Our neuro-oncology team comprises medical professionals from various disciplines and nurses with specialized training. The multidisciplinary team approach helps to ensure that patients receive the most comprehensive and highest quality care. We also work with other clinical service teams and teams that provide psychosocial support, so that patients and their families are cared for in every way.
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
Jennifer Elster, M.D., Medical Director, Pediatric Proton Therapy Program and Clinical Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program; Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Kincheon Bryan Li., M.D., Ph.D
Megan Paul, M.D., Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Praveen Raju, M.D., Ph.D Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology & Nathan Gordon Chair in Neuro-Oncology
Lanipua Yeh-Nayre, B.S.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P., Nurse Practitioner
Holly Strebel, B.S.N, R.N. Nurse Case Manager
Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Neuro-Oncology
Jessica Schulte, M.D., Ph.D., Neuro-Oncologist, Assistant Professor of Neurosciences UC San Diego
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Michael Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, UC San Diego
David Gonda, M.D., Director of Epilepsy Surgery; Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, UC San Diego
Vijay Ravindra, M.D.
Cara Lee-Stephenson, N.P.
Jacqueline Wolak, N.P.
Jocelyn Woudstra, R.N., M.S.N., PNP-AC
Pediatric ENT
Vijay A. Patel, M.D. Director, Pediatric Complex Sinus and Skull Base Surgery Program
Pediatric Radiation Oncology – California Protons Cancer Therapy Center
Iain MacEwan, M.D., Radiation Oncologist at California Protons and UC San Diego; Assistant Professor of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, UC San Diego
Brian Chou, M.D. Assistant Professor of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, UC San Diego
Kathryn Tringale, M.D., MAS, Assistant Professor of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, UC San Diego
Pediatric Neuropathology
Denise Malicki, M.D., Ph.D., Neuropathologist; Associate Professor of Pathology, UC San Diego
Pediatric Neuroradiology
Nathaniel Chuang, M.D., Chief of Neuroradiology; Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology, UC San Diego San Diego Imaging Medical Group
Paritosh Khanna, M.D., Radiologist
Pediatric Endocrinology
Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Pediatric Palliative Service
Kimberly Bower, M.D., Palliative Medicine Physician
Affiliated Faculty
A. Preethi Ganesan, M.D., Ph.D.,- Pediatric Brain Tumor Neuroimmunology
Lukas Chavez, Ph.D., Scientific Director Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Molecular Tumor Board; Associate Professor Cancer Genome & Epigenetics Program Sanford Burnham Prebys (SBP) Medical Discovery Institute; Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego.
Jill P. Mesirov, Ph.D., Computational Biology; Pediatric Brain Tumor Genomics
Hannah Carter, Ph.D., Computational Cancer Genomics
Other Clinical Service Teams
- Integrative Medicine
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nurse Educators
- Nutrition Services