UT Health San Antonio Neurosurgery

07/16/2025

Justin Mascitelli, MD, will present the following late-breaking abstract at the annual meeting of the Society of Neurolnterventional Surgery (SNIS): Core Lab And Clinical Outcome Adjudicated Results Of M2 Aspiration Thrombectomy: A Subgroup Analysis From The Imperative Trial.

Visit the link below to learn more about the SNIS annual meeting.

What brings together neurointerventional experts from around the world, multidisciplinary learning opportunities, enjoyable networking events, and fun? You guessed it – the SNIS 22nd Annual Meeting & Fellows Course!

07/10/2025

Justin Mascitelli, MD, recently authored an editorial for the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, entitled: “Minimally invasive intracerebral hematoma evacuation: a difficult road, but a bright future.”

You can view the article by visiting the link below:

Minimally invasive intracerebral hematoma evacuation: a difficult road, but a bright future

07/08/2025

Our department is exited to share the news that the William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to UT Health San Antonio to support vital research into Alzheimer’s disease, pancreatic cancer, and childhood cancers. Among the six selected projects, each receiving $250,000, is one led by Naomi Sayre, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery.

Dr. Sayre is investigating how the protein LRP1 influences memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease. Her work has the potential to uncover new therapeutic strategies by targeting neural stem cells—paving the way for better outcomes and brighter futures for patients affected by this devastating condition.

You can learn more about all the research projects, including Dr. Sayre’s, by visiting the link below.

  The William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation recently awarded $1.5 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) for research projects that address pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and childhood cancers. This year, the foundation...

06/11/2025

Residents, fellows, and faculty from the Department of Neurosurgery competed in the annual charity softball tournament sponsored by the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF), the philanthropic arm of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).

This was our department’s inaugural appearance at the softball tournament. We went 2-1, beating Utah and Wisconsin and losing to Mount Sinai.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the tournament. We had lots of fun for a great cause. Can’t wait to see what happens next year!

05/22/2025

The Department of Neurosurgery is excited to share the news that Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, has been officially appointed as a representative by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) to serve on the UCNS Neurocritical Care Certification Examination Committee. He will serve on both the CAST (Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training) fellowship and UCNS fellowship tracks.

Congratulations to Dr. Seifi on this commendable appointment!

05/14/2025

Fortune has partnered with Premier to rank the top teaching hospitals in the U.S.

We are excited to share the news that University Hospital placed number “10” on their list of the top twenty major teaching hospitals in the country.

The hospital received high ratings in every category under consideration: clinical outcomes, operation efficiency, financial health, and patient experience.

The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to contribute to the teaching efforts of this state-of-the-art institution.

You can read Fortune’s list and see the details of their ranking by visiting the link below:

Fortune partnered with Premier, Inc. on the 2025 ranking of the 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.

04/17/2025

Joanna Gernsback, MD, delivered an outstanding presentation at the South Texas National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Alamo Chapter Symposium, focusing on the diagnosis and management of scoliosis in pediatric patients. Her insights brought a vital neurosurgical perspective to the event’s focus on advancing pediatric care.

The UT Health Cranial Remolding team also participated, contributing to the multidisciplinary collaboration that made this symposium so impactful.

04/15/2025

trospective study assesses the accuracy of V2 and proposes a third version (V3) of the model. Methods Subjects with deformational head shapes who were treated with a CRO between 3 and 18 months postpartum were included based on initial cranial measurements. Infants were excluded if they had a signif...

04/14/2025

Laureen Raelly-Muze, Cerise Cisneros, Thomas Tyler Patterson, MD, and Alexander Papanastassiou, MD, have submitted an electronic poster for the upcoming annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) taking place in Boston from April 25 - 28.

Their abstract is entitled “Assessing Postoperative Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease Patients Following DBS: A Study of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols.”

You can learn more about the AANS annual meeting activities by visiting the link below:

Schedule at a Glance Friday, April 25 Saturday, April 26 Sunday, April 27 Monday, April 28 Friday, April 25 Saturday, April 26 Sunday, April 27 Monday, April 28 * Times and dates subject to change.

04/02/2025

Sandeep Burma, PhD, and Bipasha Mukherjee, PhD, coauthored an article earlier this year describing groundbreaking research that could help delay or eliminate the recurrence of one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer, glioblastoma.

Their work has been circulating since that time. It has been featured in more than 90 stories from a variety of news sources, including Science Magazine, Yahoo! Finance, and Texas Public Radio.

You can read more about their study and its potential impact by visiting the link below.

In a groundbreaking discovery that could change the landscape of glioblastoma treatment, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have unveiled a novel approach to

03/28/2025

This coming Sunday, March 30th, is National Doctors’ Day, a day dedicated to honoring all the physicians who provide us with high quality health care.

We are especially grateful to our department’s faculty, residents, and partner physicians who work so hard to care for our communities. Thank you!

03/26/2025

The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to announce the 2025-2026 Match applicants who will be joining our residency team this July: Jonathan Espinosa, MD, Patrick McCarty, MD, and Anaz Uddin, MD.

We look forward to working with these fine physicians. When you get a chance to meet them this summer, please say hello and help them feel welcomed to our community!