Peleg Horowitz is a neurosurgeon with expertise in brain and skull base tumors as well as endoscopic and open surgical approaches to the skull base. This includes incorporation of advanced stereotactic and 3-D surgical planning for operative treatment and radiosurgery of both benign and malignant brain and skull base tumors, including gliomas, meningiomas, schwannomas, and pituitary tumors. Along with Endocrinologist Susan Sam, MD, he leads the neurosurgical efforts of the University of Chicago Pituitary and Neuroendocrine Disorders program.
In addition to his interest in neurosurgical oncology, he also practices general neurosurgery, treating patients with a wide range of diseases, including head trauma in adults and children, and served as the Interim Director of Neurosurgical Trauma for the opening of the University of Chicago Level One Trauma Center.
His past scholarly work has focused on the pathogenesis and management of nervous system tumors, and his research has identified several novel genes that drive the formation of meningiomas and pediatric gliomas. His research on tumor genetics has been published in Nature Genetics and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, and has been funded by the Brain Science Foundation and the US Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program.
Horowitz received his bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD in neuroscience from Northwestern University, as well as an MD from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. He completed his internship and residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Children’s Hospital Boston, and a skull base surgical neurooncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
- Skull Base Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship
2016
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
- Neurosurgical Residency
2015
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
MD / PhD - Neuroscience, Medicine
2008
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
BA - Biology (Neuroscience)
2000
Practice patterns and provider satisfaction in a virtual rhinology and skull base surgery clinic.
Practice patterns and provider satisfaction in a virtual rhinology and skull base surgery clinic. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 May; 13(5):946-949.
PMID: 36174968
Review Paper on Penetrating Brain Injury: Ethical Quandaries in the Trauma Bay and Beyond.
Review Paper on Penetrating Brain Injury: Ethical Quandaries in the Trauma Bay and Beyond. Ann Surg. 2023 Jan 01; 277(1):66-72.
PMID: 35997268
Multimodality management of sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma in a 76-year-old Alaska Native female during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multimodality management of sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma in a 76-year-old Alaska Native female during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Case Rep. 2022 Mar; 10(3):e05635.
PMID: 35356171
Patient satisfaction with telemedicine is noninferior to in-office visits: Lessons from a tertiary rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery practice.
Patient satisfaction with telemedicine is noninferior to in-office visits: Lessons from a tertiary rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery practice. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 05; 12(5):802-804.
PMID: 34596970
Coagulopathy as a Surrogate of Severity of Injury in Penetrating Brain Injury.
Coagulopathy as a Surrogate of Severity of Injury in Penetrating Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2021 Jun 01; 38(13):1821-1826.
PMID: 33238820
Coagulopathy as a surrogate of severity of injury in penetrating brain injury.
Mansour A, Loggini A, Goldenberg F, Kramer C, Naidech A, El Ammar F, Vasenina V, Castro B, Das P, Horowitz P, Karrison T, Zakrison T, Hampton D, Rogers SO, Lazaridis C. Coagulopathy as a surrogate of severity of injury in penetrating brain injury. J Neurotrauma. 2020 Nov 25.
PMID: 33238820
Cerebrovascular Complications in Early Survivors of Civilian Penetrating Brain Injury.
Cerebrovascular Complications in Early Survivors of Civilian Penetrating Brain Injury. Neurocrit Care. 2021 06; 34(3):918-926.
PMID: 33025542
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 07; 41(7):1156-1159.
PMID: 32467185
Cranial Vault Reconstruction and Evacuation of Hemorrhage After a Bifrontal Gunshot Wound to the Brain.
Cranial Vault Reconstruction and Evacuation of Hemorrhage After a Bifrontal Gunshot Wound to the Brain. World Neurosurg. 2020 06; 138:408-410.
PMID: 32247791
Management of civilians with penetrating brain injury: A systematic review.
Management of civilians with penetrating brain injury: A systematic review. J Crit Care. 2020 04; 56:159-166.
PMID: 31923862