Dr. Kevin Petrecca
Academic title(s):
- Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery聽聽
- Associate Chair-Neurosurgery of the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery聽聽
- Chief of the Department of Neurosurgery MUHC聽
Department:
Neurosurgery
Degree(s):
MD, PhD, FRCS(C)聽
Graduate supervision:
Currently supervising students
Group:
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas:
Surgical Outcomes and Quality
Surgical Oncology
Translation and Innovation
Areas of interest:
Brain Tumours聽
Biography:
Dr. Kevin Petrecca hold a MD, PhD, and is being certified as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in neurosurgery and oncology.聽
He is currently an attending neurosurgical oncologist at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital within the McGill University Health Centre, in addition to being the chief of the Department of Neurosurgery.聽
Dr. Petrecca鈥檚 clinical practice is dedicated to treating brain cancer patients and his research program focuses on 1) studying the origin, development, and properties of brain cancer stem cells and 2) developing new tools for brain cancer surgery.聽
Selected publications:
