Clinical Faculty
Raymond Sawaya, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Faculty members in the Department of Neurosurgery are listed below according to faculty appointment and area of special interest. Faculty members may be contacted by calling the main departmental number, 713-798-4696.
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Adult Neurosurgery
Shankar P. Gopinath, M.D.,
Assistant Professor
Special Interests: Neurotrauma
Hatem S. Megahed, M.D.,*
Assistant Professor
Special Interests: Brain and spinal tumors; aneurysms; microlaminectomy
Daniel Yoshor, M.D.,*
Assistant Professor
Special Interests: Brain Tumors in Eloquent Locations, Epilepsy Surery,
Acoustic Neruomas, Pituitary Adenoma, Maningioma, Glioma, Vascular Malformations,
Cervical Spine Surgery
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Youssef Comair, M.D.
P. Roc Chen, M.D.
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Pediatric Neurosurgery
Robert C. Dauser, M.D.,
Associate Professor; Chief—Texas Children’s Hospital Neurosurgical
Service
Special Interests: Brain tumors; hydrocephalus; pediatric neuro-oncology;
moyamoya disease, cranial defect
Thomas G. Luerssen, M.D., FACS, FAAP,
Professor; Chief of Service, Texas Children’s Hospital
Special Interests: Brain tumors; hydrocephalus; pediatric neuro-oncology;
moyamoya disease, cranial defect
Hatem S. Megahed, M.D.,*
Assistant Professor
Special Interests: Brain and spinal tumors; aneurysms; microlaminectomy
*Indicates physician also practices adult neurosurgery.
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Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Claudia S. Robertson, M.D.,
Professor; Director - The Center for Neurosurgical Intensive Care at Ben
Taub General Hospital
Special Interests: Neurosurgical intensive care; physiological disturbances
after head injury
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Neuropsychology
Harvey S. Levin, Ph.D.,
Professor
Special Interests: Neuropsychological changes in epilepsy and Parkinson's
disease; cognitive changes associated with surgical interventions for
epilepsy and Parkinson's disease; functional neuroimaging