Neurosurgery Faculty
The Department of Neurosurgery is comprised of talented clinicians and scientists who are dedicated to exceptional patient care, teaching, and research. The department is committed to the concept of subspecialty expertise and strives to serve as role models for future generations of neurosurgeons. In addition, faculty members are engaged in research to find ways that ultimately conquer disorders of the nervous system.
Adult Neurosurgical Clinical Faculty
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- Professor and Chair, Marc J. Shapiro Endowed Chair
Professional Interests
Epilepsy surgery; Brain tumors in eloquent locations; Pituitary surgery; Endoscopic skull base surgery
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Minimally invasive spinal surgery; Complex spine surgery
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- Assistant Professor
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- Assistant Professor
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Neurosurgical critical care and neurotrauma
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Surgery for primary and metastatic brain tumors including in deep and eloquent locations; Employing advanced brain tumor surgical techniques including endoscopic surgery, awake surgery, brain mapping, and radiosurgery; Clinical trials and basic research on primary and metastatic brain tumors including lower grade glioma and glioblastoma
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs), and Acute Stroke; Moyamoya Disease and Cerebral Bypass; Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting; Dural Arterial Venous Fistulas (DAVFs) of the Brain and Spine; Bioinnovation and Medical Technology Development; Cavernous Malformations
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- Associate Professor
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Open and endoscopic surgery for malignant and benign brain tumors; Skull base primary and metastatic brain tumors; Brain tumor surgery in deep and eloquent brain regions; Surgery and genetics of meningiomas and acoustic neuroma; Molecular biology and genetics of brain tumors; Meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, glioblastomas
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Complex Spine surgery, minimally invasive surgery for adult degenerative and traumatic spine conditions
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
with special interest in minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of degenerative and traumatic spinal conditions
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- Professor
Professional Interests
Cerebral vascular flow; Brain injury; Imaging and biomarkers; Neurosurgical critical care and neurotrauma
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- Associate Professor, Vice-Chair of Clinical Research
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Neuroendoscopy; Pituitary surgery; Skull base surgery
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Functional neurosurgery and surgical management of pain; Neuroablative techniques for cancer pain management; Neuromodulation for chronic pain; Deep brain stimulation and motor cortex stimulation
Pediatric Neurosurgical Clinical Faculty
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- Professor
Professional Interests
Pediatric Neurosurgery; Epilepsy Surgery; Brain tumor surgery
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- Assistant Professor
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Pediatric epilepsy; Functional neurosurgery
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- Assistant Professor
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery; Pediatric Cerebrovascular Surgery; Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery; Health Policy; Healthcare Economics; Big data analytics, population health
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Pediatric neurosurgery; Clinical research outcomes
Research Faculty
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- Professor, Vice Chair of Basic Research
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- Assistant Professor
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Apoptosis and DNA damage; FRET probes, molecular machines
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Human Cognitive & Clinical Neurophysiology / Neuromodulation; Memory & Perception
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Spinal biomechanics
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- Assistant Professor
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- Instructor
Professional Interests
Pharmacological basis of brain injury
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Clinical outcomes; Healthcare economics in neurosurgery
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- Assistant Professor
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- Associate Professor
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Neuronal injury and cellular stress signaling pathways; Axon regeneration; Neurodegeneration; CNS trauma, including spinal cord and optic nerve injuries
Joint Faculty
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- Ernst W. Bertner Chair/Professor
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Interventional Neuroradiology; Interventional Radiology; Brain Aneurysms; Brain Arterial Venous Malformations
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- Professor
Professional Interests
Glial cell development and disease
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Optic nerve disorders
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Environmental health, epidemiology, asthma, lead poisoning, geospatial modeling, healthy communities
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- Assistant Professor
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- Associate Professor
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- Professor
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- Assistant Professor
Professional Interests
Neuro-oncology; Primary brain tumors; Paraneoplastic syndromes; Leptomeningeal disease; Brain metastasis; Clinical trials for primary brain tumors; Venous thromboembolism in malignant brain tumors
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- Professor of Surgery
Professional Interests
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- Associate Professor and Chief
Professional Interests
Carpal Tunnel Release; Hand surgery; Complex burn reconstruction; Aesthetic surgery; Lower extremity surgery; Breast Reconstruction; Facial Plastic surgery; Facial Reconstruction; Laser Resurfacing
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- Associate Professor
Professional Interests
Pituitary Disorders; Acromegaly; Cushing’s Syndrome; Prolactinomas; Hypopituitarism
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- Assistant Professor and Dorothy L. McGee Endowed Chair
Professional Interests
Hearing Loss; Tumors of the ear, temporal bone and skull base such as acoustic neuromas/vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas and carcinomas; Cochlear implantation; Cholesteatoma and chronic ear disease; Temporal brain hernias and cerebrospinal fluid leaks; Facial nerve disorders; Otosclerosis; Superior semicircular canal dehiscence; Balance disorders; Endoscopic ear surgery (EES)
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- Associate Professor and Director, The Sinus Center at BCM
Professional Interests
Advanced Endoscopic Sinus Surgery; Sinusitis: Medical and surgical management; Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery: Pituitary Tumor Surgery, Sinonasal Masses/Cancer, CSF (Brain fluid) leak; Allergic disorders: Allergy testing and treatment; Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Complex surgical management
Adjunct Faculty
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- Professor
Professional Interests
Primary and metastatic brain tumors; Enhanced accessibility and safety of brain tumor surgery; Neurosurgical education
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- Professor
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- Assistant Professor
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- Professor
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- Professor
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- Associate Professor
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- Professor
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- Professor
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- Associate Professor and Residency Program Director
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- Assistant Professor
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- Professor
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- Professor
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- Associate Professor
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- Clinical Assistant Professor
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- Professor