Member of the Medical Advisory Board for the VHL FAmily Alliance

Ian McCutcheon learned pituitary surgery directly from Jules Hardy, the pioneer of modern transsphenoidal techniques, and furthered his interest in pituitary disease during research work under Edward Oldfield at the NIH. He then began practice at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where he has conducted a broad practice in neurosurgical oncology with an emphasis on pituitary tumors, brain tumors, and tumors associated with neurofibromatosis. His laboratory studies have focused on the role of growth factors, most importantly IGF-I, in the development of meningiomas and other intracranial tumors. He was the first surgeon to perform gene therapy for brain tumor in the western half of the US, and currently pursues work on stem cells in meningiomas, cell motility, and nanoparticles as therapeutic agents for tumors. He has published over 100 papers and book chapters and has edited three books.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor (with Tenure), Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1984 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, MD, Medicine

1978 Yale University, New Haven, CT, BA, Chemistry

Postgraduate Training

1990-1991 Chief Resident, Neurosurgery, McGill University Hospitals and Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1989-1990 Senior Assistant Resident, Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1987-1989 Medical Staff Fellow, Neurosurgery, Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological, Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD

1986-1987 Senior Assistant Resident, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1985-1986 Junior Assistant Resident, Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1984-1985 Intern, General Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

1978-1980 Research Fellow, Cardiology, Heart Research Laboratory, University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland, OR

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Director, Neuroendocrine Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006-present

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Committee Chair, Credential Committee of the Medical Staff, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009-present

Committee Chair, M. D. Anderson Physician's Network Credentials Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009-present

Committee Member, PRS, Clinical Cycle Revenue Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009-present

Honors and Awards

2006 Honored guest, Dutch Society of Neurosurgery

2003-present Best Doctors in America

1999 Feindel Lecturer, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University

1996-present Who’s Who in the South and Southwest

1991 Penfield-McNaughten Prize in Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute

1990-1991 President, Fellows’ Society, Montreal Neurological Institute

1989 First Prize, Poster Session, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting

1983-1984 Hill Scholarship, McGill University

1983 McNaughten Prize in Writing, McGill University

1981 Summer Research Fellowship, McGill University

1980-1983 Friends of McGill Scholarship, McGill University

1977 Honors Commendations, Yale University, History Department