Brian John Andrew Gill, MD
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Overview
Dr. Brian J.A. Gill, MD is a neurosurgeon and scientist in the Department of Neurosurgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specializes in the management of complex brain tumors.Dr. Gill obtained his undergraduate degree at Case Western Reserve University and his medical degree at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Gill completed his neurosurgical training at New York Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he served as chief resident for the department. He then obtained specialty training in neurosurgical oncology from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before returning to practice at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.?
Dr. Gill is passionate about providing safe and effective care for patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors. To that end, he combines novel methods, minimally invasive techniques, and, when appropriate - non-surgical options to provide the best possible care for brain tumor patients. These include fluorescence-guided surgery, stereotactic navigation, brachytherapy, neuroendoscopy, awake/asleep brain mapping techniques, stereotactic radiosurgery, and laser interstitial thermal therapy.?
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
Acoustic NeuromaAnaplastic Astrocytoma
Arachnoid Cyst
Arnold Chiari Malformation
Astrocytoma
Biopsies
Brain Abscess
Brain Cancer
Brain Stem Glioma
Brain Tumor
Brain Tumor Surgery
Chiari Malformation
Colloid Cyst of Third Ventricle
Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Endoscopic Procedures
Facial Pain
Functional Brain Mapping
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Glioblastoma
Gliomas
Hemangioblastoma
Hydrocephalus
Intracranial Surgery
Laser Surgery
Medulloblastoma
Meningioma
Microvascular Decompression
Microvascular Neurosurgery
Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
Neurofibromatosis
Ophthalmic Tumors
Pineal Region Tumors
Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Tumor Resection
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Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at CUMCHospital Affiliations
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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
Columbia University College of Physician and SurgeonsResidency: NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Honors & Awards
2018-2019 Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Young Clinician Investigator Award?2012-2013 Doris Duke Research Fellowship Award
Research
Dr. Gill leads a research effort focused on characterizing the molecular biology of the peritumoral region in glioma with a particular interest in interactions between tumor cells and neurons. He has received several awards for his research, including the Doris Duke Research Fellowship Award as a medical student and the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Young Clinician Investigator Award during his residency.?Selected Publications
Gill BJA, Khan FA, Goldberg AR, Merricks EM, Wu X, Sosunov AA, Sudhakar TD, Dovas A, Lado W, Michalak AJ, Teoh JJ, Liou JY, Frankel WN, McKhann GM, Canoll P, Schevon CA.?Single unit analysis and wide-field imaging reveal alterations in excitatory and inhibitory neurons in glioma.?Brain.?2022 May 12;.?doi: 10.1093/brain/awac168.?[Epub ahead of print]?PubMed PMID: 35552612.Gill BJA, Wu X, Khan FA, Sosunov AA, Liou JY, Dovas A, Eissa TL, Banu MA, Bateman LM, McKhann GM 2nd, Canoll P, Schevon C.?Ex vivo multi-electrode analysis reveals spatiotemporal dynamics of ictal behavior at the infiltrated margin of glioma.?Neurobiol Dis.?2020 Feb;134:104676.?doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104676.?Epub 2019 Nov 12.?PubMed PMID: 31731042; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8147009.
Gill BJ, Pisapia DJ, Malone HR, Goldstein H, Lei L, Sonabend A, Yun J, Samanamud J, Sims JS, Banu M, Dovas A, Teich AF, Sheth SA, McKhann GM, Sisti MB, Bruce JN, Sims PA, Canoll P.?MRI-localized biopsies reveal subtype-specific differences in molecular and cellular composition at the margins of glioblastoma.?Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.?2014 Aug 26;111(34):12550-5.?doi: 10.1073/pnas.1405839111.?Epub 2014 Aug 11.?PubMed PMID: 25114226; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4151734.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov