Our Team
For more information on any of our neurosurgeons or our neuromedicine providers, click on one of the names below.
Webster H. Pilcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman
Appointment: (585) 275-7944
Specialties: Epilepsy, Spine, Brain Tumors
Lucas Aurich, M.D.
Appointment: (315) 607-8915
Specialties: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Back/Neck Pain, Cervical and Lumbar Radiculopathy, Spine Trauma, Complex Spine Surgery
Matthew Bender M.D.
Appointment: (585) 273-1900
Specialties: Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, Cerebral venous disorders, Cerebrospinal fluid leaks, Spine pathology
Tarun Bhalla M.D., Ph.D.
Appointment: (585) 273-1900
Specialties: Stroke/Endovascular, Aneurysm/AVM, Carotid Surgery, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Turker Dalkilic, M.D.
Appointment: (607) 301-4141
Specialties: Back Pain/Herniated Disc/Stenosis, Spinal Fractures, Spine Trauma, Complex Spine Surgery
Pierre S. Girgis, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 225-5767
(585) 225-5338 (Canandaigua)
Specialties: Back Pain/Herniated Disc/Stenosis, Vertebral Compression Fractures, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Spinal Trauma/Complex Spine
Sharmeen Hussaini, M.B.B.S.
Appointment: (585) 276-3616
Specialties: Medical Pain Management
Melissa A. LoPresti, M.D., M.P.H.
Appointment: Phone: 585-273-1606, Fax: 585-273-3022
Specialties: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Thomas Mattingly, M.D., M.Sc
Appointment: (585) 273-1900
(585) 225-5338 (Canandaigua)
Specialties: Carotid/Vertebral Artery Disease, Ischemic & Hemorrhagic Stroke, Minimally Invasive Spine, Peripheral Nerve Surgery
James Mills, M.D.
Appointment: (607) 301-4141
Specialties: Back Pain/Herniated Disc/Stenosis, Spinal Fractures, Spine Trauma, Complex Spine Surgery
Vincent N. Nguyen, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 273-1900
Specialties: Cerebrovascular Conditions, Complex Brain Aneurysms, Moyamoya Disease, Carotid and Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease, and Vascular Malformations
David A. Paul, M.D., M.S.
Appointment: (585) 225-5767
Specialties: Spinal Fractures, Spine Trauma, Complex Spine Surgery
Thomas G. Rodenhouse, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 473-7560
Specialties: Spine, Cranial
Tyler M. Schmidt, D.O.
Appointment: (585) 225-5767
Specialties: Brain & Spine Tumor Surgery, Brain & Spine Metastasis Surgery, Complex Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Radiculopathy
Steven Soler, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 276-3616
Specialties: Medical Pain Management
Howard J. Silberstein, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 273-1606 (Peds), (585) 342-7783 (Adult)
Specialties: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Brain Tumors, Spine
Jonathan J. Stone, M.D., M.Se.
Appointment: (585) 225-5767
Specialties: Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Cranial & Spine Surgery, Complex Spine Surgery
G. Edward Vates, M.D., Ph.D.
Appointment: (585) 225-5767
Specialties: Pituitary Tumors, Acoustic Neuroma, AVM
Kevin A. Walter, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 225-5767
Specialties: Brain and Spinal Tumors, Surgical Reconstruction, Spine
Andrew M. Wensel, M.D.
Appointment: (585) 467-1643
(585) 225-5338 (Canandaigua)
Specialties: Spine, Functional Neurosurgery, Surgical Pain Management, Brain and
Spinal Tumors
For Referring Physicians
Your Personal Contact to UR Medicine
Rose Gilbert
Physician Relations Manager, Neuromedicine
(585) 455-5685
We look forward to helping your patients receive the area’s most advanced neurosurgical care in the region.
To transfer a patient, please call the Strong Transfer Center at (585) 275-4999 or 1-800-499-9298.
To refer a patient, please call our Brain and Spine Line at (585) 225-5767.
To refer a patient to one of our regional satellite offices, please click here for a full listing of locations.
To explore CME programs offered by UR Neurosurgery, please see our Continuing Medical Education page.