Experts in Leptomeningeal Cancer

Below are doctors involved in research and clinical trials on leptomeningeal cancer treatment. This list is current as of January 2026.

United States

California

• Stanford Medical Center (Palo Alto, CA)
  
  • Seema Nagpal, MD (Neurooncologist)
  • Allison Betof, MD, PhD (Medical Oncologist – Melanoma)
  • Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD (Neurosurgeon)
• Sutter Health (San Francisco
  
  • Akanksha Sharma, MD (Neurooncologist)
• University of California San Diego (San Diego, CA)
  
  • David Piccioni, MD, PhD (Neurooncologist)
  • Jona Hattangadi Gluth, MD (Radiation Oncologist)

Colorado

• University of Colorado Anschutz (Denver, CO)
  
  • Ross Camidge, MD, PhD (Medical Oncologist – Lung Cancer)

Florida

• Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa, FL)
  
  • Peter Forsyth, MD (Neurooncologist)
  • Yolanda Pina, MD (Neurooncologist)

Illinois

• Northwestern Medical (Chicago, IL)
  
  • Priya Kumthekar, MD (Neurooncologist)

Massachusetts

• Dana Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA)
  • Nancy Lin, MD (Medical Oncologist – Breast)

New York

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY)
  
  • Adrienne Boire, MD, PhD (Neurooncologist)
  • Jessica Wilcox, MD (Neurooncologist)

• New York University Langone Health (New York, NY)
  
  • Dr. Jonathan Yang, MD, PhD (Radiation Oncologist)

North Carolina

• Duke University Medical Center
  
  • Laura Alder, MD (Thoracic Oncologist)
  • Carey Anders, MD (Breast Oncologist)
  • Katy Peters, MD (Neurologist)
  • Dorothy Sipkins, MD, PhD (Medical Oncologist – Leukemia/Lymphoma)

Texas

• MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX)
  
  • Barbara O’Brien, MD (Neurooncologist)
  • Isabella Glitza Oliva, MD, PhD, MS (Medical Oncologist – Melanoma)

Utah

• University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute (Salt Lake City, UT)
  
  • Rachna Malani, MD (Neurooncologist)

Worldwide Centers

Australia

• Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (Victoria)
  
  •  Prof Hui Gan (Medical Oncologist)

Austria

• Medical University of Vienna (Vienna)
  
  • Univ Prof Dr. Matthias Preusser (Neurooncologist)

Brazil

• Instituto D’Or de Pesquisa e Rede D’Or (Rio de De Janeiro)
  
  • Clarissa Baldotto, MD, PhD (Thoracic and Neurooncologist)

• A. C. Camargo Cancer Center (São Paulo)
  
  • Vladmir Cláudio Cordeiro de Lima, MD, PhD (Thoracic and Breast Oncologist)

Columbia

• Centro de tratamiento e investigación sobre Cáncer Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (CTIC)
  
  • Andres Cardona, MD MSc PhD MBA (Thoracic and Neurooncologist)

France

• Centre Léon Bérard (Lyon)
  

  • Dr. Louis Larrouquère

Germany

• Das Universitätsklinikum Bonn (Bonn)
  

  • Ulrich Herrlinger (Neurologist)

Italy

• Università degli studi di Torino (Turin)
  
  • Roberta Rudà (Neurologist)

The Netherlands

• The Netherlands Cancer Institute (Amsterdam)
  
  • Dieta Brandsma (Neurologist, Neurooncologist)

South Korea

• Samsung Medical Center (Seoul)
  
  • Myung-Ju Ahn, MD (Medical Oncologist – Lung Cancer)

Switzerland

• University Hospital (Zurich)
  
  • Emilie Le Rhun, PD. Dr. Med (Oncologist)
  • Michael Weller Prof. Dr. Med. (Neurologist, Neurooncologist)

United Kingdom

• Kings College London Comprehensive Cancer Center (London)
  
  • Amanda Fitzpatrick (Medical Oncologist)

If you don’t live near a large cancer center, you may have concerns about traveling to get a second opinion or getting cancer treatment away from home. Speak with a social worker at your treatment center. They often have resources or suggestions to help with travel costs and lodging, including discounted rates at nearby hotels.

There are also many community resources that may be able to help. Check out our Resources and Support page for more information.