Dr. Viswanathan is fellowship trained in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and his clinical practice focuses on deep brain stimulation, trigeminal neuralgia, cancer pain, and chronic pain. Conditions treated include Deep Brain Stimulation for movement disorders, Neurosurgery for pain, and stereotactic surgery. Dr. Viswanathan is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cordotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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 highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

Omar Tanweer, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Omar Tanweer specializes in Neurosurgery and works at BCM Neurosurgery. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-4696. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Tanweer is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

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 highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Laminectomy, and Bone Graft.

Gavin Britz is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Britz is highly rated in 44 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Hydrocephalus, Thrombectomy, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Britz is currently accepting new patients.

Nitin Tandon is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tandon is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

David Baskin is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Baskin is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Glioblastoma, Glioma, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Baskin is currently accepting new patients.

Peng Chen is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Chen is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

Ryan Kitagawa is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kitagawa is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Delirium, and Gastrostomy.

Hussein Zeineddine is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Zeineddine is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Cavernous Malformation, Hemangioma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Craniectomy, and Endovascular Embolization.

Stephen Fletcher is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Fletcher is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Hydrocephalus, Thrombectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Jalali is the surgical director of Pituitary Center at Baylor College of Medicine. He subspecializes in surgery for primary and metastatic brain tumors using advanced surgical techniques including awake surgery, speech and motor mapping, and neuro-endoscopy.Dr. Jalali has a NIH-funded laboratory focused on glioma research and brain tumor genetics. He is additionally involved in a number of clinical research projects on brain tumors.To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-4696. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Jalali is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Awake Craniotomy, and Osteotomy.

Dr. Cyrus King is Assistant Professor ofNeurosurgery at BCM, which he joined in 2021. A Neurosurgeon at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Dr. King specializes in spine surgery, with clinical interests in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, degenerative and traumatic spinal conditions, and re-operative/revision spine surgery.Dr. King received his B.A. from Williams College and earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Cincinnati, where he served as a research fellow in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. King received additional training at Indiana University and Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, where he became fellowship-trained in complex spine and deformity surgery.Dr. King is committed to patient care excellence and education; and to empathic, open communication to keep patients, their family and referring providers informed throughout the treatment process. Dr. King is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Yoshua Esquenazi is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Esquenazi is highly rated in 34 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Radiation Induced Meningioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.

David Sandberg is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sandberg is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Medulloblastoma, Hydrocephalus, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Endoscopy.

Arthur Day is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Day is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Meningioma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Thrombectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

Karl Schmitt is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Schmitt is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Delirium, Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Laminectomy.

Dong Kim is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kim is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Meningioma, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Hydrocephalus, and Awake Craniotomy.

Nisha Gadgil is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gadgil is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothalamic Hamartomas, Spasticity, Meningocele, Rhizotomy, and Thrombectomy.

Franco Demonte is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Demonte is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Awake Craniotomy.

Shankar Gopinath is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gopinath is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Craniectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

Robert Rostomily is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Rostomily is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Rostomily is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Roeser is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Roeser is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Myelopathy, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Roeser is currently accepting new patients.

Richard Harper is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Harper is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, Spinal Stenosis, and Herniated Disk.

Charuta Furey is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Furey is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus due to Congenital Stenosis of Aqueduct of Sylvius, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, Hydrocephalus, Arachnoid Cysts, and Microvascular Decompression.