Viviane Tabar, MD, is a neurosurgeon-scientist and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Her clinical expertise focuses on brain tumor surgery, including complex gliomas, meningiomas, and skull base tumors. Her research lab explores stem cells for brain repair and tumor modeling. Key projects include using human pluripotent stem cells to model pediatric gliomas and developing therapies for radiation-induced brain injury. She leads collaborations with the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Brain Tumor Center at SKI. Her lab’s work aims to advance cell-based therapies for Parkinson’s disease and identify novel treatments for brain tumors like diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Education: MD from the American University of Beirut. Affiliations: Memorial Hospital Research Laboratories, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Center for Cell Engineering, Center for Stem Cell Biology, Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School. She also holds leadership roles in translational research initiatives, including NYSTEM consortium grants. Labs/Teams: The Viviane Tabar Lab collaborates with the Allis Lab, Studer Lab, and Soulet Lab. Current projects include drug screening for epigenetic therapies targeting histone mutations in tumors and optimizing stem cell-derived dopamine neurons for clinical trials.








