St. Luke’s University Health Network has added to its staff two new neurosurgeons who will provide advanced care for patients with conditions of the brain and spine.

Lee Hwang, MD, is a fellowship-trained neurosurgical oncologist who treats patients with brain and spine tumors, degenerative spine diseases, epilepsy and trauma of the neurologic system.

She completed a fellowship in neurosurgical oncology of the brain and spine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City after her residency training at the Cleveland Clinic. Hwang earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas.

She has researched treatments for glioblastoma (malignant brain tumor) and other complex neurosurgical conditions at the National Institutes of Health and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. During her training, Hwang developed protocols to incorporate new technologies in neurosurgery, such as laser ablation for treatment of brain lesions and brachytherapy (radiation) for local disease control of brain tumors.

Neurosurgeon Justice Agyei, MD, specializes in surgery to relieve pain in patients suffering with severe and debilitating back or neck conditions, to restore their function and improve their quality of life.

Agyei completed a fellowship in Complex Spine Surgery at University at Buffalo Neurosurgery, where he trained in minimally invasive spine surgery, robotic spine surgery, adult deformity surgery and the treatment of spinal trauma, spinal tumors and other conditions. His neurosurgery residency took place at the University at Buffalo Neurosurgery Program, after he earned his medical degree at Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.