Lola B. Chambless

Lola B. Chambless is a Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She serves as the Neurosurgery Residency Program Director and leads the clinical outcome program for the Vanderbilt Brain Tumor Center. Her work integrates multidisciplinary collaborations, including projects with the Department of Electrical Engineering on tumor morphometry.

• Education: Undergraduate from Stanford University, MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• Postgraduate Training: Neurological Surgery Residency and Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship at Vanderbilt, Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Fellowship in Sydney, Australia

Dr. Chambless specializes in minimally invasive and endoscopic surgical management of brain and skull base tumors. Her research applies advanced data science and machine learning to predict neurosurgical oncology outcomes, studies glioma growth mechanisms with cancer biologists, and develops improved neurosurgical techniques through biomedical engineering partnerships.

She holds leadership roles in medical education at Vanderbilt School of Medicine and the national Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), where she co-chairs the CNS Leadership Institute. Awards include the prestigious George S. Allen Chair in Neurological Surgery and Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (FAANS).