Ali Palejwala, MD
Ali Palejwala, MD, is a neurosurgeon who specializes in complex brain and skull base tumors, as well as general neurosurgery. He has a special interest in advanced endoscopic and open skull base techniques for tumors at the base of the skull and provides surgical treatment of brain tumors using minimally invasive approaches, including laser interstitial thermal therapy and awake craniotomy. Dr. Palejwala also treats conditions affecting the spine.
Dr. Palejwala was drawn to health care early in life after seeing the life changing impact that surgery can have for patients. The technical demands of neurosurgery led him to pursue specialized training, including additional fellowship experience focused on achieving technical excellence and improving patients’ quality of life. Outside of work, Dr. Palejwala is an avid sports fan.
The conitions Dr. Palejwala treats include:
- Pituitary adenomas
- Meningiomas
- Acoustic neuromas
- Craniopharyngiomas
- Rathke’s cleft cysts
- Arachnoid cysts
- Germ cell tumors
- Juvenile angiofibromas
- Cholesterol granulomas
- Fibro osseous lesions
- Hemangiomas
- Paragangliomas
- Schwannomas, including jugular foramen and trigeminal schwannomas
- Chordomas
- Chondrosarcomas
- Esthesioneuroblastomas
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Chiari malformation
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Metastatic brain tumors
- Gliomas
- Astrocytomas
- Oligodendrogliomas
- Glioblastoma
- Primary central nervous system lymphoma
- Cervical degenerative disease
- Cervical stenosis
- Cervical disc herniation
- Lumbar stenosis
- Lumbar disc herniation
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- American Medical Association
- Alvarez AS, Palejwala A, Nayak J, Maher C, Fernandez-Miranda JC. Endoscopic Endonasal Supratotal Resection of a Pediatric Clival Chordoma With Intradural Extension and Brainstem Compression. Oper Neurosurg. 2025 Oct 15. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001805. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41090913.
- Ramsoomair CK, Daftari M, Rodriguez N, Palejwala A, Chandar J, Ivan ME, Komotar RJ, Shah AH. Concomitant Convection Enhanced Delivery and Craniotomy for Retroviral Gene Therapy Against Multifocal Recurrent Glioblastoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg. 2025 Nov 1;29(5):761-762. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001495. Epub 2025 Jan 16. PMID: 40203198.
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