Dr. Walter joined the faculty of the department of neurosurgery in January of 2007 as an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Brain and Spinal Tumors. Previously, Dr. Walter had served on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh as director of adult neurosurgical oncology. He is a board certified neurosurgeon who completed medical school, residency, and fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins Medical School.
Dr. Walter specializes in taking care of patients afflicted with cancer of the brain and spine. As a translational research scientist, Dr. Walter’s practice couples the latest in surgical techniques including radiosurgery, image guided surgery, and minimally invasive technology with innovative treatment concepts such as intratumoral chemotherapy, brachytherapy, and gene therapy. He runs a research lab that investigates the molecular basis for tumor angiogenesis, the process by which brain tumors recruit a blood supply. He also studies cerebral edema, or brain swelling, and ways to reverse its effects in tumors, trauma, and stroke.
Dr. Walter is also active in several national neurosurgery organizations charged with responding to the mounting health care crisis in the United States. Dr. Walter serves as a member of the executive committee for the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies. He has also served as an executive committee liaison for the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation and works on the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Education Committee to promote education regarding socioeconomic issues as relates to neurosurgeons.
A native of upstate New York, Dr. Walter along with his wife, research faculty member Dr. Eleanor Carson-Walter, and daughters Sara and Emily love the Rochester area and the unparalleled opportunities it brings for recreation. When not in the OR, look for the Walter family on their bicycles or cross country skis, depending on the prevailing weather outside
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