Core Faculty

Assistant Professor, (Clinical Scholar Track)
Assistant Professor, Aerospace-Mechanical Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty

(520) 626-2164

ranton@surgery.arizona.edu

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

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
Interim Program Director, Neurological Surgery Residency Program
Program Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship
Program Director, Pre-Residency General Neurosurgery Fellowship Program

520-626-2164

jpilitsis@arizona.edu