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University Health Inaugural Stroke Symposium Registration Details
October 2, 2025
Join us for the University Health Inaugural Stroke Symposium on Saturday, October 18th (8:00 a.m.–4:10 p.m.), at the new Women’s & Children’s Hospital. As the only Comprehensive Stroke Center in San Antonio accredited by The Joint Commission, Unive …
Department Sponsors Hole for University Hospital Golf Tournament Fundraiser
September 23, 2025
The Department of Neurosurgery is proudly sponsoring hole #16 at the University Hospital Emergency Department and Human Resources’ 1st Annual Golf Tournament in support of the Live Better Campaign. If you are interested in joining the tournament, teams …
Neurosurgery Enrolls First Patient into SEAL™ IT
September 15, 2025
Team members from the Department of Neurosurgery are excited to announce that they have enrolled their first patient into SEAL™ IT. SEAL™ IT is an international clinical trial that was created to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the experimenta …
Welcome Party at Chicken N Pickle
September 4, 2025
Last Saturday, the Department of Neurosurgery hosted a welcome party at Chicken N Pickle for all our team members who recently joined us. We were excited to gather together with our friends and families to celebrate so many new additions to our team!
Join Us for Our Spine Education Course
August 13, 2025
We are excited to share the news that team members from the Department of Neurosurgery will be hosting a spine education course on August 29, 2025, from 7:00 AM – 12:30 PM at the Academic Learning and Teaching Center (ALTC), Room 3.302. The course will …
Neurovascular Team Efforts Enroll Many Patients into Imperative Trial
July 30, 2025
The Department of Neurosurgery would like to congratulate the UT Health neurovascular team on their efforts to enroll many patients into the Imperative trial, a study organized to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Zoom Reperfusion System for mech …
Justin Mascitelli, MD, Presents the Late-breaking Abstract at SNIS
July 16, 2025
Justin Mascitelli, MD, will present the following late-breaking abstract at the annual meeting of the Society of Neurolnterventional Surgery (SNIS): Core Lab And Clinical Outcome Adjudicated Results Of M2 Aspiration Thrombectomy: A Subgroup Analysis Fr …
Justin Mascitelli, MD, Authors editorial for the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
July 10, 2025
Justin Mascitelli, MD, recently authored an editorial for the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, entitled: “Minimally invasive intracerebral hematoma evacuation: a difficult road, but a bright future.” You can view the article by visiting the link …
Dr. Sayre Research Project Selected for Support by William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation
July 8, 2025
The Department of Neurosurgery is exited to share the news that the William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to UT Health San Antonio to support vital research into Alzheimer’s disease, pancreatic cancer, and childhoo …
Department Team Members Compete in Charity Softball Tournament
June 11, 2025
Residents, fellows, and faculty from the Department of Neurosurgery competed in the annual charity softball tournament sponsored by the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF), the philanthropic arm of the American Association of Neurolog …