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Lee S. Hwang, MD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is board certified in neurosurgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Hwang specializes in the surgical treatment of complex conditions of the brain and spine, including brain and spinal tumors. She is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Korean American Spine Society, the North American Spine Society, the Society of Neuro-Oncology, and Women in Neurosurgery.
Dr. Hwang earned her medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. She completed her neurosurgery residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio and a fellowship in neurosurgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, New York.
Dr. Hwang’s research interests lie in primary and metastatic brain tumors, spinal cord tumors, drug delivery for cancer, minimally invasive approaches for brain and spine surgeries, laser ablation therapy, and radiosurgery.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
19636 North 27th Avenue, Suite 203
Phoenix, AZ 85027
To request an appointment with Dr. Hwang, please call (623) 562-5050.
- Barrow neurosurgeons accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, and other plans. Please call (602) 406-3181 to confirm your coverage.
- Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2020-2021
- Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Neurological Surgery, 2013-2020
- MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2013
- BS, New York University, Neuroscience, 2008
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Korean American Spine Society
- North American Spine Society
- Society of Neuro-Oncology
- Women in Neurosurgery
- Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2019
- Program Director Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2019
- Young Neurosurgeons Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2018
- Resident Fellows Program, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2018
- Helmsley Fellowship, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2018
- New Investigator Travel Award, Annual Meeting of the Society for Thermal Medicine, 2018
- Alumni Scholarship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2008-2013
Uniform brain tumor distribution and tumor associated macrophage targeting of systemically administered dendrimers
Date: 06/2015
Authors: Fan Zhang, Panagiotis Mastorakos, Manoj K. Mishra, Antonella Mangraviti, Lee Hwang, Jinyuan Zhou, Justin Hanes, Henry Brem, Alessandro Olivi, Betty Tyler, Rangaramanujam M. Kannan
Local delivery of cancer-cell glycolytic inhibitors in high-grade glioma
Date: 01/2015
Authors: Robert T. Wicks, Javad Azadi, Antonella Mangraviti, Irma Zhang, Lee Hwang, Avadhut Joshi, Hansen Bow, Marianne Hutt-Cabezas, Kristin L. Martin, Michelle A. Rudek, Ming Zhao, Henry Brem, Betty M. Tyler
Intracranial microcapsule chemotherapy delivery for the localized treatment of rodent metastatic breast adenocarcinoma in the brain
Date: 11/2014
Authors: Urvashi M. Upadhyay, Betty Tyler, Yoda Patta, Robert Wicks, Kevin Spencer, Alexander Scott, Byron Masi, Lee Hwang, Rachel Grossman, Michael Cima, Henry Brem, Robert Langer
L4 and L5 spondylectomy for en bloc resection of giant cell tumor and review of the literature
Date: 10/2014
Authors: David R. Santiago-Dieppa, Lee S. Hwang, Lee Hwang, Ali Bydon, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Edward F. McCarthy, Timothy F. Witham
Myelomeningocele: surgical trends and predictors of outcome in the United States, 1988-2010
Date: 06/2014
Authors: Varun R. Kshettry, Michael L. Kelly, Benjamin P. Rosenbaum, Andreea Seicean, Lee Hwang, Robert J. Weil
- English
- Korean
Lee S. Hwang, MD, is a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is board certified in neurosurgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Hwang specializes in the surgical treatment of complex conditions of the brain and spine, including brain and spinal tumors. She is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Korean American Spine Society, the North American Spine Society, the Society of Neuro-Oncology, and Women in Neurosurgery.
Dr. Hwang earned her medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. She completed her neurosurgery residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio and a fellowship in neurosurgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, New York.
Dr. Hwang’s research interests lie in primary and metastatic brain tumors, spinal cord tumors, drug delivery for cancer, minimally invasive approaches for brain and spine surgeries, laser ablation therapy, and radiosurgery.
Office Location
Barrow Brain and Spine
19636 North 27th Avenue, Suite 203
Phoenix, AZ 85027
To request an appointment with Dr. Hwang, please call (623) 562-5050.
- Barrow neurosurgeons accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, and other plans. Please call (602) 406-3181 to confirm your coverage.
- Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2020-2021
- Residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Neurological Surgery, 2013-2020
- MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2013
- BS, New York University, Neuroscience, 2008
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Korean American Spine Society
- North American Spine Society
- Society of Neuro-Oncology
- Women in Neurosurgery
- Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2019
- Program Director Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2019
- Young Neurosurgeons Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2018
- Resident Fellows Program, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2018
- Helmsley Fellowship, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2018
- New Investigator Travel Award, Annual Meeting of the Society for Thermal Medicine, 2018
- Alumni Scholarship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2008-2013
Uniform brain tumor distribution and tumor associated macrophage targeting of systemically administered dendrimers
Date: 06/2015
Authors: Fan Zhang, Panagiotis Mastorakos, Manoj K. Mishra, Antonella Mangraviti, Lee Hwang, Jinyuan Zhou, Justin Hanes, Henry Brem, Alessandro Olivi, Betty Tyler, Rangaramanujam M. Kannan
Local delivery of cancer-cell glycolytic inhibitors in high-grade glioma
Date: 01/2015
Authors: Robert T. Wicks, Javad Azadi, Antonella Mangraviti, Irma Zhang, Lee Hwang, Avadhut Joshi, Hansen Bow, Marianne Hutt-Cabezas, Kristin L. Martin, Michelle A. Rudek, Ming Zhao, Henry Brem, Betty M. Tyler
Intracranial microcapsule chemotherapy delivery for the localized treatment of rodent metastatic breast adenocarcinoma in the brain
Date: 11/2014
Authors: Urvashi M. Upadhyay, Betty Tyler, Yoda Patta, Robert Wicks, Kevin Spencer, Alexander Scott, Byron Masi, Lee Hwang, Rachel Grossman, Michael Cima, Henry Brem, Robert Langer
L4 and L5 spondylectomy for en bloc resection of giant cell tumor and review of the literature
Date: 10/2014
Authors: David R. Santiago-Dieppa, Lee S. Hwang, Lee Hwang, Ali Bydon, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Edward F. McCarthy, Timothy F. Witham
Myelomeningocele: surgical trends and predictors of outcome in the United States, 1988-2010
Date: 06/2014
Authors: Varun R. Kshettry, Michael L. Kelly, Benjamin P. Rosenbaum, Andreea Seicean, Lee Hwang, Robert J. Weil
- English
- Korean