Troy D. Payner, MD

Dr. Troy Payner earned his undergraduate degree from the Ohio State University and his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurological Surgery at the University of Cincinnati and a fellowship under the direction and mentorship of Dr. John Tew in vascular and skull base neurosurgery.
While most neurosurgeons perform spine surgery, Dr. Payner’s practice is exclusively focused on brain disorders. In the area of neuro-oncology, he specializes in cranial base tumors, including pituitary tumors, meningiomas, schwannomas, craniopharyngiomas and chordomas.  He also treats benign and malignant tumors within the brain, not involving the skull base. His expertise also includes cerebrovascular disorders such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), cavernomas, and carotid artery disease. Dr Payner has also developed an expertise in the various surgical treatments of patients with trigeminal neuralgia.

Dr. Payner has published many papers on topics related to the treatment of brain tumors and vascular disorders. He has been a teacher of medical students and residents for many years. Dr. Payner has also been the director of a skull base and vascular fellowship for the past fourteen years. He has given lectures at many national and international neurosurgery meetings.

Dr. Payner became the president of Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group in 2005 and orchestrated its merger to create Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine—one of the nation’s largest independent neurosurgical groups and a model for the integration of clinical practice with academic medicine—in 2010. Dr. Payner served as Goodman Campbell’s first president until 2015 and remains on its board of directors.

Dr. Payner is married to Dr. Cara Peggs who practices anesthesia and they are the parents of Julius Payner.