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Sylvia Kurz, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology
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Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuro-Oncology

Co-Director, Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center

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Yale Cancer Center

15 York Street, LLCI 920, PO Box 208028

New Haven, CT 06520-8028

United States

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About

Sylvia Kurz, MD, PhD, has been named an Associate Professor of Neurology (Neuro-Oncology) and is dedicated to the care of patients with neuro-oncological disorders as part of the Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.

Titles

Associate Professor of Neurology

Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuro-Oncology; Co-Director, Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center

Biography

Sylvia Kurz, MD, PhD, has been named an Associate Professor of Neurology (Neuro-Oncology) and Co-Director of the Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Kurz is an internationally acclaimed neuro-oncologist and received both her MD and PhD at Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversity in Munich, Germany. She then completed a residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center followed by a fellowship in Neuro-Oncology and Immuno-Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital. She was an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Neurology and Interim Director of the Neuro-Oncology Program at Perlmutter Cancer Center prior to returning to Germany where she was a Neuro-Oncologist at the Institute for Neurology and Interdisciplinary Neuro-Oncology at the University Hospital Tübingen before joining Yale.

Last Updated on January 12, 2026.

Appointments

  • Neurology

    Associate Professor on Term
    Primary
    Neurology

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Education & Training

Clinical Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (2017)
Research Fellow
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School (2016)
Resident
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University (2014)
PhD
Max-Planck-Institute for Neurobiology and Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Molecular Medicine
Intern
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University (2011)
MD
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, School of Medicine

Clinical Care

As a passionate clinician, Dr. Kurz has vast experience with the full spectrum of neuro-oncological disorders and cares for patients with primary and secondary tumors affecting the central nervous system and neurological complications of cancer and cancer therapies. This includes patients with glioblastoma, glioma, meningioma, primary CNS lymphoma, metastases to the brain and meninges.

Overview

Sylvia Kurz, MD, PhD, specializes in neuro-oncology and provides care for patients with brain tumors as part of the Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.

An associate professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Kurz's research focuses on developing new therapies and improving existing treatment protocols for brain tumors.

Dr. Kurz earned her medical and doctoral degrees from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Germany. She completed her residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and a fellowship in neuro-oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Clinical Specialties

Neuro-Oncology

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Board Certifications

  • Neuro-Oncology

    Certification Organization
    United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
    Latest Certification Date
    2024
    Original Certification Date
    2014

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Research

As a clinical investigator, Dr. Kurz is focused on developing more effective treatment options for patients with intracranial tumors, in particular high-grade gliomas and progressive, therapy-resistant meningiomas. She has served as principal investigator and co-investigator on numerous investigator-initiated, cooperative group and industry-sponsored clinical studies.

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Mailing Address

Yale Cancer Center

15 York Street, LLCI 920, PO Box 208028

New Haven, CT 06520-8028

United States

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Locations

  • Lippard Laboratory of Clinical Investigation (LLCI)

    Academic Office

    15 York Street, Fl 9, Ste 920, Rm 920E

    New Haven, CT 06510

    Business Office

    203.737.7084
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