#NEWS: A team at @bcmhouston.bsky.social & #RiceUniversity, which includes #BCMNeurosurgery's @sameershethmd.bsky.social & @nicoleprovenza.bsky.social, has joined #BrainGate, a consortium of universities and academic medical centers working on creating brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies 🧠

The #BrainTumor researchers at #BCMNeurosurgery are committed to unlocking the mysteries behind malignant and benign tumors of the brain and skull base and to developing targeted therapies to treat these complex conditions 🧠🔬 #BrainTumorAwareness | #Research | #GoGrayInMay 🩶

#NEWS: Dr. Ganesh Rao is the recipient of a recent grant from #CPRIT for his project, "Defining the Functional Impact of CX3CR1 Variants in IDH-Mutant Glioma Progression." He is one of several @bcmhouston.bsky.social researchers included in this round of awards. #BCMNeurosurgery

#ICYMI: #BCMNeurosurgery's @sameershethmd.bsky.social and @benhayden.bsky.social are featured in Time, discussing their recent findings which suggest that the #brain is still capable of complex language processing, even while unconscious 🧠 Read more: tinyurl.com/mrxr753z

Catch up on the latest #BCMNeurosurgery Newsletter and learn about all the exciting things happening across the department's three missions of healthcare, research and education! 🧠 📰: tinyurl.com/mwb8uxyf

Congrats to Dr. Nisha Gadgil and Dr. Spyridoula Tsetsou, recipients of @bcmhouston.bsky.social end of year Faculty Awards! 🎉 🧠 Dr. Nisha Gadgil: Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care 🧠 Dr. Spyridoula Tsetsou: Norton Rose Fulbright Excellence Award in Educational Materials

Baylor College of Medicine recognizes #research excellence with #DeBakey Awards. @bcmhouston.bsky.social S. Hartig, Z. Liu, R. Kommagani, A. Lee and @sameershethmd.bsky.social @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2026/05/19/f...

In the U.S., a person suffers a #stroke every 4 minutes. For those who survive, stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability. While anyone can suffer one, #BaylorMedicine's and St. Luke's Health's Dr. Omar Tanweer discusses high risk factors: tinyurl.com/3b8vf9an #BCMNeurosurgery

May is #BrainTumorAwareness Month, and at #BCMNeurosurgery and St. Luke's Health, our #BrainTumor experts and their teams are experienced in treating all forms of benign and malignant tumors that occur within the adult brain and at the base of the skull. #GoGrayInMay 🧠🩶

“The brain has developed such amazing, sophisticated mechanisms for doing all these complex [language processing] tasks all day long, that it can do some of these things even without us being aware.” @sameershethmd.bsky.social explains more in a recent @nature.com article: tinyurl.com/2hf7jyn2

Small business owner Scott Slate never could have imagined his life’s work would be threatened by the very tools that helped build his business – his hands. Learn how a non-invasive treatment performed by Dr. Ashwin Viswanathan gave Scott his life and business back → tinyurl.com/45mptvhb

The #hippocampus in the #brain may process words and speech when people are under general #anesthesia. @sameershethmd.bsky.social explains the findings. @sciam.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

An incredibly important and thought-provoking paper in Nature this week, from our BCM @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social colleagues and core NEI faculty members, suggests that plasticity and consciousness are much more decoupled than previously assumed. #HiddenBrain www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats to Dr. Eric Goethe, who received the Donald O. Quest, M.D., Resident Basic Science Research Award for his project, "IL-15 Armored Glypican-3 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells Exhibit Antitumor in Vitro and in Murine Models of Glioblastoma" at #AANS2026! #BCMNeurosurgery

The #humanBrain is capable of sophisticated #language processing while in an unconscious state from general #anesthesia. @sameershethmd.bsky.social, B Hayden et al explain their findings. @nature.com @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social www.bcm.edu/news/researc...

