25 of the Best Neurosurgeons Near Me in bellaire, TX

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 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Tanweer is currently accepting new patients.

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 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cordotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Viswanathan is currently accepting new patients.

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 clinical expertise encompasses Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy. Dr. Sheth is currently accepting new patients.

Shaan Raza is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Raza is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Bone Tumor, Turbinectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

Dr. Jacques Morcos, who was born and raised in Lebanon, earned his medical degree at the American University of Beirut. He completed his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics in Minneapolis, followed by fellowships in cerebrovascular surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville and in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Board certified in neurological surgery, Dr. Morcos is a fellow of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons and a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He is highly experienced in multidisciplinary minimally invasive endonasal endoscopic approaches, as well as open skull base approaches. He also speaks Arabic, French and Spanish. His primary clinical interests are cerebrovascular lesions including aneurysms; brain arteriovenous and cavernous malformations; dural arteriovenous fistulae; Moyamoya disease; stroke and cerebral ischemia; carotid endarterectomy; bypass surgery (STA-MCA and high flow); microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm; complex brain tumors including skull base tumors such as pituitary adenomas, meningiomas and acoustic neuromas; head and neck cancers; and radiosurgery. An avid researcher, Dr. Morcos has conducted observational studies in aneurysm surveillance, the impact of targeted therapies in NF2 acoustic neuromas and laboratory dissections to optimize and innovate neurosurgical approaches. Co-founder of the International Registry of MCA Bypass in Cerebral Ischemia, he holds leadership roles in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the World Federation of Skull Base Societies. A professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Dr. Morcos holds a Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience and also serves as director of cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery. Dr. Morcos is highly rated in 47 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Meningioma, Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery. Dr. Morcos is currently accepting new patients.

Spiros Blackburn, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery. He has special expertise in both endoscopic and endovascular neurosurgery. A summa cum laude graduate of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, Dr. Blackburn received his medical degree at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. After concluding his residency at Washington University in St. Louis, he completed a cerebrovascular fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta and a neuro-endovascular fellowship at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University. Prior to joining Mischer Neuroscience Institute, he held a faculty appointment as assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The recipient of numerous academic awards, Dr. Blackburn has lectured nationally on the management of cerebral aneurysms, surgical anatomy, arteriovenous malformations and stroke. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including PNAS, Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, British Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, Stroke and Journal of Neuro-Oncology, among others. His clinical research interests include biomarkers for cerebral vasospasm and translational research for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, as well as a number of clinical trials for the treatment of brain aneurysms. He treats the following conditions: Cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations Meningiomas and other tumors involving the skull base Pituitary tumors Moya Moya disease Carotid artery - stenosis and endarterectomy Cavernous malformations He has special expertise in: Endovascular neurosurgery (also called interventional neuroradiology) – coil embolization of aneurysms Endoscopic approaches to pituitary tumors, meningiomas, and other mass lesions. Dr. Blackburn is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Apoplexy, Thrombectomy, and Endovascular Embolization. Dr. Blackburn is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Nitin Tandon has special expertise in the surgical management of medically refractory epilepsy as well as functional mapping and resection of glial neoplasms. A professor of neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School, Dr. Tandon received his medical degree at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India, followed by a residency in neurosurgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He completed a fellowship in epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and has been in practice since 2003 at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and on faculty at McGovern Medical School during that time. He has performed more than 3000 cranial operations, with over 1200 cranial operations for brain tumors and 700 cranial operations for the treatment of epilepsy. He has performed more than 200 craniotomies on patients who are awake for the purpose of mapping and preserving eloquent brain regions. He has co-authored many studies, which have been published in basic science journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Cerebral Cortex, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurosurgery, NeuroImage and Human Brain Mapping. His research studies focus on multi-modality assessments of cognitive functions combining intracranial recordings, functional MRI and direct cortical stimulation. He is funded by multiple grants from the NIH and the NSF to study and modulate brain networks involved in language, memory, prefrontal control and epilepsy. Most recently, he received a UO1 grant from the NIH BRAIN initiative, to probe the mechanisms of reading in the human brain. Dr. Tandon is a member of the Texas Medical Association, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Organization of Human Brain Mapping, Society for Neuroscience, and the American Epilepsy Society. He is a member of the editorial board of Operative Neurosurgery and an ad hoc reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals. He routinely serves as a reviewer on NIH study sections. He has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences. More information about his research effort is at tandonlab.org. Dr. Tandon is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Tandon is currently accepting new patients.

