Fotios (Frank) Vrionis MD

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Skull Base

Institute Director at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute, Baptist Health South Florida

Summary

Frank Vrionis, MD serves as the Marcus Neuroscience Institute Director and Chair of Neurosurgery. Dr. Vrionis received his medical degree from the University of Athens School Of Medicine in Athens, Greece, where he graduated second in his class. He performed his residency in Neurosurgery at Tufts University in Boston and completed a fellowship in Skull-Base Surgery at the University of Tennessee. He holds a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University and PhD in Brain Tumor Immunology from Duke University. Dr. Vrionis has authored or co-authored three books on brain and spinal tumors and has over 150 abstracts and over 100 publications. Dr. Vrionis is a national leader in the field of brain and spine tumors, and complex and minimally invasive spine surgery, including Neuromodulation. He performs surgeries for patients considered inoperable by others but always tries to find the least invasive method for his patients.

Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1997
St Elizabeth's Medical Center/Lemuel Shattuck HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
University of AthensClass of 1984, M.D.
University of TennesseeFellowship, Neurological Surgery
Harvard UniversityMaster of Public Health
Duke UniversityPh.D., Tumor Immunology