Refer a patient to MSK’s Department of Neurology at 212-639-6767
The Department of Neurology includes specialists in neuro-oncology, adult and pediatric neurology, rehabilitation medicine, and various subspecialties. Our experts provide outpatient care in multiple locations throughout the New York metropolitan area, as well as at MSK’s many, conveniently located, regional sites. We also provide inpatient care and consultation at Memorial Hospital.
Leadership
![Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Ingo Mellinghoff](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/424/1x1/mellinghoff-ingo-230522-001_rt_1200x1200-1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chair, Department of Neurology; Chief, Brain Tumor Service; Evnin Family Chair in Neuro-Oncology
Neuro-Oncology
These physicians treat primary and metastatic central nervous system (CNS) tumors.
![Memorial Sloan Kettering neuro-oncologist Adrienne Boire](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/36743/1x1/boire_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
![Joshua A. Budhu, Memorial Sloan Kettering Neuro-Oncologist & Neurologist](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/253246/1x1/budhu-joshua-220810-03_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician; Nicholls-Biondi Diversity Clinical Scientist Faculty Scholar
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Neuro-Oncologist/Neurologist Elizabeth Coffee](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/249311/1x1/coffee-elizabeth_201221_05_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Instructor
![Amy Chan](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/306481/1x1/chan-amy-240606-020_rtr_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Physician
![Denise D. Correa, PhD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/138/image/correa-denise_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist & neuro-oncologist Eli Diamond](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/19805/1x1/190612-km-mskcc-diamond-35_1200x1200_2.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Neuro-Oncologist & Neurologist Igor Gavrilovic](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/216/1x1/210616-km-msk-neurology-857227_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering neuro-oncologist Maya Graham](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/198121/1x1/graham-maya_180821_03_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Christian Grommes, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/253/image/grommes-christian-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering neuro-oncologist Thomas Kaley](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/215173/main_image/kaley_170619_03_1200x800.jpg?h=10d202d3)
Vice Chair for Clinical Research
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Pediatric Neurologist & Neuro-Oncologist Yasmin Khakoo](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/332/1x1/kakoo-yasmin-230601-032_rt-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Child Neurology Program
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Neurologist and Neuro-oncologist Ivan Kotchetkov](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/231739/1x1/kotchetkov-ivan_180820_06_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Instructor
![MSK neuro-oncologist Andrew Lin](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/126304/1x1/lin_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Ingo Mellinghoff](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/424/1x1/mellinghoff-ingo-230522-001_rt_1200x1200-1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chair, Department of Neurology; Chief, Brain Tumor Service; Evnin Family Chair in Neuro-Oncology
![Memorial Sloan Kettering neuro-oncologist Craig Nolan](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/457/1x1/nolan_190109_24_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Attending Physician
![Elena Pentsova, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/492/image/pentsova-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director, Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program
![MSK neuro-oncologist Anna Piotrowski](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/128002/1x1/piotrowski_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Neurology Clerkships and Sub-Internship
![Bianca D. Santomasso, MD, PhD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/105652/1x1/bianca-santomasso_msk_020516_0509_1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist & neuro-oncologist Lauren Schaff](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/163402/1x1/schaff_190221_13_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Director, Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program
![Jacqueline B. Stone, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/104553/1x1/stone_150707_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Neurology Rotating Residency Program
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Neuro-Oncologist & Neurologist Jessica Wilcox](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/229330/1x1/jessica-wilcox_headshot_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
Neurology
These physicians treat neurologic complications of cancer, including epilepsy and headaches.
![Edward Avila, Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/47/1x1/210616-km-msk-neurology-857828_rt-1-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology; Co-Director, Neuro Advanced Care Unit
![Alan Carver, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/106/image/carver-alan-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Physician
![Xi Chen, MD, PhD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/122/image/chen-xi-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program
![Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist George Lai](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/180967/1x1/lai_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center neurologist David Mao](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/177742/1x1/mao-david_1200x1200_0.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Sonia K. Sandhu](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/12220/1x1/sandhu_151001_05_1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Physician
Rehabilitation Medicine
![Deborah Cassidy](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/285061/1x1/cassidy-deborah-230905-01_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physiatrist
![Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Christian Custodio](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/144/1x1/custodio_515madison_1200x1200_0.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Director, Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship Program; Director, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Rotating Residency Program
![Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Theresa Gillis](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/113281/1x1/gillis-theresa-240424-003_rtr_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine Service; Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Chair
![Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Suzanne Gutiérrez Teissonniere](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/151876/1x1/gutierrez_170719_15_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Katarzyna Ibanez, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/17687/image/ibanez-katarzyna-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director, Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation Rotating Fellowship Program
![Jesuel Padro-Guzman](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/131128/1x1/padro-guzman_1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist Julia Reilly](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/201415/1x1/reilly-julia-2020-headshot_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Lisa Marie Ruppert](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/17555/1x1/ruppert-lisa-230616-06_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Program
![Grigory Syrkin, Memorial Sloan Kettering physiatrist](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/213001/1x1/syrkin-grigory_191127_04_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician