Gamma Knife Center
Gamma Knife Team of Specialists
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Gamma Knife Team of Specialists
When a patient is referred to the Los Robles NeuroScience Gamma Knife Center for treatment, a team of experts in their respective fields is available to the treat the patient through a multidisciplinary approach. This means that the patient has the resources of some of the finest Gamma Knife experts.
The Gamma Knife procedure requires the expertise of a number of specialists. They include neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, physicists, radiation oncologists, specialized nurses, technicians, and other clinical personnel.
Leading the Team:
Neurosurgeons Ronald F. Young, M.D., and Deane B. "Skip" Jacques, M.D., serve as co-directors of the Gamma Knife Center. As recognized experts in the field of neurosurgical stereotactic radiosurgery, Drs. Young and Jacques have performed well over 1,000 Gamma Knife procedures. Their extensive experience, research, and training lend themselves to creating this center of excellence for the treatment of brain tumors as well as many benign conditions in the brain.
In addition, neurosurgeons John Lee, M.D., James Chan, M.D., Kofi Kessey, M.D., Kapil Moza, M.D., and Anthony A. Virella, M.D., together with physicists Brian Copcutt, Ph.D., and Jesse Lee, M.S., are an integral part of the team.
Radiation Oncologists - A highly qualified team of radiation oncologists from Coastal Radiation Oncology Medical Group located adjacent to the Gamma Knife Center works in tandem with the neurosurgeons and physicists. They include Eugene Ahn, M.D., Victor Schweitzer, M.D., Paul Miller M.D., and Robert Hesselgesser, M.D.
Pictured from left are Victor Schweitzer, M.D., radiation oncologist; Eugene Ahn, M.D., radiation oncologist; Ronald Young, M.D., neurosurgeon; Jim Chan, M.D., neurosurgeon; Brian Copcutt, Ph.D., physicist; Skip Jacques, M.D., neurosurgeon; Robert Hesselgesser, M.D., radiation oncologist; John Lee, M.D., neurosurgeon; Jesse Lee, Ph.D., physicist; and Paul Miller, M.D., radiation oncologist
Together these teams of experts provide the array of knowledge and perspectives that ensures evaluations are thorough and that each treatment plan is tailored to the patient’s unique medical needs.
This team of experts knows how important it is to develop an individualized treatment plan for each patient. While some similarities may exist, each patient’s medical issue is unique to them alone.
Find a Physician
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Robert D. Hesselgesser, MD
Dr. R. Hesselgesser - Primary Office
2230 Lynn Road #103
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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John A. Lee, MD
Dr. John Lee
90 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 205
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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Victor G. Schweitzer, MD
Dr. V. Schweitzer
2985 N. Sycamore Drive
Simi Valley, CA 93065
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