Welcome, Cerise Cisneros and Nicole Wisniewski!
August 23, 2022
The Department of Neurosurgery is happy to announce that Cerise Cisneros and Nicole Wisniewski have joined our research team. Cerise (right) and Nicole (left) are research assistants who will work on clinical trials and registries. Cerise is a 2021 graduate of St. Mary’s University. Nicole is a 2022 graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Department Unveils New Study Evaluating CerebroFlo® EVD Catheter
August 19, 2022
The Department of Neurosurgery is rolling out a new nationwide study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the CerebroFlo® EVD catheter during the treatment of intraventricular hemorrhage. Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, is serving as the study’s principal investigator. Our research team members recently enrolled their first and second subjects. They are hoping to […]
2022 Virtual Residency Diversity Fair
August 18, 2022
The Department of Neurosurgery will be participating in a live interactive residency fair taking place on Wednesday, August 31st, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. You can register for this event by visiting the link below. Registration ends August 29th at 5:00 PM CST. https://uthscsa-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ntrUAF5MQhyxsyL7yuRzzg
Welcome, Dr. Martinez!
August 16, 2022
Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, and all our team members would like to welcome Paola Martinez, MD, to the Department of Neurosurgery. Yesterday was her first day as a faculty member on our Neurocritical Care team. When you get a chance to meet Dr. Martinez, please make sure to greet her and make her feel […]
New Article Published in Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
August 3, 2022
Faculty and residents from the Department of Neurosurgery recently published an article in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience demonstrating that most ruptured aneurysms are small and have low rupture risk scores. The article’s co-authors include Lee Birnbaum, MD, Justin Mascitelli, MD, Pavel Rodriguez, MD, Victoria Fischer, MD, and Matthew Webb, MD. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35878541/