Russell Lonser, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Ohio State University since 2012. He holds the Dardinger Family Chair in Neurosurgical Oncology. Prior to arrival at OSU he was Chief of the Surgical Neurology Branch at NIH. Dr. Lonser’s research interests include development of drug delivery paradigms for the central nervous system pathology, as well as investigation of tumor pathogenesis and biology. Specifically, his scientific efforts are directed toward studying convective delivery and neoplasia pathogenesis/ propagation in familial tumor suppressor syndromes, including von Hippel-Lindau disease.
He is an author on over 300 scientific and clinical publications. He received the Tumor Young Investigator Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Tumors in 2001 and Mahaley Clinical Research Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Tumors in 2013. He was the 2017 American Association of NeurologicalSurgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Tumors Bittner Lecturer and the 2018 American Academy of Neurological Surgery Edward H. Oldfield Lecturer. He is a co-inventor on a patent for methods for convection-enhanced delivery of therapeutic agents. His contributions to organized neurosurgery includes membership on the Executive Committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He was the Treasurer of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and is past President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is a Director on the American Board of Neurological Surgeons.