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2026 AANS Awards- Michael Gaub, MD
April 30, 2026
Michael Gaub, MD, will be attending the upcoming AANS Annual Scientific Meeting to accept the Cerebrovascular Section Best Clinical Scientific Paper Abstract Award Resident/Fellow. Congratulations to Dr. Gaub and his coauthors, Kurt Shaffer, MD, and Justin Mascitelli, MD, for their winning abstract entitled: “Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass for Carotid Steno-Occlusive […]
2026 AANS Presenters – Varun Patamalla
April 29, 2026
Varun Patamalla, a student from the lab of Sandeep Burma, PhD, will be attending the upcoming AANS Annual Scientific Meeting to share his presentation entitled: “Radiation-induced senescence as a driver of glioblastoma recurrence.” Session Date: 05/03/26 Session Title: Top Scoring Scientific Abstracts Session Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM See attached flyer for the complete […]
2026 AANS Presenters – Michael Gaub, MD
April 28, 2026
Michael Gaub, MD, will be attending the upcoming AANS Annual Scientific Meeting to share his presentation entitled: “Perfusion-Bypass Recipient Mismatch Predisposes to Perioperative Ischemic Stroke in STA-MCA Bypass for Symptomatic Atherosclerotic Carotid Occlusive Disease: A Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis.” Session Date: Sunday, 05/03 Session Title: Paper Posters: CV Session Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM See attached flyer for the […]
2026 AANS Presenters – Justin Mascitelli, MD
April 27, 2026
Justin Mascitelli, MD, will be attending the upcoming AANS Annual Scientific Meeting to share his presentation entitled: “Growing an Open Practice in the Endovascular Era.” Session Date: Saturday, 05/02 Session Title: The Hybrid Surgeon Session Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM See attached flyer for the complete schedule of our department’s activities.
2026 AANS Presenters – Kurt Shaffer, MD
April 27, 2026
Kurt Shaffer, MD, will be attending the upcoming AANS Annual Scientific Meeting (05/01 – 05/03) to share his presentation entitled: “Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass for Carotid Steno-Occlusive Disease in the Post-COSS Era: Recent Experience from 8 High-Volume Centers.” Session Date: Saturday, 05/02 Session Title: Microsurgery: Crafting the Future Session Time: […]
Cranial Remolding Program Represented at Latin American Heads Summit in Brazil
April 27, 2026
Darren J. Poidevin, CLPO, Clinical Director, recently returned from the inaugural Latin American Heads Summit in Brazil, where he represented the UT Health Cranial Remolding Program. The summit brought together more than 200 providers, including neurosurgeons, craniofacial surgeons, pediatricians, dentists, and physical therapists. As a core part of this multidisciplinary group, our presentations highlighted cranial […]
2026 AANS Presenters – Justin Mascitelli, MD
April 23, 2026
Justin Mascitelli, MD, will be attending the upcoming AANS Annual Scientific Meeting to share his presentation entitled: “Preliminary Analysis from the Endovascular Therapy Versus Microsurgical Clipping of Ruptured Wide Neck Aneurysms 2 (EVERRUN-2) Registry.” Session Date: Saturday, 05/02 Session Title: Rapid Fire: CV Session Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM See attached flyer for the […]
2026 AANS Presenters – Hailey Mullican, JD
April 22, 2026
Hailey Mullican, JD, Vice President for Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at UT San Antonio, will be speaking at the upcoming AANS Annual Scientific Meeting as the 2026 Louise Eisenhardt Lecturer. Session Date: Saturday, 05/02 Session Title: Plenary II Time: 10:31 AM – 10:43 AM See attached flyer for the complete schedule of our […]
2026 AANS Presenters – Izabela Tarasiewicz, MD
April 21, 2026
Izabela Tarasiewicz, MD, will be attending the upcoming AANS Annual Scientific Meeting to share her presentation entitled: “Avoiding Long-Term Complications and Unnecessary Surgeries: A Review of Current Shunt / Hydrocephalus Literature and Recommendations.” Session Date: Saturday, 05/02 Location: AANS Exhibit Hall, Neuro Spotlight (Booth #729) Time: 8:05AM – 8:25AM See attached flyer for the complete […]
ADAPT 2.0 Study Initiated
April 20, 2026
The Department of Neurosurgery is excited to share the news that the ADAPT 2.0 study has been initiated. Justin Mascitelli, MD, serves as the National Principal Investigator for this multi-center effort. The study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and clinical outcomes of the ADAPT 2.0 technique to treat patients with acute ischemic stroke. […]