Jefferson's Multidisciplinary Brain Tumor Center

Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Medical College
909 Walnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19107

Telephone: 215-955-7000
Fax: 215-503-7038


Statement about the Center

Our multidisciplinary team has worked together for over 14 years in the diagnosis and treatment of acoustic tumors. We believe in the integrated care of acoustic tumor patients, utilizing the most suitable tool(s) available. The team evaluates between 40 to 60 acoustic tumor patients a year with a cumulative experience of over 750 acoustic tumor patients. Among our innovations:
- Neurophysiologic monitoring of the VIIth nerve during surgery
- Development and ongoing refinement of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy


David W. Andrews, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Professor and Vice Chairman
Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Division of Neuro-Oncologic
Neurosurgery & Stereotactic Radiosurgery


Medical School: University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 1983
Internship: The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 1984
Residency: The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 1989
Fellowship: Neuro-Oncology, The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 1987
Board Certification: Neurosurgery


Robert H. Rosenwasser, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.H.A.

Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurological Surgery
Division of Neurovascular Surgery and Endovascular Neurosurgery


Medical School: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1979
Internship: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1980
Residency: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1985
Fellowship: Neurovascular Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada, 1984
Interventional Neuroradiology, New York University, New York, NY, 1993
Board Certification: Neurosurgery


James J. Evans, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurological Surgery
Division of Neuro-Oncologic
Neurosurgery & Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Co-Director, Jefferson Center for Minimally Invasive Cranial Base Surgery and Endoscopic Neurosurgery


Medical School: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1995
Internship: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1996
Residency: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2002
Fellowship: Cranial Base Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, VA, 2003
Board Certification: Neurosurgery