Dr. Tsvankin considers himself an honorary Colorado native – after immigrating to the United States as a child, he grew up in Lakewood, earned his undergraduate degree in molecular biology from CU Boulder, and met his wife at the CU School of Medicine in Denver, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed his neurosurgical residency at Duke University Hospital in North Carolina, as well as a fellowship in surgical neuro-oncology at Duke’s world- renowned Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. He now serves as the Director of Neurosurgical Oncology at the Colorado Brain and Spine Institute. 

Though Dr. Tsvankin trained in the full spectrum of brain and spine surgery, his passion is caring for patients with brain tumors. His expertise focuses on complex and eloquent tumor resection, awake craniotomy and brain mapping, keyhole and minimally-invasive resection techniques, laser interstitial thermal therapy, and radiosurgery. He has published extensively, and serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for the Journal of Neurosurgery and Journal of Neuro-Oncology.

Outside the hospital, Dr. Tsvankin enjoys spending time with his wife Kristen and doting on his two-year-old daughter Louisa, as well as hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, and powerlifting.