Overview
Dr. Alexander Ropper is an Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and the Director of Spinal Neurosurgery at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. Dr. Ropper’s clinical interests include minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, adult spinal deformity, scoliosis surgery, artificial disc replacement, spine tumor surgery, and spinal surgery.Dr. Ropper received a B.A. in Neuroscience and Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his Internship at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and his Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston. He also held a Clinical Fellowship in Complex Spine Surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.Dr. Ropper has received numerous awards and professional accolades, and was included in SpineLine's Top 20 Under 40 in 2019, presented by the North American Spine Society to showcase bright, young physicians under the age of 40.Conditions treated include minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spine surgery, adult spinal deformity, artificial disc replacement, and spine tumor surgery.
Dr. Ropper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Ventricle Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Laminectomy, and Bone Graft.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 100 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Cerebral Ventricle Cancer.
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Locations
7200 Cambridge St., 9th Floor, Suite 9 B, 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.
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Aaron Mohanty is a Neurosurgery provider in Lake Jackson, Texas. Dr. Mohanty is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Ventricle Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Choroid Plexus Cyst, Metopic Ridge, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.
MD Anderson
Sujit Prabhu is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Surgical Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Prabhu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Ventricle Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
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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 Cerebral Ventricle Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor, Pituitary Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Bone GraftDr. Ropper isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Graft.
- LaminectomyDr. Ropper isDistinguished. Learn about Laminectomy.
- ScoliosisDr. Ropper isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Ropper isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- Advanced
- CraniectomyDr. Ropper isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- Fractured SpineDr. Ropper isAdvanced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- Frontonasal Dysplasia Klippel Feil Syndrome
- Klippel-Feil SyndromeDr. Ropper isAdvanced. Learn about Klippel-Feil Syndrome.
- KyphosisDr. Ropper isAdvanced. Learn about Kyphosis.
- MeningoceleDr. Ropper isAdvanced. Learn about Meningocele.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Ropper isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- AstrocytomaDr. Ropper isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Ropper isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Bone TumorDr. Ropper isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain TumorDr. Ropper isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebral Cavernous MalformationDr. Ropper isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Cavernous Malformation.