UT Health San Antonio Neurosurgery

11/21/2025

Justin Mascitelli, MD, and Lee Birnbaum, MD, recently coauthored an article for the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, entitled: “Comaneci-assisted embolization of wide-necked aneurysms: results from the SUCCESS postmarket US study.”

The article explores the use of the Comaneci device in treating wide-necked intracranial aneurysms, examining real-world performance, safety considerations, and the device’s role in advancing endovascular treatment options. You can read it by visiting the link below:

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10/16/2025

10/06/2025

Please join the Department of Neurosurgery in congratulating our faculty members on their recent, well-deserved promotions!

Michael McGinity, MD – promoted to Associate Professor

Fassil Mesfin, MD – promoted to Professor

Alexander Papanastassiou, MD – promoted to Professor

We celebrate their achievements and are proud of their commitment to patient care, research, and education.

10/02/2025

Join us for the University Health Inaugural Stroke Symposium on Saturday, October 18th (8:00 a.m. – 4:10 p.m.), at the new Women’s & Children’s Hospital.

As the only Comprehensive Stroke Center in San Antonio accredited by The Joint Commission, University Health brings together leading experts in stroke care, surgery, and rehabilitation.

Please visit the link below for more information about the event and registration details.

You can register in advance online or in person as early as 7:30 a.m. before the event begins.

https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=g718bxcvxxznuttncdr6ycd92ut991wmsvnds2w7yczn8gum4mu8

09/23/2025

The Department of Neurosurgery is proudly sponsoring hole #16 at the University Hospital Emergency Department and Human Resources’ 1st Annual Golf Tournament in support of the Live Better Campaign.

If you are interested in joining the tournament, teams of four may register for $600. Individual spots are available for $150. Lunch will be provided after the round.

The tournament takes place on 10/21/25. Start time is 8:00 AM at Olympia Hills Golf Course. Contact information is available at the link below.

https://www.universityhealth.com/live-better/events

If you are unable to attend, please consider reaching out to inquire about sponsorship opportunities or other ways you can show your support.

Participating in Live Better offers a meaningful opportunity for University Health team members to give back to the community through various ways. One of the ways team members can participate this year is through employee-led fundraising events that benefit the United Way, the University Health Fou...

09/15/2025

Team members from the Department of Neurosurgery are excited to announce that they have enrolled their first patient into SEAL™ IT.

SEAL™ IT is an international clinical trial that was created to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the experimental SEAL™ (Saccular Endovascular Aneurysm Lattice) system for treating wide-neck brain aneurysms. There have been 256 total enrollments in the U.S. thus far.

The findings of this study have the potential to advance treatment options for patients with challenging brain aneurysms.

09/04/2025

Last Saturday, the Department of Neurosurgery hosted a welcome party at Chicken N Pickle for all our team members who recently joined us.

We were excited to gather together with our friends and families to celebrate so many new additions to our team!

08/13/2025

We are excited to share the news that team members from the Department of Neurosurgery will be hosting a spine education course on August 29, 2025, from 7:00 AM – 12:30 PM at the Academic Learning and Teaching Center (ALTC), Room 3.302.

The course will include lectures and panel discussions concerning degenerative spine disease, spine trauma, spine deformity, and spine oncology. We hope to see you there!

07/30/2025

The Department of Neurosurgery would like to congratulate the UT Health neurovascular team on their efforts to enroll many patients into the Imperative trial, a study organized to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Zoom Reperfusion System for mechanical thrombectomy.

You can read more about the trial by visiting the link below.

ClinicalTrials.gov--Identifier:NCT04129125.

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!