Dheerendra Prasad, MD, M-Ch

Medical Director, Department of Radiation Medicine
Director, CNS & Pediatric Radiation Medicine
Director, Gamma Knife Center
Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine & Neurosurgery
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery & Radiation Oncology
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo

Profile

Areas of Expertise: 
Brain tumors (adult & pediatric)
Spinal cord tumors (adult & pediatric)
Trigeminal neuralgia
Vascular malformations of the brain
Epilepsy

Research

Research Interests: 
Image analysis and quantitative outcome analysis
Bio-informatics & Smart EMR
Inverse planning for f radiosurgery
Brain tumor radiosurgery
Basic and clinical aspects of radiosurgery
Development of computer-assisted operative neurosurgical techniques
Stereotactic imaging for gamma knife surgery
Treatment of epilepsy with radiosurgery

Background Information

Education and Training: 
MBBS - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
M Ch Neurosurgery - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Residency: 
Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Board Certification: 
Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology
Neurosurgery, International Certification
Fellowships: 
Lars Leksell Fellow in Radiosurgery and Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Cancer Talk Blog

May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. To help you begin to understand this complex group of tumors, we have compiled some of the key facts, statistics and information below. Learn about the Neuro-oncology Center at Roswell Park or consult the links and sources below for more information. Brain Tumor Facts and Figures

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