Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery

11/19/2025

On Monday, 's Dr. Ben Deneen received the inaugural Bert O'Malley Award for Outstanding Basic Research during the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine's annual retreat.

The award is named in honor of the late Dr. Bert W. O'Malley, a pioneer in the field of molecular endocrinology and cancer research. Dr. O'Malley was the Baylor College of Medicine chancellor, former chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and associate director of basic research in the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine.

11/18/2025

"In general, this is an understudied problem, and we don't have a lot of data on how bad these fractures are, or what happens to these patients."

PGY-6 Dr. Alex Flores discusses his , which seeks to prevent spinal fractures in patients.

Read more of Dr. Flores's work, originally published in Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group *: https://tinyurl.com/5y8s72nd



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11/13/2025

An invaluable part of the team 💙

Check out our last round of and shoutouts ✨

11/12/2025

Today, welcomes our first group of interviewees to 🧠

We look forward to meeting with them, and wish all who are going through this process the best of luck!

11/11/2025

Happy !

This week, our and physicians are giving special shoutouts to our caring and compassionate nurse practitioners, who show unwavering care to our patients 🧠💙

11/11/2025

Today and every day, we honor those who have served and sacrificed for our country — including four of our very own.

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11/10/2025

Last month, residents, med students, post docs and faculty attended the annual Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Meeting 🧠

PGY-6 Dr. Eric Goethe discusses his recent projects, collaborating with our talented faculty and how meetings such as have enriched his residency experience.

11/07/2025

✨ Faculty Spotlight✨

Meet Lona W., MSN, FNP-C, Clinical Director for the . Lona discusses her journey from BSN to MSN and soon-to-be DNP 🎓

Read her story on the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston website:

Nurse Practitioner Advances to DNP Winnegan aims to expand career horizons Updated: September 08, 2025 Lona Winnegan, MSN, FNP-C, planned to become an engineer or a physician until her son was born. The nurse practitioner at the hospital impressed her so much that she switched her major to nursing.....

11/05/2025

Hear from Dr. Ganesh Rao on why Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center team (St. Luke's Health) believes GammaTile is an important advancement in brain tumor treatment.

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and its physicians have been recently recognized as a GammaTile Center of Excellence for their exceptional level of expertise in the GammaTile procedure.

Ganesh Rao, MD, is the Physician Lead for the Neuroscience Service Line at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and Professor and Marc J. Shapiro Chair of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine.

Quotes are based on the personal experience and learnings of the featured healthcare professionals.

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10/31/2025

From our team to yours, we wish you a spooky (and safe) weekend! 🎃👻

10/31/2025

The only thing scarier than ghosts and ghouls on ? 👻

that interferes with your plans! 🎃

Luckily, the has your back, with a multidisciplinary group of experts that treat neck and spine issues, from the simple to the complex!

Visit http://bcm.edu/spine 💻 or call 713.798.BACK (2225) 📞 to schedule an appointment with one of our experts today!

10/30/2025

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (St. Luke's Health) in Houston, Texas, is the latest addition to the GammaTile Center of Excellence program. This designation acknowledges Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and their physicians for their unwavering dedication to improving the lives of patients with operable brain tumors, including offering GammaTile.

The following physicians have now received this designation:
• Ganesh Rao, MD, Neurosurgeon
• Akash Patel, MD, Neurosurgeon
• Ali Jalali, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon
• Snehal Desai, MD, Radiation Oncologist
• Zaid Siddiqui, MD, Radiation Oncologist
• Daniel Hamstra, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncologist

To find a GammaTile COE near you, visit the GammaTile Center Locator and select the “Center of Excellence” filter: https://na2.hubs.ly/H01Rp_00