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FemaleAbout Lilyana Angelov
Title
Director, Gamma Knife Center
Biography
Lilyana Angelov, MD, is a Neurosurgeon who is board-certified in both the United States and Canada. She is the Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Gamma Knife Center, Director of the Neurosurgical Oncology and Radiosurgery Fellowship Programs, Head, Section of Spinal Tumors and Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Outside of the Cleveland Clinic, she is Vice President of the World Spinal Column Society and serves on the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Executive Committee.
Dr. Angelov has a multifaceted clinical practice and research interests which focus on the surgical treatment of patients with brain tumors such as metastatic brain tumors, primary (malignant and benign) brain tumors as well as cares for patients with malignant and benign spine tumors utilizing spine radiosurgery. Indeed, an important focus of her work is the development of a spine radiosurgery program that she founded at the Cleveland Clinic in 2006. This was the first clinical program of its kind in Ohio and among one of the earliest such programs in all of the United States and this very active clinical program that is now recognized globally.
Dr. Angelov serves as a Course Director for the Gamma Knife CME training course as well the Annual International Symposium on Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery and coordinates the three yearly Neurosurgery Visiting Professorships. She also directly mentors numerous fellows, residents and medical students and has over 100 peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Angelov received her Medical degree and completed her Neurosurgical Residency at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Subsequently, she completed a fellowship at St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto, Canada) in Neurosurgical Trauma as well as a Neurosurgical Oncology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. She has been a member of the Cleveland Clinic Staff since 2003.
The following articles related to Dr. Angelov may be of interest to patients:
- Management of Lung Cancer Brain Metastases: An Update
- Case Study Spotlights Pioneering Use of Staged Radiosurgery for Previously Untreatable Brain Metastases
- Pioneering Staged Gamma Knife Therapy for Large Brain Metastases
- 2-Staged Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Large Brain Metastases: More Support from Largest Series Yet
- Gamma Knife for Brain Tumors: Latest Developments and What’s on the Horizon
- Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Symptomatic Vertebral Hemangiomas With Epidural Extension
- Predicting Response to Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Recurrent Glioblastoma
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Education & Board Certifications
Education
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, 2003
- Fellowship: Saint Michael's Hospital, 2002
- Medical Education: University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, 1992
- Undergraduate: University of Toronto, 1987
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery: American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2007
- Neurological Surgery: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2001
Awards
- 2008 Robert Ginsberg Surgical Oncology Award, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)
- Top Docs in America, Cleveland Magazine, 2007
- Outstanding Presentation Award at Neurosurgery Science Management Meeting, New Orleans, La.; October 2000
- 1999 McKenzie Award for Basic Neuroscience Research awarded by the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences; June 1999
- Thomas P. Morley Neurosurgery First Prize; February 1999
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons Research Fellowship, 2 years; July 1997
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) Canada Post-MD Research Fellowship, 3 years; July 1997
Professional Memberships
Innovations & Patents
- Spine Radiosurgery at Cleveland Clinic
Research & Publications
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As of 2026-01-15, Dr. Angelov has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing.
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Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
57 ratings, 8 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/3/2026
Dr. Angelov is very warm and comforting. She is very personable; made me feel like I had known her forever, as opposed to our first meeting. Thoroughly discussed the problem and presented options as to the best treatment. Really made me feel confident in her knowledge and comfortable in our final decision.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/11/2026
Dr. Angelov did an extremely good job of explaining the process and in answering questions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/5/2026
Dr Angelov spent an adequate amount of time with me, answered all of my questions, spoke clearly, and explained everything thoroughly so that I could understand. From what I could tell after our initial encounter, she is confident in what she does and therefore I have confidence in the care she will provide for me.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/23/2026
Dr. Angelov makes a scary situations much better by her kind and caring way.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/4/2025
Once again I was very fortunate to have Dr Angelov as my doctor. The best at the clinic
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/6/2025
Never felt rushed or pressured. The doctors are very patient and answered all of my questions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/6/2025
Dr. Angelov was perfect.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/30/2025
Dr. Angelov is awesome! She was very observant, caring, informative, and supportive. She encouraged questions and discussion. I'm SO happy I've come to see her.