Residents

PowerPoint Slide of our three new residents.

2021-2022 Residency Applicant Matches

March 19, 2021

The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to announce the 2021-2022 Match applicants who will be joining our residency team this July: Molly Farrell, D.O., Daniel Smerin, M.D., and Alexander Villahermosa, M.D. When you get the chance to meet them, please make sure to introduce yourself to these fine physicians and welcome them to our community.



Department of Neurosurgery Team Members Publish Case Report Describing Surgical Management of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula

July 16, 2020

Jean-Louis Caron, M.D., FRCS(c), FACS, Justin Mascitelli, M.D., Tyler Patterson, M.D., Matthew Webb, M.D., and David Wallace, M.D., recently published a case report in World Neurosurgery entitled: “Suboccipital, Supracerebellar, Infratentorial Approach for Microsurgical Clipping of a Ruptured Tentorial, Straight Sinus Type Dural Arteriovenous Fistula.” Because the surgical management of dural arteriovenous fistulas has become relatively […]



Graduation 2020: Celebrating David Wallace, M.D.

June 19, 2020

This Saturday, June 20th, the Department of Neurosurgery will celebrate the graduation of David Wallace, M.D., from our residency program. With his keen insight, hard work, and wonderful sense of humor, Dr. Wallace has made many important contributions to our program that are sure to be long-lasting. Although we are sad to see him go, […]



Residents stand together to pose for a picture for Thank a Resident Day 2020.

Thank a Resident Day (2020)

March 2, 2020

Fourth year medical students from the Gold Humanism Honor Society at UT Health San Antonio celebrated “Thank A Resident Day” this past Friday (February 28, 2020). These medical students traveled to different departments delivering gift bags, doughnuts, snacks, and drinks. They definitely brought a smile to the faces of our hardworking residents!



Cadaver Lab

November 27, 2019

In our most recent cadaver lab, residents learned how to perform a minimally invasive spine fusion technique called an XLIF (Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion) by NuVasive. The residents are using the ORBEYE, a high definition 3D exoscope that aids surgeons in microsurgical technique.


Participants work in the cadaver lab.

Cadaver Lab

November 4, 2019

Our residents recently explored various surgical approaches to the third ventricle during a cadaver lab. Dr. John Floyd, chairman, highlighted interhemispheric approaches, including transcallosal, transforaminal, and interfornicial nuances. The residents were able to practice these techniques in our lab with cadavers provided by Stryker.



Drs. Grant Booher,, Ian McDougall, and Vaibhav Patel pose for their group graduation photo.

Graduation 2019

July 10, 2019

The Department of Neurosurgery recently celebrated the graduation of Grant Booher, M.D., Ian McDougall, M.D., and Vaibhav Patel, M.D. During the ceremony, our faculty and staff had the opportunity to recognize the contributions these graduates made to our department during their residency. We wish them the very best in all their future endeavors!  



Dr. Derek Samples smiling for his staff photo.

Resident Paper Competition Success

June 27, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Clay Samples for his success earlier this month at the annual meeting of the J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society. Dr. Samples won third place in the Resident Paper Competition for his article entitled “Role of Follow-up CT Scans in the Management of Traumatic Pediatric Epidural Hematomas.”



Screenshot of the 2019 Resident Wellness newsletter featuring the residents from the Department of Neurosurgery.

Resident Wellness Newsletter

June 5, 2019

Graduate Medical Education periodically publishes a newsletter with helpful articles, tips, and resources compiled together to promote resident wellness. The most recent edition of their newsletter featured the Department of Neurosurgery’s residency program with an article written by Drs. David Wallace and Alexander Papanastassiou. You can read the newsletter and learn more about resident wellness […]