Core Faculty

Rein Anton, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, (Clinical Scholar Track)
Assistant Professor, Aerospace-Mechanical Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty
(520) 626-2164
ranton@surgery.arizona.edu
Anthony M. Avellino, MD, MBA
Professor and Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
520-626-2164
Anthony.Avellino@bannerhealth.com
Michael B. Avery, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
520-626-2164
mbavery@arizona.edu
Richard V. Chua, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
520-626-2164
rchua@arizona.edu
Travis M. Dumont, MD
Director, Neurovascular Surgery Program
Residency Program Director
Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging
(520) 626-6147
tdumont@surgery.arizona.edu
Kristin Huntoon, PhD, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
520-626-2164
kristinhuntoon@arizona.edu
John Hurlbert, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Neurosurgery
Co-Medical Director, Spine Program
Program Director, Complex Spine Fellowship Program
(520) 626-6147
rjhurlbert@arizona.edu
Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, Neurosurgery
520-626-2164
jpilitsis@arizona.edu
Nehaw Sarmey, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
5206262164
nehaw.sarmey@bannerhealth.com
Lauren N. Simpson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
520-621-9276
Lauren.Simpson3@bannerhealth.com
Ilknur Telkes, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
520-621-0837
itelkes@arizona.edu
Martin E. Weinand, MD, FACS
Department of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
(520) 626-2164
mweinand@arizona.edu