Lindsay Lipinski, MD, MSc, FAANS, FACS, HEC-C

Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland (Summa Cum Laude) with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Sciences. I attended Penn State College of Medicine, where I was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in recognition of academic excellence. I completed my neurological surgery residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo, which included time spent at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center for neuro-oncology training; elective time in Kijabe, Kenya participating in pediatric neurosurgery in the developing world; and an enfolded fellowship at the Mayo Clinic for training in peripheral nerve surgery. 

Upon completion of residency, I had the privilege of spending four years on active duty in the United States Navy. My time in the military included a combat deployment to the NATO hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. I served in several military leadership roles and as adjunct faculty at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. During my service, I was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal and Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal. This was a personally and professionally rewarding time in my career and I remain grateful to my shipmate colleagues and patients. 

After completion of my military service, I joined the Neuro-Oncology team at Roswell Park in 2019. My focus is my clinical practice; my interests include brain and spine tumors (primary tumors as well as metastatic disease), spinal instrumentation, peripheral nerve tumors, and entrapment neuropathies unrelated to cancer. I also have a special interest in neurofibromatosis and the management of patients and families affected by this diagnosis. I developed the Adult Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Clinic at Roswell Park in 2021 and I am the director of this clinic. 

I have an interest in education and am the Medical Student Course Supervisor for neurosurgery. I have published research on several topics including neuro-oncology and peripheral nerve surgery. I hold a Master’s degree in Bioethics from Albany Medical College and am a Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HCEC-C). I am the Director of the Ethics Clinical Consultation Service and Co-chair of the Institutional Ethics Committee. I am a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and an advocate for the human connection in the practice of medicine. I value the trust that patients place in me, often during challenging times in their cancer care, and recognize the individuality each person brings to their medical and life journeys.