Professor Dr. Peleg Horowitz

Biography

Dr. Peleg Horowitz is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine. He specializes in neurosurgery and neuro-oncology, focusing on brain and spinal tumors. Dr. Horowitz utilizes both endoscopic and open surgical approaches in his practice, with advanced stereotactic 3D surgical planning to treat patients with benign and malignant brain tumors. He is actively involved in clinical and basic science research emphasizing the genetics of brain tumors and skull base tumors. His published work includes significant findings in Nature Genetics and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, where he identified novel genes related to meningiomas and pediatric gliomas. Dr. Horowitz provides multidisciplinary care as part of the neuro-oncology and skull base tumor teams, treating a diverse range of neurosurgical conditions in both adults and children. He is certified in neurological surgery and is committed to advancing treatment and management strategies in this field.

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