Research
Dr. Mesfin Invited to Write Article for COJ Robotics & Artificial Intelligence
August 9, 2024
The Department of Neurosurgery is excited to share the news that Fassil Mesfin, MD, has written an article for COJ Robotics & Artificial Intelligence. You can view the article by visiting the link below. https://crimsonpublishers.com/cojra/article-in-press.php
Dr. Anqi Luo Awarded Texas Neurology Society Grant
July 17, 2024
The Department of Neurosurgery is excited to announce that our CNS endovascular fellow, Dr. Anqi Luo, was awarded the Texas Neurology Society Grant to support our ongoing multicenter registry of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Congratulations to Dr. Luo on this outstanding achievement!
Meng Wang Awarded Position on Training Grant
June 28, 2024
The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to announce that our MD/PhD student, Meng Wang, has been awarded a position on the competitive STAND T32 training grant. Meng’s doctoral project involves testing how LRP1, aging, and TBI influence astrocyte reactivity and the development of neurodegenerative disease. Congratulations to Meng for her hard work and success attaining […]
Dr. Mascitelli Coauthors New Article about Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion
May 2, 2024
Justin Mascitelli, MD, recently coauthored a new article, entitled: “Focused update to guidelines for endovascular therapy for emergent large vessel occlusion: basilar artery occlusion patients.” You can view the article by visiting the link below: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38670791/
Dr. Mascitelli Publishes Editorial about Management of Wide-Neck Aneurysms
April 25, 2024
Justin Mascitelli, MD, recently authored a new editorial, entitled: “Management of wide-neck aneurysms in 2024: how does one make the best treatment decision when there are so many good options?” You can view the article by visiting the link below: https://jnis.bmj.com/content/16/5/433
Department Team Members Coauthor New Publication
January 25, 2024
Medical student Sarath Pathuri, Drs. Johnson, Webb, Al-Saiegh, Morton, Birnbaum, and Mascitelli have coauthored a new publication, entitled: “Development of the Circle of Willis Score (COWS) to help guide decision making during acute tandem occlusion treatment: Preliminary analysis.” You can view the article by visiting the link below: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38244414/
Department Team Members Coauthor New Publication
January 24, 2024
Medical student Sarath Pathuri, resident William Johnson, MD, and Justin Mascitelli, MD, have coauthored a new publication, entitled: “Treatment of intraorbital arteriovenous fistulas with direct puncture: a case series and review of treatments since 1978.” You can view the article by visiting the link below: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38238007/
Dr. Burma’s Research Featured in Local News Reporting
October 24, 2023
The Department of Neurosurgery is excited to report that Sandeep Burma, PhD, in conjunction with other researchers at the Mays Cancer Center, has published important work pinpointing the molecular mechanisms by which BRCA1 gene mutations cause cancer in women. Their groundbreaking work has been covered by UT Health, Newswise, News 4 San Antonio, and Spectrum […]
Congratulations to Kristi Dietert, PhD!
October 23, 2023
The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to share the news that Kristi Dietert, a UT Health graduate research assistant working in the lab of Dr. Naomi Sayre, recently presented her dissertation and completed her PhD program in Integrated Biomedical Science within the Cell Biology, Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms discipline. Her dissertation focused on the role […]
Naomi Sayre, PhD, Awarded R01 Grant from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
August 23, 2023
The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to announce that Naomi Sayre, PhD, has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for her research project, entitled: “LRP1 as a novel regulator of CXCR4 in adult neural stem cells and post-stroke response.” Over the next five years, this 1.2 million […]