Brain

Spine

• Brain Aneurysms
• Brain Vascular Malformations
• Brain Tumors
• Skull Base Lesions
• Gamma Knife and CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery

• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Spinal Cord Tumors
• Cervical Spine Decompression,
  Stabilization and Fusion Procedures
• Spinal Reconstruction
• Radiculopathy & Stenosis

Medical Board Certifications and Licensure

• American Board of Neurological Surgery. 11/1990
• Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, and Virginia State Licensed

• M.D. Medical Doctor
  University of Texas Medical School	San Antonio, TX	1975 - 1979

• Graduate
  University of Houston	Houston, TX	1973 - 1975

• BA - Bachelors of Arts
  Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	1969 - 1973

Post Graduate Training

• Post Graduate - Neurosurgery Chief Resident
  University of Virginia - School of Medicine	Charlottesville, VA	1985 - 1986

• Post Graduate - Registrar in Neurosurgery
  University of Virginia - School of Medicine	Charlottesville, VA	1984 - 1985

• Post Graduate - Neurosurgery Resident
  University of Virginia - School of Medicine	Charlottesville, VA	1980 - 1984

• Post Graduate - Surgery Resident
  University of Virginia - School of Medicine	Charlottesville, VA	1979 - 1980

• Professor and Chairman - Department of Neurosurgery
  University of Texas Medical School	Houston, TX	2003 - 2007

• Professor and Head - Division of Neurosurgery
  University of Texas Medical School	San Antonio, TX	2001 - 2003

• Associate Professor and Head - Division of Neurosurgery
  University of Texas Medical School	San Antonio, TX	1996 - 2001

• Neurosurgery Section Chief - Audie L. Murphy Division
  South Texas Veterans Health Care System	San Antonio, TX	1996 - 1999

• Assistant Professor - Department of Neurosurgery
  Washington University School of Medicine	St. Louis, MO	1989 - 1996

• Clinical Consultant - Department of Neurosurgery
  University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	1987 - Present

• Assistant Professor - Department of Surgery/Neurosurgery
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC.	1987 - 1989

• Instructor - Department of Neurosurgery
  University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	1986 - 1987

• Instructor in Biochemistry (Part-Time)
  University of Texas Medical School	San Antonio, TX	Fall 1976

• Teaching Fellow in Biology
  University of Houston	Houston, TX	1973 - 1975

• Instructor in Comparative Anatomy (Part-Time)
  Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	Fall 1972

• Chief of Neurosurgery Service
  Memorial Hermann Hospital	Houston, TX	2004 - 2007

• Medical Director - Gamma Knife Center
  Memorial Hermann Hospital	Houston, TX	2004 - 2008

• Chief of Neurosurgery Service
  University Hospital	San Antonio, TX	1996 - 2003

• Chief of Neurosurgery Service
  Audie Murphy Veteran's Hospital	San Antonio, TX	1996 - 2003

• 2006 - 2007 Dean's Teaching Excellence Award University of Texas Medical School at Houston

  2007

• 2005 - 2006 Dean's Teaching Excellence Award University of Texas Medical School at Houston

  2006

• Junior Faculty Development Award University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  1987

• Crutchfield-Gage-Thompson Award Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias

  1984

• National Research Service Award Cerebrovascular Stroke (1 F32 NS 07296)

  1983

• Alpha Omega Alpha University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

  1978

• Legislative Merit Scholarship University of Texas

  1978

• Bexar County Medical Society
• Harris County Medical Society
• Texas Medical Association
• Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons; Vice President, 2002
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Professional Development Program, 1993-2000
• Society of Neurological Surgeons; Long Range Planning Committee, 1997-Present
• American Academy of Neurological Surgeons
• Neurosurgical Society of America
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Scientific Program Committee, 1990 & 1997
• Fellow, American Heart Association
• North American Spine Society
• The Rachidian Society
• Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society
• Southern Neurosurgical Society
• Stroke Council, American Heart Association