Overview
Nisha Giridharan is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Giridharan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangiopericytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Hemangiopericytoma, Seizures, Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Stent Placement.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 24 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Hemangiopericytoma.
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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.
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
Amol Ghia is a Radiation Oncologist and a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ghia is rated as a Distinguished 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.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Deep Brain StimulationDr. Giridharan isAdvanced. Learn about Deep Brain Stimulation.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Giridharan isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Aplasia Cutis CongenitaDr. Giridharan isExperienced. Learn about Aplasia Cutis Congenita.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Giridharan isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Giridharan isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Clouston SyndromeDr. Giridharan isExperienced. Learn about Clouston Syndrome.
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Giridharan isExperienced. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