Peng Chen is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Chen is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Chen is currently accepting new patients.

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 clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Laminectomy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Ropper is currently accepting new patients.

Ryan Kitagawa is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kitagawa is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Delirium, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Kitagawa is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Hussein Zeineddine earned his undergraduate degree in biology and medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He was a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Chicago. He completed a residency in neurosurgery, a fellowship in neuroendovascular surgery and a second fellowship in open cerebrovascular/skull base surgery, all at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Zeineddine specializes in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery. His clinical interests include all types of cerebrovascular diseases, including aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and cavernous malformations, which he treats with minimally invasive endovascular techniques as well as open surgery. He also specializes in complex brain tumors, including skull base tumors such as meningiomas, acoustic neuromas and pituitary adenomas. Dr. Zeineddine also is fluent in Arabic. An assistant professor at UTHealth Houston, he has authored research articles published in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Stroke, Interventional Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery, the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, World Neurosurgery, the Journal of Clinical Neurosurgery, Frontiers in Physiology and the Journal of Cerebrovascular Medicine. He is a presenter at national and international meetings and an ad hoc reviewer for several journals, including Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology; Neurosurgery; Frontiers in Neurosurgery; and Operative Neurosurgery. Dr. Zeineddine is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebral Cavernous Malformation, Hemangioma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Craniectomy, and Endovascular Embolization. Dr. Zeineddine is currently accepting new patients.

