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Dimitris G. Placantonakis is a neurosurgeon and scientist specializing in brain tumor surgery. He began his medical career at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, completing the MD/PhD program in neuroscience. After obtaining his doctorate, he pursued neurosurgery training through a postdoctoral fellowship at various institutions. He returned to NYU Langone as a faculty member in 2010, focusing on surgical interventions for brain tumors and researching tumor biology and human brain development. His expertise includes advanced surgical techniques for gliomas, glioblastomas, pituitary adenomas, and brain metastases. Dr. Placantonakis is dedicated to designing and leading clinical trials, particularly for glioblastoma patients, and his laboratory investigates the biological mechanisms of glioblastoma. His research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, aiming to understand glioma formation and develop new therapeutic strategies.
Neurosurgical Laboratory for Stem Cell Research • New York, NY
Leading research on stem cell biology in the context of gliomas.
Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.