About Doctor Ivan

Conditions Treated

• Brain Tumors

• Acoustic Neuromas/Schwannomas

• Pituitary Tumors

• Acromegaly

• Cushing's Disease

• Meningiomas

• Craniopharyngiomas

• Chordomas

• Glioblastoma

• Gliomas/Astrocytomas

• Brain Metastases

• Rathke's Cleft Cysts

• Arachnoid Cysts

• Pineal Tumors

• Trigemal Neuralgia

• Skull Base Tumors

• CSF Leaks

• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

• Head and Neck Tumors

Procedures Performed

• Skull Base Surgery (Lateral and Anterior)

• Craniotomy for Brain Tumor

• Awake Craniotomy for Brain Tumor with Speech/Motor Mapping

• Minimally Invasive Keyhole Craniotomy

• Endoscopic Endonasal Pituitary and Skull Base Surgery

• Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches

• Exoscopic Channel (BrainPath) Surgery

• Intraventricular Neuro-Endoscopy

• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery/Stereotactic Radiation

• Laser Tumor Ablation / LITT

• Robotic Surgery

• Fluorescence Guided Surgery

• Connectomic Guided Surgery

• Augmented Reality Guided Surgery

• Cellular-guided oncologic resection with Raman Spectroscopy

• Intraoperative Radiation Implantation

• Cancer Vaccine & Oncolytic Therapy Implantation

Dr. Michael E. Ivan is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Miami where he focuses on complex brain tumor and skull base surgery. He acts the Site Disease Leader for Neuro-Oncology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and is the Chief of Cranial Neurosurgery and Neuro-Oncology Service at Jackson South Medical Center. He also acts as the director of the Brain Tumor Fellowship at the University of Miami. Dr. Ivan has one of the busiest clinical cranial neurosurgery practices in Florida which includes surgery and radiosurgery (gamma knife) on skull base tumors, primary brain tumors (glioblastoma, gliomas), secondary brain tumors (metastatic), meningiomas, pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, and epileptogenic lesions of the brain. He leads the way in the use of novel techniques in neurosurgery such as fluorescence guided surgery, awake craniotomies, robotic surgery, advanced brain mapping techniques, augmented reality in neurosurgery, and the use of advanced neuro-imaging, allowing a safer and more complete surgery to be performed. Dr. Ivan has complete more than 3000 brain tumor procedures at the University of Miami. He was recently named as one of the top 3 neurosurgeons in Miami.

He is also the Director of Research for the University of Miami Brain Tumor Initiative within Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a leader among his peers, serving as the past Vice Chairman of the Young Neurosurgeon's Committee for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, an executive member of the AANS Section of Tumors, Past President of the Florida Neurosurgical Society and is an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeon & the North American Skull Base Society.

Dr. Ivan graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Chemical Engineering and received his Doctorate of Medicine and Master's Degree from UMDNJ/Rutgers University. While at Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, he served as President of his class and was honored as a Gold Humanism Scholar. He then completed his neurological surgery training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), consistently ranked as one of the top neurosurgical training programs in the United States. At UCSF, Dr. Ivan focused on the treatment and management of brain tumors, vascular malformations, and skull base lesions. He was awarded the Howard Naffziger award for best clinical resident and received multiple awards for his research on brain tumors and stereotactic neurosurgery. As a testament to his dedication to medical education, Dr. Ivan was awarded the Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff from UCSF. After residency, he moved to Miami and completed a fellowship in Surgical Neuro-Oncology at the University of Miami (UM). At UM, he continues his research on minimally invasive brain tumor management with state of the art treatments, including endoscopic approaches, laser interstitial thermal therapy, keyhole neurosurgery, robotic surgery, and fluorescence guided surgery. The primary focus of Dr. Ivan's clinical, academic, and research interests has been on the microenvironment of brain tumor, especially glioblastoma, and their invasive qualities. He has published over 150 manuscripts and given over 200 national and international lectures on novel treatments to brain tumors.