Mahua Dey MD

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Associate Professor (Tenure) of Neurological Surgery

600 Highland AvenueK3/803 CSCMadison, WI 53792
Phone+1 608-261-1417

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Summary

Dr. Mahua Dey, based in Madison, WI, is a neurosurgeon specializing in brain and spinal tumors, pituitary surgery, and skull base procedures. She completed her neurological surgery residency at the University of Chicago and holds a medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She is pursuing a Master of Healthcare Management at Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Dey is an Associate Professor at University Hospital and was previously an Assistant Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine. Her expertise includes glioblastoma, neurosurgical oncology, and spine and skull base surgeries. Her work has been published in journals such as Journal of Neuro-Oncology and Nature Communications. Dr. Dey is engaged in clinical trials and has been recognized with honors such as FAANS and FACS.

Education & Training

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMHCM, Healthcare Management, 2025 - 2027
University of ChicagoResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2008 - 2015
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2007

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2015 - 2029
WI State Medical License 2019 - 2027
IN State Medical License 2015 - 2019
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

FAANS American Board of Neurological Surgeons, 2018
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2017
Fellow (FANS) The American College of Surgeons, 2015

Clinical Trials

Bridging the Gap: Using Video Art to Document the Human Face of Disease & Predict Quality of Life Assessments in Brain Tumor Patients
COMPLETED
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Pre-operative Stereotactic Radiosurgery Followed by Resection for Patients With Brain Metastases Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 26
COMPLETED
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Radiopharmaceutical therapy provides superior survival advantage for leptomeningeal metastasis compared to external beam radiotherapy.
Lei Zhao, Paul A Clark, Jack M Shireman, Cheyenne L Schepp, Hansel Comas Rojas
Neuro-Oncology. 2026-08-01
Human neural organoid modeling of diffuse midline glioma captures the complexity of patient tumors.
Jack M Shireman, Elliot Xie, Connie S Lebakken, Sudarshawn Damodharan, Kailyn T Parham
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2026-05-07
Glioblastoma immunotherapy in the context of the aging immune system: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jack M Shireman, Simon Ammanuel, Lingxin Cheng, Emily Distler, Yilong Tao
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2026-01-12

Press Mentions

Improving Outcomes for Brain CancerFebruary 6th, 2020
Doctors Revolt After N.R.A. Tells Them to ‘Stay in Their Lane’ on Gun PolicyNovember 13th, 2018
Bridging the Gap: A Doctor and Her DogApril 19th, 2017

Grant Support

A Phase II Study Analyzing Pre-operative Stereotactic Radiosurgery Followed by Resection for Patients with 1 – 4 Brain MetastasesCTSIPresent
Role of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Malignant GliomaNINDSPresent