Our Doctors
Patient Power Interviews with SCCA Doctors
Many of our doctors have been interviewed on Patient Power, a talk show that connects SCCA medical experts with patients on a variety of topics including treatments for brain and spinal cord cancers. Listen to the web casts below, and learn more about these experts who are dedicated to treating patients with brain and spinal cord cancers.
- Malignant Gliomas: Understanding Brain Tumors, an interview with Dr. Daniel Silbergeld
- The Latest in the Treatment of Brain Tumors, an interview with Dr. Marc Chamberlain
Learn more about our specialized Neuro-oncology Care Team and Researchers.
Donald E. Born, PhD, MD
Pathology
Dr. Born is a neuropathologist who specializes in identifying cancers of the brain and spinal cord and has expertise in applying new techniques to identify genetic and molecular components of cancers. His work is done by looking at cells and tumor tissue using a microscope.
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Marc C. Chamberlain, MD
Medical Oncology
Dr. Chamberlain treats primary brain tumors and is doing research to achieve new and better therapies.
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Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FACS
Neurosurgery
Dr. Ellenbogen is the chief of neurological surgery at UW Medicine. He cares for people with pediatric and adult brain tumors, congenital brain malformations, and minimally invasive brain surgery.
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Maciej M. Mrugala, MD, PhD, MPH
Medical Oncology
Dr. Mrugala treats primary glial brain tumors, primary central nervous system lymphoma, and neurofibromatosis. His research interests are in experimental therapeutics, and complications of treatments in neuro-oncology.
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Jason K. Rockhill, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
Dr. Rockhill is a radiation oncologist who specializes in treating cancers of the brain and nervous system at UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center.
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Robert C. Rostomily, MD
Surgical Oncology
Dr. Rostomily is an associate professor of neurological surgery, specializing in tumors of the skull base, especially meningiomas, chordomas and acoustic neuromas. He is also conducting research on skull-base tumors to find new approaches to treatment.
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Laligam N. Sekhar, M.D.
Surgical Oncology
Dr. Sekhar is known around the world for his expertise in treating complex neurosurgical problems, such as acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, chordomas, and complex brain tumors. He is an expert in the surgical treatment of blood vessel disorders in and around the brain.
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Daniel L. Silbergeld, MD
Neurosurgery
Dr. Silbergeld's clinical practice focuses on brain tumors as well as epilepsy surgery with special expertise in functional brain mapping for language, movement and sensation.
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Trent L. Tredway, MD
Neurosurgery,Surgical Oncology
Dr. Tredway is a neurosurgeon who specializes in spinal neurosurgery. He has special expertise in minimally invasive techniques and has published several articles on these recently developed techniques. Read more about Dr. Tredway and his work at SCCA.
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Lia Moriguchi Halasz, MD
Radiation Oncology
Dr. Halasz is a radiation oncologist with expertise in brain and spinal tumors, and proton beam radiation therapy. She treats patients at UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center.
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Specialized Neuro-Oncology Team Members
Click here for a list of specialized registered nurses and nurse practitioners.