Neurosurgeon
Michigan Head & Spine Institute
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery & Director of the Neurosurgery Training Program
Michigan State University
Residency Program Director & Chief of Skullbase Surgery
Beaumont Hospitals
Neurosurgery Director
William Beaumont Gamma Knife
Neuroscience Director
Providence Hospital
Professor of Neurosurgery
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Dr. Pieper was internationally recognized for his expertise in the treatment of cerebrovascular, skull base and craniofacial surgery. He was one of the leading authorities in the treatment of tumors affecting hearing. His pioneering work in the techniques of minimally invasive skull base surgery led to improved outcomes in the treatment of pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm for which he was honored at the World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery of the Brain, Skull Base and Spine. He was named one of the top surgeons in the U.S. as ranked by his peers.
Specialties
Skull base surgery
Minimally invasive brain surgery
Craniofacial surgery
Pituitary surgery
Prior Appointment
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, skull base/craniofacial reconstructive team, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Ohio University
Education
MD: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Residency: General surgery-Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, Michael DeBakey, MD
Residency: Neurosurgery-Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas,
Robert Grossman, MD
Fellowship: Skull base/Cerebrovascular Surgery-University of Arkansas, Little Rock Arkansas, Ossam Al-Mefty, MD
Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Membership
American College of Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
