ANA Patient Education Event
Hosted by
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Conference Room L, 3rd Floor
Prentice Women’s Hospital
250 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
More information coming soon!
Scheduled Presenters


Dr. Sean Sachdev specializes in the treatment of brain and spine tumors (benign, malignant, or metastatic) and genitourinary (prostate, bladder and renal) cancers. He is actively involved in translational research and bringing novel therapeutics to the clinic. He has an interest in synergistic approaches utilizing highly-conformal image-guided radiotherapy.


Dr. Vinai Gondi is the Service Line Director of Radiation Oncology in the Northwestern Medicine West Region, overseeing key cancer centers and operations. He serves as Co-Director of the Brain & Spine Tumor Center at Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville. Dr. Gondi is an internationally recognized expert in managing both common and rare tumors of the brain, skull base, spine, and in bone and soft tissue sarcomas.


Dr. Stephen Magill focuses on providing skilled and compassionate care for patients with brain tumors, pituitary and skull base pathology. With fellowship training in minimally invasive and endoscopic skull base surgery, he always tries to use the least invasive approach possible.


Dr. Osama Khan is the Director of Surgical Neuro-Oncology and the Brain Tumor Bank at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and cancer center, specializing in complex surgeries for tumors near critical brain regions. His research focuses on tumor biomarkers and improving surgical methods to enhance patient quality of life.


Dr. Kevin Zhan is an Assistant Professor of Otology & Neurotology and medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Cochlear Implant program. He completed his Otolaryngology residency at The Ohio State University and subsequent Otology & Neurotology fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. He has clinical focuses in skull base surgery, neurofibromatosis type 2, auditory brainstem implantation, and cochlear implantation.


Dr. Nicholas Hac is an assistant professor in the Comprehensive Neurology Division with an ambulatory focus in vestibular and oto-neurology and clinical practice as a neurohospitalist. Dr. Hac completed his residency at Northwestern in 2020 and a neurohospitalist instructorship in 2021 before pursuing a fellowship in vestibular and ocular motor otoneurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.


Dr. Alan Micco is a board-certified Otolaryngologist with subspecialty certification in Neurotology, having completed a fellowship in Otology and Neurotology. His interests include cochlear implants, middle ear implants, skull base surgery, and conditions such as acoustic neuromas and facial nerve disorders.


Dr. James Chandler completed his residency in neurological surgery at Northwestern University and pursued fellowship training in cranial base and microvascular surgery at institutions in Brazil and Washington, D.C. He has a keen interest in endoscopic techniques and Gamma Knife radiosurgery as alternatives to conventional open cranial base surgery.