This week we celebrate the annual Texas Children's Hospital Thomas G. Luerssen Lectureship 🧠 We join our TCH friends and colleagues in welcoming Dr. Anthony Figaji of the University of Cape Town an the Red Cross Children's Hospital! #BCMNeurosurgery | #GrandRounds | #Neurosurgery

#NEWS: Motif Neurotech, a brain-computer interface (BCI) company co-founded by @sameershethmd.bsky.social, has received FDA approval for a first-in-human study to evaluate its Motif XCS System, offering hope for individuals living with treatment-resistant depression 🧠 → tinyurl.com/2v7txufr

Today is #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay, and we'd like to say a special "Thank you!" to the members of the #BCMNeurosurgery team who work behind the scenes to keep our healthcare, research and educational missions running 🧠

It was an honor to have Dr. Samy Youssef ead our 34th Annual Ehni Lecture and Workshop this past weekend! On Friday, Dr. Youssef presented "Seven Ages of Skull Base Surgery: A Quest for Evidence." On Saturday, he led a #SkullBase cadaver lab for residents. #BCMNeurosurgery | #GrandRounds

#NEWS: @sameershethmd.bsky.social has been named as one of this year's recipients of the prestigious @bcmhouston.bsky.social Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Excellence in Research Award! The honor recognizes outstanding scientific contributions over the past three years. #BCMNeurosurgery

#NatGeo has featured B. Deneen's lab, D-J Choi et al research on star-shaped #brain cells called #astrocytes! @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social @nature.com www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

#BCMNeurosurgery's Dr. Ben Deneen is featured in a new article from National Geographic Health, which discusses the growing body of research that suggests the important role #astrocytes may play in future treatments for certain psychiatric disorders. #Brain | #Neuroscience | #Research

We look forward to welcoming Dr. A. Samy Youssef (University of Colorado Medicine) as this year's George Ehni Lectureship visiting professor! Dr. Youssef will lead this multi-day workshop, which is celebrating its 34th year. #BCMNeurosurgery | #Neurosurgery | #GrandRounds | #MedEd

Yesterday, members from across #BCMNeurosurgery came together to participate in the 22nd Annual Run for the Rose, hosted by the Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation 🌹 It was a great morning supporting a great cause, with friends from across the department, as well as the Texas Medical Center.

How does #ZR make #cancer happen? B. Deneen, A. Kardian, S. Mack et al found that locking #brain development in an immature state can drive #tumor growth. #pediatricEpendymoma @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social @stjuderesearch.bsky.social @nature.com blogs.bcm.edu/2026/04/09/f...

Social and communicative deficits are defining characteristics of #Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD). A new study led by @mfranch.bsky.social in the lab of Dr. Ben Hayden at #BCMNeurosurgery seeks to understand the neural activities that create certain communication differences. #AutismAwareness

Proud to share funding for our R01 (MH137102) as part of an outstanding MPI team, alongside Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby and Parag Patil. Looking forward to advancing this important work at the intersection of neuroscience, ethics, and innovation. @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social

This #DoctorsDay, we recognize our faculty, residents and fellows, both in our clinics and across our affiliated hospitals, for the unwavering care they show our patients daily and for the work they do to advance neurosurgical research and train the next generation of neurosurgeons.

#NEWS: A new study led by researchers at @bcmhouston.bsky.social & St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reveals a novel mechanism that drives the development of pediatric supratentorial ependymoma (EPN), the 3rd most common pediatric brain tumor. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3cnkue38 #BCMNeurosurgery

Dr. Russell Lonser presented the 12th Annual #BCMNeurosurgery Raymond Sawaya Lecture this morning to a full and attentive audience. Many thanks to Dr. Lonser for sharing his insights on #GeneTherapy! #Neurosurgery | #GrandRounds | #NeurosurgeryResidency | #MedEd

This week, we have the privilege of welcoming Dr. Russell Lonser of @osuneurosurgery.bsky.social as our 12th Annual Raymond Sawaya lecturer! 🧠 Dr. Lonser will be presenting, "Direct convective delivery for nervous system gene therapy." #BCMNeurosurgery | #MedEd | #GrandRounds

Congratulations to this outstanding team—our project on reward sensitivity through a cross-species circadian lens has been selected for funding. @nicoleprovenza.bsky.social @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social

The results are in! ✉️ Please join us in welcoming #BCMNeurosurgery's newest residents: •Sarah Hamimi •Matthew Nguyen •Gabriel Reyes •Arya Shetty #Match2026 | #MatchBCM | #NeurosurgeryResidency | #Neurosurgery 🎉

