Centers & Programs

Skull Base Tumors

Delicate and complex, the skull base area separates the base of the brain from the skull. Diseases of the skull base are rare but potentially life threatening and, often, were considered inoperable because of their sensitive location, as well as the possible effects surgery could have on brain function and complex senses, such as hearing, vision and balance.

The Skull Base Tumor Program treats over 40 different types of skull base tumors including:

  • Paranasal Sinus Tumors
  • Trigeminal Schwannoma
  • Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic neuroma)
  • Epidermoid
  • Chordoma
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Glomus Jugulare
  • Pituitary Tumors
  • ProlactinomaTSH secreting adenoma (Hyperthyroidism)
  • ACTH secreting adenoma (Cushing's disease)
  • GH secreting adenoma (Gigantism, Acromegaly)
  • Nonsecreting macroadenoma

Our Skull Base Surgery Team

Jon Robertson, MD, Medical Director, Methodist University Hospital Skull Base Surgery Program, and Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Neurosurgery 

L. Madison Michael, II, MD, Medical Director, Methodist University Hospital Brain and Spine Institute and Program Director, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Neurosurgery 

Sandeep Samant, MD, Professor and Vice Chairman, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery 

Chris Fleming, MD, Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery 

David Cunningham, MD, Medical Director, Memphis Regional Gamma Knife Center

To find a Methodist affiliated skull base surgeon in Memphis, Tennessee, please use our physician locator or call 888.777.5959.