Baptist Health Names Neurosurgeon Evan D. Bander, M.D., Director of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery and Co-Director of the Pituitary Tumor Program
MIAMI, FL – September 13, 2024 – Neurosurgeon Evan D. Bander, M.D., has been named the director of endoscopic skull base surgery and co-director of the pituitary tumor program at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. He specializes in cranial neurosurgery with a subspecialty focus on brain tumors. He treats both benign and malignant tumors, including skull base tumors, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, craniopharyngiomas, primary brain tumors (gliomas and glioblastoma) and secondary brain tumors (metastases). He is fellowship trained in minimally invasive, keyhole and endoscopic approaches as well as in neurosurgical oncology at two of the leading cancer centers in the country.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Bander to our multidisciplinary team of experts, dedicated to the highest quality care,” said Michael McDermott, M.D., chief medical executive of Miami Neuroscience Institute.
Dr. Bander earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Neurobiology and Behavior, magna cum laude, at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. He completed his medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, N.Y., while also receiving a prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellowship. During his seven years of training at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, he completed a neurological surgery residency, served as chief resident, completed a Leon Levy Neuroscience Research Fellowship as well as a Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery Fellowship under the mentorship of internationally renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Theodore Schwartz. Dr. Bander’s training also includes a neurosurgical oncology fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Neurological Surgery/Brain & Spine Center in Houston, Texas.
To advance the fields of neurosurgery and neurosurgical oncology, Dr. Bander conducts extensive research. He has received numerous awards for his research accomplishments and his work has been widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cancer, Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery and Journal of Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Bander is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Recognizing that his patients are facing one of the most difficult times in their lives, Dr. Bander offers an empathetic and patient-centered care approach. “I partner with my patients and the multidisciplinary cancer and pituitary care teams to restore my patients’ health, honor their priorities and attain the best outcomes possible,” he added.
Dr. Bander will see patients at Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care | Kendall, 8950 N. Kendall Drive, Suite 407W, Miami, FL 33176.
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About Baptist Health
Baptist Health is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 12 hospitals, more than 27,000 employees, 4,000 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned institutes specializing in cancer care, brain and spine care, heart and vascular care and orthopedic care. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and The Baptist Health PineApp, a virtual health platform. Baptist Health South Florida is an academic and clinical affiliate of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn.