Howard Weiner is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Weiner is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, Cortical Dysplasia, Meningocele, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Weiner is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Curry is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Curry is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypothalamic Hamartomas, Epilepsy, Seizures, Rhizotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Curry is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Yoshua Esquenazi is a neurosurgeon with fellowship training in epilepsy surgery and surgical neuro-oncology. He focuses his practice on brain and spine tumors. Dr. Esquenazi received his medical degree at the Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City, graduating as valedictorian. During his studies he participated in student exchange rotations at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as the William J. Harrington Medical Training Programs for Latin America at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and his neurosurgery residency training at the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, where he was neurosurgery chief resident and recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Delta Chapter) Resident Award and the Standing Ovation Award from Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. During residency he worked in the medical school’s Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology Lab and then went on to complete a fellowship in epilepsy surgery at the same institution under Nitin Tandon, M.D. He subsequently completed a neurosurgery oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He is an author of numerous book chapters and articles, and he received numerous awards and recognitions during his academic training. Dr. Esquenazi integrates techniques such as brain mapping for awake craniotomies, stereotactic laser ablation, intraventricular endoscopy, stereotactic navigation and fluorescent microscopy to enhance safety during surgery and maximize tumor removal. He is fluent in Spanish and specializes in the following conditions and treatments. Brain metastases CNS lymphoma Endoscopic management of hydrocephalus and colloid cysts Gamma Knife® radiosurgery High-grade gliomas (glioblastoma) Insular gliomas Intraventricular tumors Low-grade gliomas (astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas) Intradural spinal tumors Malignant spinal column tumors (metastatic spine tumors) Meningiomas Pineal region and brainstem tumors Pituitary and parasellar tumors Primary brain tumors in speech, motor, visual and sensory areas Primary spinal cord tumors Spine stereotactic radiosurgery (SBRT). Dr. Esquenazi is highly rated in 32 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Radiation Induced Meningioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Esquenazi is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Karl Schmitt is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and is board certified by the American Association of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Schmitt is a 1978 graduate of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; he completed a five-year neurosurgery residency at the same institution. In 2005, he completed the Yale Comprehensive Spinal Fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven. Before joining the Mischer Neuroscience Institute, Schmitt served as an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. From 1995 until 2004, prior to completing his spinal fellowship, he was a member of Spinal and Neurological Surgery Associates, PLLC in Bryan, Texas, with a faculty appointment as adjunct assistant professor at the Texas A&M School of Medicine. He was in private practice in Bryan from 1984 to 1995. Dr. Schmitt is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Delirium, Apoplexy, Gastrostomy, and Laminectomy. Dr. Schmitt is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Arthur L. Day is a fellowship-trained and board-certified neurosurgeon with specific expertise in cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery. He also specializes in the microsurgical treatment of brain tumors and in minimally invasive spinal surgery. Dr. Day was awarded his medical degree at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. He completed his internship training in Birmingham, Alabama, and subsequently completed his neurological surgery residency and fellowship in brain tumor immunology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. Before joining the Mischer Neuroscience Institute, Dr. Day practiced at the University of Florida for 25 years, ultimately rising to the positions of professor, co-chair and program director of the department of Neurosurgery. In 2002, he moved to Boston to assume a position as a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and program director and chair of the department of Neurological Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was also director of the Cerebrovascular Center and the Neurological Sports Injury Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Day has held leadership positions in many medical professional societies, including serving as president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, as well as chair of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He served on the Residency Review Committee for Neurosurgery and is now chair of the Committee for Advanced Subspecialty Training of the Society of Neurological Surgeons. He has been named multiple times to Best Doctors in America. Dr. Day's clinical interests include: Stroke and carotid artery disease Brain aneurysms Vascular malformations of the brain and spinal cord Skull base tumors, especially meningiomas and schwannomas Orbital tumors, pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas Microsurgical treatment of all types of brain tumors Trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm Minimally invasive spinal surgery Sports-related neurological injuries Awards and Honors Dr. Day has received numerous awards and honors, including the prestigious Harvey Cushing Medal, the highest honor awarded by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Founders’ Laurel Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Medal of Honor from the Neurosurgical Society of American for his “exceptional service, lifelong dedication and meritorious accomplishments in the field of neurosurgical practice and medical education.” He has published more than 170 journal articles and book chapters, co-edited two books about neurological sports injuries, and been a visiting professor at more than 50 training programs. Dr. Day is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Meningioma, Thrombectomy, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Day is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Naser Jaleel is a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in cerebrovascular neurosurgery. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Buffalo in New York and then fellowship training in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, WA. He has expertise in both open surgical and minimally invasive approaches for treatment of cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and other neurovascular conditions.Prior to joining Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Jaleel served as the Surgical Director of the Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and helped build it to achieve Comprehensive Stroke Center certification. Dr. Jaleel is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Delirium, Brain Aneurysm, Subdural Hematoma, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Jaleel is board certified in Board Certification In Neurosurgery; American Board Of Neurological Surgery; Recognition Of Focused Practice In CNS Endovascular Surgery; American Board Of Neurological SurgerySubspecialty Certification. Dr. Jaleel is currently accepting new patients.

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 clinical expertise encompasses Craniosynostosis, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Awake Craniotomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Jalali is currently accepting new patients.

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 clinical expertise encompasses Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. King is currently accepting new patients.

Gavin Britz is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Britz is highly rated in 39 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Apoplexy, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Britz is currently accepting new patients.

Edward Duckworth is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Duckworth is highly rated in 32 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Hydrocephalus, Subdural Hematoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Duckworth is currently accepting new patients.

David Sandberg is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sandberg is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Medulloblastoma, Hydrocephalus, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Posterior Fossa Tumor. Dr. Sandberg is currently accepting new patients.

Dr David-Baskin is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. David-Baskin is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pituitary Tumor, Prolactinoma, Meningioma, Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. David-Baskin is currently accepting new patients.

Dr Todd-Trask is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Todd-Trask is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Cervical Spondylosis, Spondylolisthesis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Todd-Trask is currently accepting new patients.

Joshua Bernstock is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bernstock is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Brain Tumor, Craniectomy, and Thrombectomy.