John M. Tew, Jr., MD

Neurosurgeon

Areas of expertise - brain tumors, spinal cord tumors, acoustic neuromas, pituitary tumors, shingles, trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, percutaneous stereotactic rhizotomy (PSR), microvascular decompression (MVD), hemifacial spasm, and Chiari malformations

Education

Undergraduate: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaMedical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1961Internship: Cornell University, New York City, 1961-1962Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1962-1969; Boston Children's Hospital, 1966-1967Fellowship: University of Zurich, Switzerland, 1969-1970

Certification

American Board of Neurological Surgery

Experience

Mayfield Clinic, Cincinnati: Neurosurgeon, 1969-present; Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, 2000-2002UC Neuroscience Institute: Clinical Director, 2006-present; Medical Director, 1998-2006; Neurosurgeon, Brain Tumor Center, Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Center, and Functional Neuroscience CenterUC College of Medicine: Professor of Neurosurgery, 2002-present; Frank H. Mayfield Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, 1982-2002; Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery, 1982-2001; Professor of Radiology, 1995-presentChildren's Hospital Medical Center: Chief of Neurosurgery, 1982-1999U.S. Army Reserve: Colonel, MC Consultant to Surgeon General, 1984-1997Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati: Chairman, Section of Neurosurgery, 1977-1991; Director, Residency Program, 1976-1982

Primary hospital affiliations*

University Hospital, The Christ Hospital Spine Surgery Center

Professional memberships

American Academy of Neurological Surgery, President, 1996American Association of Neurological SurgeonsAmerican College of Surgeons, FellowCongress of Neurological Surgeons, President, 1982Acoustic Neuroma Association, Co-chairman, Medical Advisory BoardHemifacial Spasm AssociationPituitary Tumor Network Association, Member, Scientific Advisory BoardTrigeminal Neuralgia Association