Our Team

Rochester Neurosurgery Partners provides the widest range of neurosurgery and neuromedicine care in the region. And that benefits our patients in several important ways:

  • We provide comprehensive care. Our neuromedicine providers have expertise in virtually every type of disease that may require brain or spinal surgery.
  • We offer the most advanced treatments. Our neurosurgeons are experienced in the very latest neurosurgical procedures, many of which are not available anywhere else in the region.
  • Our neurosurgeons are specialists. They have more experience in providing exactly the care you need.

For more information on any of our neurosurgeons or our neuromedicine providers, click on one of the names below.

Webster Pilcher

Webster H. Pilcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman
Appointment: (585) 275-7944
Specialties: Epilepsy, Spine, Brain Tumors

Jason Huang

Jason H. Huang, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 276-3049
Specialties: Spine, Peripheral Nerve, Surgical Reconstruction

John Markman

John D. Markman, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 276-3616
Specialties: Medical Pain Mgt, Injections, Spinal Cord Stimulation

Thomas Rodenhouse

Thomas G. Rodenhouse, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 473-7560
Specialties: Spine, Cranial

George Vates

G. Edward Vates, M.D., Ph.D.
Appointment: (585) 273-3551
Specialties: Pituitary Tumors, Acoustic Neuroma, AVM

Kevin Walter

Kevin A. Walter, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 276-3581
Specialties: Brain and Spinal Tumors, Surgical Reconstruction, Spine

Richard Welles

Richard V. Welles, M.D.
Appointment: (607) 301-4141
Specialties: Neurology

Pierre Girgis

Pierre S. Girgis, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 276-4299
Specialties: Spine, Compression Fractures, Brain Tumors

Babak Jahromi

Babak S. Jahromi, M.D., Ph.D.
Appointment: (585) 273-2751
Specialties: Stroke/Endovascular, Aneurysm/AVM, Trigeminal neuralgia, Skull-base

Robert Replogle

Robert Replogle, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 273-3962
Specialties: Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Endovascular, Spine

Howard Silberstein

Howard J. Silberstein, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 273-1606 (Peds), (585) 342-7783 (Adult)
Specialties: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Brain Tumors, Spine

Armando Villarreal

Armando A. Villarreal , M.D., MBA
Appointment: (585) 276-3616
Specialties: Medical Pain Management, Injections

Linda Welles

Linda B. Welles, M.D.
Appointment: (607) 301-4141
Specialties: Gait and Balance/Geriatrics

Andrew Wensel

Andrew M. Wensel, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 467-1643
Specialties: Spine, Functional Neurosurgery, Surgical Pain Mgt.

Advanced Practice Providers (click for more information)

  • Jacqueline Behr, RN, NP, MS
  • Michelle Dugan, RN, NP, MS
  • Cathy Hastings, RN, NP, MS
  • Sharon Mansfield, RN, NP, MS
  • Kathleen McIntosh, RN, NP, MS
  • Rebecca Ong, RN, NP, MS
  • Kim Page, RN, NP, MS
  • Valerie Phillips, MS, PA
  • Shirley Rast, RN, NP, MS
  • Susan O. Smith, RN, NP, MS
  • Laurie Vaccarelli, RN, NP, MS
  • Jennifer Willison, RN, NP, MS
  • Cynthia Zink, PA

Physical Therapy

  • Kimberly Barker, PT

Rochester Neurosurgery Partners

Highland Hospital

Rochester General Hospital

Strong Memorial Hospital

Unity Hospital

Southern Tier Neuromedicine

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Stroke Treatment Alliance of Rochester