Excited to share our latest work in Operative Neurosurgery on using a combination procedure of open resection and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) for epilepsy. journals.lww.com/onsonline/fu... @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social

For 7 consecutive years, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center has ranked as a top hospital in the nation for #neurology & #neurosurgery, per U.S. News & World Report. Through our innovation, research and clinical excellence, we continue to advance the fields of neurological & neurosurgical care 🧠

What a pleasure to welcome Flip Sabes to BCM last week for a fascinating look at next-gen neuromodulation and the interface of academia and neurotech! @nicoleprovenza.bsky.social @benhayden.bsky.social @bcmneurosci.bsky.social @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social

A Day in the Life of #Neurosurgery: From Emergency Trauma to #AI Breakthroughs 🧠 PGY-6 Dr. Alex Flores sits down with the Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons (#TANS) to discuss one of medicine's most demanding specialties. 📹: tinyurl.com/4hz3amv9 #BCMNeurosurgery #NeurosurgeryResidency

Many congrats to our #spine neurosurgeons, who are in the 99th percentile for patient experience, per the most recent Press Ganey scores! 👏 We are so appreciative of our experts, who continue to provide patients with the highest level of care. #Neurosurgery #SpineSurgery

#NEWS: #BCMNeurosurgery remains one of the most NIH-funded #neurosurgery programs in the nation, according to new Blue Ridge Institute rankings 🧠🔬 The achievement reflects the commitment of our researchers and their teams, who are at the forefront of neurosurgical research.

Show your #brain some #love this #ValentinesDay weekend (and beyond) 🧠❤️ Check out these 5⃣ tips to support cognitive health as you age 🚶‍♀️🚶🥦🥕🧠💊 #BCMNeurosurgery #BrainHealth 1/2

It was an honor to welcome guest lecturer and former #BCMNeurosurgery and Texas Children's Hospital fellow Dr. Jeffrey Raskin of the Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, for this morning's #GrandRounds 🧠 Dr. Raskin presented "Rhizotomy as a Tool for Hypertonia." #MedEd #Neurosurgery

Last month, Director of #Stereotactic & #Functional #Neurosurgery, Dr. Ashwin Viswanathan, & members of his lab attended the annual North American Neuromodulation Society meeting in Las Vegas. While there, Dr. V presented his spinal cord stimulation study for the treatment of #ChronicPain, DYNAMO.

🗣️ Calling all rising MS4s! Want to learn what it's like to train at #BCMNeurosurgery? #SubI applications open later this month on VSLO! Visit our website for more information: tinyurl.com/3nyejkz7 #Neurosurgery #NeurosurgeryResidency #MondayMotivation #MedEd

The Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons (#TANS) Annual Meeting is well underway in #Houston, with several presentations and discussions from #BCMNeurosurgery faculty, residents and fellows 🧠 Leading the charge is @akashjp.bsky.social, who serves as TANS Vice President and Program Chair.

With a new year comes a new addition at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center 🏥 The hospital has opened a third biplane neurointerventional radiology suite, using the most updated technology to ensure swift and precise treatment of certain conditions such as #Stroke, #BrainAneurysm and more.

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is the recipient of the Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades for superior clinical outcomes in cranial #neurosurgery 🧠 The recognition is a testament to the shared mission between St. Luke's Health and @bcmhouston.bsky.social 🤝

Bringing expert #cerebrovascular and #endovascular care to Sugar Land and the surrounding areas 🧠 #BCMNeurosurgery's Dr. Naser Jaleel is now available for appointments at #BaylorMedicine's clinic in St. Luke's Health's Sugar Land Medical Plaza 🏥

As we look ahead to all that 2026 has to offer, we take a moment to look back in gratitude at an exciting 2025 🧠 📰 Check out the 2025 #BCMNeurosurgery Annual Report → tinyurl.com/36bekded

#NEWS: A new clinical trial led by a team at @bcmhouston.bsky.social and Texas Children's Hospital is offering new hope to patients living with #glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal #brain tumor. Study details: tinyurl.com/zhy7rs85 #NeuroOncology #Immunotherapy #GBM #BCMNeurosurgery