Dr. Keith Black is Chairman and Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He holds the Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neurosciences.
An internationally renowned neurosurgeon and researcher, Dr. Black’s groundbreaking research includes pioneering work to open the blood-brain barrier; enabling chemotherapeutic drugs to be delivered directly into the tumor, developing a vaccine to enhance the body’s immune response to brain tumors, use of gene arrays to develop molecular profiles of tumors, and the use of focused microwave energy to non-invasively destroy brain tumors. His work has been featured in numerous television programs and written media; most notably on the Fall 1997 cover of “Time” Magazine in a special edition of “Heroes in Medicine”.
Dr. Black has a unique ability to combine cutting-edge research and an extremely busy surgical practice. Since 1987, he has performed more than 5,000 operations for resection of brain tumors.
Dr. Black completed an accelerated college program at the University of Michigan, earning both his undergraduate and medical degrees in six years.
An internationally renowned neurosurgeon and researcher, Dr. Black’s groundbreaking research includes pioneering work to open the blood-brain barrier; enabling chemotherapeutic drugs to be delivered directly into the tumor, developing a vaccine to enhance the body’s immune response to brain tumors, use of gene arrays to develop molecular profiles of tumors, and the use of focused microwave energy to non-invasively destroy brain tumors. His work has been featured in numerous television programs and written media; most notably on the Fall 1997 cover of “Time” Magazine in a special edition of “Heroes in Medicine”.
Dr. Black has a unique ability to combine cutting-edge research and an extremely busy surgical practice. Since 1987, he has performed more than 5,000 operations for resection of brain tumors.
Dr. Black completed an accelerated college program at the University of Michigan, earning both his undergraduate and medical degrees in six years.
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