological Institute
Co-Director of the Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Center
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 1993
Internship: General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 1993-1994
Residency: Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph´s Hospital, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 1994-2000
Fellowship: Cerebrovascular/Skull Base, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1999-2000
Gamma Knife, Stockholm Sweden
Complex Spinal Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1999
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1998
Neurovascular/Skull Base Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1998
Board Certification: Neurosurgery
Andrew Shetter, M.D.
Director, Pain and Stereotactic Neurological Program
Director, Atkinson Pain Research Laboratory
Co-Director of the Gamma Knife Center
CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Team
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team and Barrow Skull Base Team
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Chairman, Section of Functional Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Medical School: University of California Medical School, San Francisco, CA, 1970
Internship: Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, VA, 1970-1971
Residency: Barrow Neurological Associates, Phoenix, AZ, 1971-1976
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1975-1978
Board Certification: Neurosurgery and Pain Management
NEUROTOLOGY
C. Phillip Daspit, M.D.
Gamma Knife and CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Teams
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team and the Barrow Skull Base Team
Clinical Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology), University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ
Medical School: Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA
Internship: Charity Hospital of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Residency: General Surgery/Otolaryngology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship: House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, 1977-1978
Board Certification: Otolaryngology
Peter A. Weisskopf, M.D.
Head, Neurotology Section, Barrow Neurological Institute
Gamma Knife and CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Teams
Co-Director of the Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Center
Barrow Skull Base Team
Medical School: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1992
Internship: Surgery, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1993
Residency: Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 2001
Fellowship: Otology/Neurotology, House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
Board Certification: Otolaryngology and Neurotology
Mark J. Syms, M.D.
Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Team
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team and Barrow Skull Base Team
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1993
Internship: General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1993-1994
Residency: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Tripler Regional Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, 1994-1998
Fellowship: Otology/Neurotology, House Ear Clinic and House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 2000-2002
Board Certification: Otolaryngology and Neurotology
RADIATION - ONCOLOGY
David G. Brachman, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology
Co-Medical Director, CyberKnife Program
St. Joseph´s Hospital/Medical Center and Barrow Neurological Institute
Gamma Knife and CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Teams
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team and Barrow Skull Base Team
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, M.D., 1982
Residency: Internal Medicine, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL 1982 - 1985
Residency: Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago Hospitals and Medical Center, Chicago, IL 1987 - 1991
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology and Internal Medicine
NEUROLOGY
Vinodh Narayanan, M.D.
Co-Director, Pediatric Neurogenetics Center
Director, Neurofibromatosis Clinics
Director, Developmental Neurogenetics Lab
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team
Medical School: LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 1981
Internship: Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1981-1982
Residency: Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1982-1983
Neurology, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1983-1984
Pediatric Neurology, St. Louis Children´s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1984-1986
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1986-1988
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Neurology
Terry D. Fife, M.D., FAAN
Director, Vestibular Testing Laboratory
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team
Medical School: Texas A&M University College of Medicine, College Station, TX, 1986
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
Neurology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Neuro-otology and Balance Disorders, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Neurology
AUDIOLOGY
Shelley Baltodano, Au.D.
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team
Audiologist – Cochlear Implant & ABI Specialist
Education: Doctorate Degree in Audiology, Arizona School of Health Sciences, Phoenix, AZ
Fellowship: House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, 1998
Specialties: Cochlear Implant and ABI
License: Audiology
NEUROSCIENCE COORDINATOR
Maggie Varland, R.N., B.S.
Barrow Acoustic Neuroma Team and the Barrow Skull Base Team
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