Expert neurosurgery faculty driving innovation, education + patient care at Tufts Medical Center
Our neurosurgery faculty at Tufts Medical Center are nationally recognized leaders in clinical care, research and education. With expertise spanning complex brain and spine surgery, cerebrovascular disease and functional neurosurgery, our faculty members are dedicated to advancing neurosurgical science and providing compassionate, state-of-the-art care.
As mentors and educators, they guide residents and medical students through rigorous training, fostering a collaborative learning environment rooted in innovation and excellence. Our faculty’s commitment to groundbreaking research and clinical excellence positions Tufts Medical Center as a leading institution in neurosurgery.
Neurosurgery faculty leaders at Tufts Medical Center
Ron I. Riesenburger, MD
Title(s): Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center; Director, Spine Center; Co-Chief, Division of Spinal Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center; Chair and Professor of Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617.636.8484
Expertise: Minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity and scoliosis, complex and reconstructive spine surgery, pinched nerves, sciatica, spinal stenosis, disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, spinal tumors, radiculopathy and myelopathy
Julian K. Wu, MD
Title(s): Associate Chairman, Neurosurgery; Chief, Neurosurgical Oncology; Neurosurgery Residency Program Director; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617.636.4500
Expertise: Neuro-oncology, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, gliomas, brain metastasis, trigeminal neuralgia
Marie Roguski, MD, MPH
Title(s): Associate Program Director, Neurosurgery; Co-chief, Neurosurgical Oncology; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; Director of Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617.636.5878
Expertise: Neurosurgical oncology, degenerative spinal disorders, brain and spinal tumors, including primary, metastatic, and benign conditions (glioma, metastasis, meningioma, schwannoma), degenerative spinal disorders, including myelopathy, herniated spinal discs, and lumbar stenosis, and their treatment with minimally invasive spinal surgery, spinal fusion and microdiscectomy
Carl B. Heilman, MD
Title(s): Chief of Skull Base Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617.636.5860
Expertise: Meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, skull base surgery, pituitary surgery, Chiari surgery
Jason M. Frerich, MD, MPH
Title(s): Neurosurgeon; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery Center
Appt. Phone: 617.636.8686
Expertise: Management of all spinal conditions, from the straightforward to the complex and to provide compassionate care and the least aggressive treatment option for a particular condition.
James Kryzanski, MD
Title(s): Chief, Division of Epilepsy Surgery; Co-Chief, Division of Spine Surgery; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617.636.8585
Expertise: Epilepsy neurosurgery, skull base surgery, pituitary surgery, neurovascular surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, neurosurgical disorders in patients with achondroplasia, neurosurgical disorders in patients with Down syndrome
Adel M. Malek, MD, PhD
Title(s): Chief, Neurovascular Surgery; Director, Cerebrovascular & Endovascular Division Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617.636.8200
Expertise: Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, dural fistulas, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial atherosclerosis, arterial dissection
Mina Safain, MD
Title(s): Chief of Neurosurgery, Melrose Wakefield Hospital; Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617.636.5860
Expertise: Pituitary tumors, brain tumors, meningiomas, minimally invasive spine surgery, complex and reconstructive spine surgery, spinal microsurgery, spinal trauma
T. Jayde Nail, MD
Title(s): Director of Neurotrauma; Surgical Director of Neuro-ICU; Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department (s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617.636.5878
Expertise: Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic injuries of the spine, Neurocritical Care, degenerative spinal disorders
