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Department Team Members Author New Publication
January 10, 2024
Drs. Gaub, Leary, Birnbaum, Al-Saiegh, and Mascitelli have authored a new publication, entitled: “Double microcatheter reduction using partially deployed Atlas stents in treating a large dysplastic MCA bifurcation aneurysm with Y stent assisted coiling.” You can view the article by visiting the link below: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38171604/
Department of Neurosurgery Opens Fund in Memory of Founding Chair, David F. Jimenez, MD
August 1, 2023
The Department of Neurosurgery is sad to share the news that David F. Jimenez, MD, Founding Chair for the Department of Neurosurgery, Long School of Medicine, and internationally renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon, passed away at his home in El Paso, Texas on May 25th, 2023. Dr. Jimenez was a pioneer in minimally invasive cranial surgery, especially endoscopic […]
Graduation News – Geoffrey Peitz, MD, and Sam Tavakoli, MD
June 16, 2023
The Department of Neurosurgery is excited to announce that Geoffrey Peitz, MD, and Sam Tavakoli, MD, will be graduating from our residency program tomorrow, Saturday June 17th. We are proud to have worked with these fine physicians for the past seven years and wish them both the very best as they begin this next chapter […]
Dr. Smerin to Present Award-Winning Study at 2023 AANS Meeting
April 21, 2023
Congratulations to Daniel Smerin, MD, Molly Farrell, DO, Margaret Moran, MD, Carlos Garcia, MD, and David Momtaz, MS3! Under the mentorship of Ali Seifi, MD, FACP, FNCS, FCCM, Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurocritical Care, their study, “Association of Traumatic Brain Injury and Seizure development in the United States, during 2016-2020 a Cross-Sectional Study,” was selected […]
IIMS/CTSA Accepts Pilot Project Proposal from Victoria Fischer, MD
March 23, 2023
The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to announce that Victoria Fischer, MD, has had her pilot project proposal accepted for support by the UT Health San Antonio Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science / Clinical & Translational Science Award (IIMS/CTSA). The project will explore the mechanism underlying the efficacy of sympathetic ganglion block on […]
Department of Neurosurgery Announces 2023 – 2024 Interns
March 17, 2023
The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to announce the names of the new interns who will be joining our residency program: Aylin Padir, MD, and Christian Kaculini, MD. Dr. Padir comes to us from SUNY Medical University and Dr. Kaculini is a graduate of UT Health San Antonio. We welcome these new interns to our […]
Thank a Resident Day 2023
February 24, 2023
Team members from the Department of Neurosurgery’s Neuro ICU celebrated Thank a Resident Day by gathering for this group photo. Thank a Resident Day was instituted by the Gold Humanism Honor Society to recognize resident physicians and their contributions to healthcare. We are grateful to all our residents for their dedication and hard work. Thank […]
Dr. Smerin Wins Natus Resident/ Fellow Award for Neurotrauma
January 30, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Smerin on his recent reception of the Natus Resident/ Fellow Award for Neurotrauma! In April, Dr. Smerin will present his winning abstract at the 2023 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles. You can read his abstract by visiting this link.
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/
SNIS 2022 – Dr. Webb Presents Abstract for Predicators of Failed Thrombectomy in Large Vessel Occlusion
July 27, 2022
Tomorrow, July 28th, Matthew Webb, MD, will be presenting an abstract discussing “Predicators of Failed Thrombectomy in Large Vessel Occlusion” at the 19th annual meeting of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) in Toronto.