Physicians with Gamma Knife Treatment Privileges
These physicians have completed the Elekta Gamma Knife training course, underwent documented proctoring for at least 3 cases (or met prior case volume experience requirements), and were approved for Gamma Knife Privileges by the Gamma Knife Oversight Committee and William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak Credentialing & Qualifications (C & Q) Committee.
Neurosurgeons
Fernando G. Diaz, M.D., Ph.D.
Member, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC
Dr. Diaz is a graduate of Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. He is a Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University. His specialties include aneurysms, strokes, microsurgery, cervical spine reconstruction, cerebrovascular surgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery and artificial disc replacement. Dr. Diaz is recognized world wide for his treatment of brain aneurysms and vascular disease of the head and neck.
Robert R. Johnson II, M.D.
Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC
Dr. Johnson graduated from West Virginia University and completed his neurosurgery residency at Wayne State University. He is the Chief, Neurological Surgery at Sinai-Grace Hospital, Clinical Assistant Professor, Voluntary Faculty, Department of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Johnson specializes in general neurosurgery with a concentration in surgical procedures in the treatment of epilepsy.
Frederick Junn, M.D.
Dr. Junn graduated from the University of Western Ontario and completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Toronto. He completed a stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
fellowship at the University of Toronto. Dr. Junn's clinical interests are movement disorders, general neurosurgery, complex spine disorders and peripheral nerve injuries.
Steven N. Kalkanis, M.D.
Dr. Kalkanis graduated from Harvard Medical School and received his postgraduate training in General Surgery and Neurological Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. His specialty is neurological surgery.
Ghaus M. Malik, M.D.
Member, Neurosurgery Associates - Oakland
Dr. Malik, who holds the John R. Davis chair in Neurological Surgery and serves as the Vice-Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Henry Ford Health System, graduated from King Edward Medical College (Punjab University), Pakistan. He completed his postgraduate training at Mayo Hospital (Pakistan), St. John's Queens Hospital, (New York) and Henry Ford Hospital. His clinical and special medical interests include cerebrovascular surgery, management of vascular malformations, aneurysms, carotid occlusive disease, management of trigeminal neuralgia and complex brain and spinal cord tumors.
Daniel B. Michael, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC
Dr. Michael is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Michael specializes in the surgical treatment of injuries to the brain and spine. His recent research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of injuries to the central nervous system. Dr. Michael is actively involved in medial ethics and is on the Cardinal's Medical Morals Committee of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Ricky Olson, M.D.
Dr. Olson graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at William Beaumont Hospital. Dr. Olson is the current Chief of Neurosurgery at St. John Macomb Hospital. His primary specialty is neurological surgery.
Daniel R. Pieper, M.D.
Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC
Dr. Pieper graduated from the Medical College of Virginia. He then went on to train with Michael DeBakey, M.D. at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, where he went on to complete his neurosurgical training. He is appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Michigan State University and the director of the neurosurgery training program
His specialties include the treatment of cerebrovascular, skull base and craniofacial surgery. He is one of the leading authorities in the treatment of tumors affecting hearing.
Karol Zakalik, M.D.
Dr. Zakalik graduated from University of Michigan Hospitals. He completed his residency at University of Vermont, University of Colorado. His fellowship was completed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Zakalik specializes in neurosurgery. He treats brain tumors, spinal disorders, lumbar disks, cervical disks and pinched nerves.
Lucia Zamorano, M.D.
Founder of Michigan Brain & Spine Surgery Center and Neurosurgical Practice - Lucia Zamorano, MD, PLC.
Dr. Zamorano received her Medical Degree from the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile. She received her postgraduate Residency training in General Surgery and Neurological Surgery at Catholic University Clinical Hospital, Santiago, Chile. She received a fellowship by the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst and she completed a Neurosurgery Fellowship at the Freie University of Berlin, Germany and at Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Detroit, MI. She is appointed Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Her specialties include brain tumors (glioblastoma multiforme, astrocytoma, low grade astrocytoma, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, skull base tumors) stereotaxis, epilepsy surgery, radiosurgery, Gamma Knife, robotics, Computer Assisted Surgery, vascular malformations, brachytherapy, endoscopy, minimally invasive spine surgery, pain, trigeminal neuralgia, movement disorders, and laser surgery.
