3 Best Neurosurgeons in Houston, TX

“Dr. David Baskin is a Brain and Tumor Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, and Spine Surgery specialist in Houston, Texas. He completed his medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the CUNY in 1978. He finished his fellowships at Research in Brain Endorphins-San Francisco, CA, and Research in Neural Protection-Cape Town, South Africa. After that, he completed his residency at the University of California, San Francisco, CA, in 1984. He is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. His clinical interests are Brain Surgery, Brain Tumors, Neuro-Oncology, Glioblastoma, Pituitary Surgery, and Spinal tumors. Dr. David Baskin has extensive experience in performing complex surgeries on the brain and spine. He is also known as a master pituitary surgeon, performing more transsphenoidal operations to remove pituitary tumors. Dr. David Baskin continues to provide exceptional medical care to his patients. His contributions to the field of neurosurgery have positively impacted the lives of many patients, and he remains committed to delivering the highest quality of care to those in need. He practices at the Houston Methodist Department of Neurosurgery. He welcomes new patients and offers the convenience of video visits to ensure accessible healthcare services.”

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“Dr. Nitin Tandon is a board-certified neurosurgeon in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. Dr. Nitin Tandon finished his internship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and his residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Nitin Tandonalso did his Fellowship in Neurosurgery at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Fellowship in Epilepsy at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Nitin Tandon is a member of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Nitin Tandon also works as a professor and chair ad interim at the Vivian L. Smith Department Of Neurosurgery. 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 is the director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program. His research interests include Intra-cranial electrophysiology, Brain mapping with functional MRI, electrical stimulation, and diffusion tractography. 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.”

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“Dr. Remi Nader is a board-certified neurosurgeon at 'Texas Center for Neurosciences.' He finished his medical studies at McGill University in Montreal. He completed a general surgery internship in Texas at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he obtained his neurosurgery residency. He also finished a sub-specialization in skull base surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He underwent 18 months of training in neurosurgical oncology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He specializes in skull base surgery, Minimally invasive and complex spine. He has published more than 100 articles and book chapters in neurosurgery, as well as nine textbooks in the field, which are widely used by the medical community. Dr. Nader is also a national science advisor for technology companies in spinal surgery. He currently practices at the Texas Center for Neurosciences. The Texas Center for Neurosciences is one of the leading providers of neurosurgical care in Texas. They are equipped to deal with routine and technically demanding cases. The hospital provides premier care and state-of-the-art technology for treating neurosurgical disorders. TCN is also located in Houston, Spring, Pasadena, and Port Neches, TX.”

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