Dr. Walter C. Jean is Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Skull Base Surgery at George Washington University. A native of Hong Kong, he is a graduate of Princeton University and Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Jean completed neurosurgical residency at the University of Minnesota and fellowship training in Skull Base Surgery at the University of Cincinnati.
Prior to joining George Washington University, Dr. Jean was Program Director of the neurosurgical residency at Georgetown University and oversaw the doubling in size of that program. With a global reputation as an energetic lecturer and passionate teacher of neurosurgery, Dr. Jean is a much sought-after speaker at international conferences from Beijing to Rio de Janeiro, and serves as reviewer for many high-impact journals such as the Journal of Neuro-Oncology, World Neurosurgery, and Operative Neurosurgery.
Dr. Jean is the creator of “Skull Base Surgery: Strategies,” a textbook published by Thieme in 2019, aimed at guiding trainees through the complex concepts of skull base anatomical nuances and approaches. He is also the co-founder of Global BrainSurgery Initiative, an organization that promotes neurosurgical education throughout Low-to-Middle-Income countries around the world. An active member of the member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Dr. Jean is the course director of the webinar series “Surgeon’s Log 2020,” produced by the North American Skull Base Society.
Dr. Jean lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife Maria and their two indefatigable boys, Sebastian and Adrian. While fatherhood has forced him to retire from being a soccer player and semi-professional singer, it has enhanced his love for Italian wine.