Igor Barani, MD

Dr. Igor Barani is the Director of the Division of Neuro-Radiation Oncology at the Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Barani’s expertise includes the treatment of primary and metastatic brain and spine tumors, as well as the applications of radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, and brachytherapy. He is a member of the American Board of Radiology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, Radiological Society of North America, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Society for Neuro-Oncology.

Dr. Barani earned his medical degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical University. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and a research fellowship at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Barani’s current research studies explore various applications of big data analytics and artificial intelligence with the aim of improving outcomes for brain tumor patients and making clinical workflows more efficient.  As a co-investigator at the Ivy Brain Tumor Center, Dr. Barani is a key member of our Phase 0 clinical trials team and an experienced early-phase clinical trialist in neuro-oncology.