Otologists
Dr. Dennis I. Bojrab
Dr. Bojrab received his Medical Degree from the University of Indiana, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. His residency was completed at the University of Indiana. He performed his general surgery training at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, prior to completing his Otolaryngology training at Indiana University at Indianapolis. His training in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery was at the prestigious Otology Group, Nashville, Tennessee associated with Vanderbilt University. He is a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, Chief Executive Officer of the
Michigan EAR Institute, Medical Director, Skull Base Surgery, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI and the Chairman of Otolaryngology William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI. His specialties include the evaluation and management of the patient afflicted with dizziness, treatment of chronic ear infections, hearing restoration surgery, medical and surgical treatment of facial nerve disorders and skull base tumors.
Dr. Jack M. Kartush
Dr. Kartush received his Medical Degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and completed a two-year general surgical residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, followed by a four-year residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Michigan. He remained at the University for fellowship training in otology and neurotology. He is a Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, President of the Michigan EAR Institute, Medical Director, Otology and Neurotology, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI. and a Staff Otologist at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI. His specialties include acoustic tumors, nerve monitoring and patient safety.
Radiation Oncologists
Peter Y. Chen, M.D. is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed his Radiation Oncology residency and fellowship at the University of Michigan. He also completed a residency in Internal Medicine and training in Allergy-Immunology. He is a Clinical Associate Professor for the Oakland University-William Beaumont School of Medicine, along with being the Chair of the Head and Neck Tumor Board at Beaumont, Royal Oak and the Medical Director of the Gamma Knife Center. His clinical areas are breast, genitourinary, central nervous system (including Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery), head and neck, lymphoma and pediatric cancer as well as brachytherapy. His research interests include breast, head and neck, central nervous system and prostate cancer.
J. Vito Antonucci, M.D., earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Tufts, Dr. Antonucci was selected to the national honor medical society, Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Antonucci completed his Internship and Radiation Oncology Residency program at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Following his residency, Dr. Antonucci was a faculty member of the Radiation Oncology staff at William Beaumont Hospitalfor three years.Currently, Dr. Antonucci is a member of the Radiation Oncology Division of Michigan Healthcare Professionals (MHP)/21st Century Oncology. He is Board Certified in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). His clinical areas are Central Nervous System (including Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery), Head & Neck, Gastrointestinal, Lung, Genitourinary, and Breast Cancers. He is also trained in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy. Office locations include Pontiac, Farmington Hills, Madison Heights, Macomb, and Botsford.
Inga S. Grills, M.D. is a graduate of the Wright State University School of Medicine (Dayton, Ohio) and completed her residency at William Beaumont Hospital. She is the director of the Extra-Cranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery program and is the Chair of the Multidisciplinary Breast Tumor Conference at Beaumont, Royal Oak. Her clinical areas are breast (including brachytherapy), lung, central nervous system (including Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery), esophagus, lymphoma, musculoskeletal, genitourinary and skin cancer. Her research interests include breast, lung and central nervous system cancer.
Daniel J. Kraus, M.D. is a graduate of the Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his residency at William Beaumont Hospital. He is an Attending Physician at Beaumont, Royal Oak. His clinical areas are head and neck, central nervous system (including Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery), genitourinary, lung, breast cancer and brachytherapy. His research interests include breast, gynecologic and prostate cancer.
James Fontanesi, M.D. is a graduate of the American University School of Medicine and completed his residency at West Coast Cancer Foundation/St. Mary's Hospital (San Francisco) with a fellowship at the University of California, Davis. His clinical areas are lung, breast, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, head and neck, pediatric, gynecological, central nervous system, musculoskeletal, lymphoma, skin cancers, brachytherapy and Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery. His research interests include neutron brachytherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and macular degeneration.