Overview
Amol Ghia is a Radiation Oncologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ghia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangiopericytoma. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Astrocytoma, Laminectomy, and Vertebroplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 111 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hemangiopericytoma.
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Locations
1840 Old Spanish Trl, Houston, TX 77054
2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Univ Of Tx M D Ande Life, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
BCM Neurosurgery
Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon in Houston, Texas. After completing his bachelor’s degree in Physics and Astronomy at Harvard University, Dr. Sheth earned both his medical degree and PhD from the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Sheth then completed his residency and Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. As a clinician, Dr. Sheth treats patients with disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He uses a combination of time-tested techniques and new minimally invasive approaches, including deep brain stimulation (DBS), laser therapy, robot-guided surgery, radiosurgery, and other neurosurgical procedures. As a researcher at Baylor College of Medicine, he develops novel therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders and studies the neurophysiological basis of how the human brain makes complex decisions. Recently, Dr. Sheth and his collaborators received an $8.5 million NIH grant to better understand the neurocircuitry of depression. Their study will look at possible causes for treatment-resistant depression and how physicians could use deep brain stimulation to treat this devastating illness. Conditions treated include Deep Brain stimulation for movement disorders and Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy. Dr. Sheth is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangiopericytoma. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.
MD Anderson
Ian Mccutcheon is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Surgical Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Mccutcheon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangiopericytoma. His top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor, Pituitary Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
MD Anderson
Yan Li is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Li is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangiopericytoma. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hemangioma, Cerebral Cavernous Malformation, Endoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Li is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- AstrocytomaDr. Ghia isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Ghia isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- EpendymomaDr. Ghia isDistinguished. Learn about Ependymoma.
- GlioblastomaDr. Ghia isDistinguished. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- Metastatic Brain TumorDr. Ghia isDistinguished. Learn about Metastatic Brain Tumor.
- Posterior Fossa TumorDr. Ghia isDistinguished. Learn about Posterior Fossa Tumor.
- Advanced
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Brain TumorDr. Ghia isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- ChordomaDr. Ghia isAdvanced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- Fractured SpineDr. Ghia isAdvanced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- GliomaDr. Ghia isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Ghia isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Ghia isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Adrenal CancerDr. Ghia isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Ghia isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Ghia isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
