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

Make your back a priority in the #NewYear! Check out these 5⃣ tips to improve your #spine health! Need extra help? Call 713.798.BACK (2225) or visit bcm.edu/spine to schedule an appointment with one of our #BCMSpineCenter experts today! 1/2

#BCMNeurosurgery in the community 🧠 Earlier this week Dr. Naser Jaleel presented at a local senior center, promoting #stroke awareness and prevention. He also discussed the role of comprehensive stroke centers, such as Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, in mitigating risk of death or severe injury.

✨'Tis the season for reflection and gratitude ✨ Follow along as we celebrate the 12 Days of #BCMNeurosurgery, reflecting on some of our favorite moments in 2025. Up first: January 📅 @nicoleprovenza.bsky.social received the North American Neuromodulation Society Kumar New Investigator Award 🏆

🌟#BCMNeurosurgery Resident Spotlight🌟 Please join us in congratulating PGY-3 Dr. Samantha Varela, who was named the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Resident of the Month for November! 👏 Read more: tinyurl.com/2tuf522r #Neurosurgery #NeurosurgeryResidency #NeurosurgeryEducation #MedEd

Happy #GivingTuesday ❤️ On this global day of generosity, we kindly ask that you consider supporting the future of #Neurosurgery by contributing to the #BCMNeurosurgery Ehni Fund, which empowers our residents to focus on their training while mitigating the cost of study 🧠 → tinyurl.com/yusbykj3

Dr. Benjamin Deneen and his team take a closer look at the role astrocytes, star-shaped glial cells, play in the removal of amyloid plaques in treating Alzheimer's disease. #AlzheimersDisease

At @bcmhouston.bsky.social and St. Luke's Health, collaboration is key to providing the best patient outcomes. When a rare #BrainTumor threatened Kathleen Gutierrez's balance and sense of taste, the expertise of Dr. Akash Patel and Dr. Alex Sweeney restored her senses: tinyurl.com/4wsanv57

#ICYMI: A recent study from a team at @bcmhouston.bsky.social, including #BCMNeurosurgery's Dr. Ben Deneen, reveals that brain “stars” hold the power to preserve cognitive function in models of #Alzheimers disease. 📰: tinyurl.com/5awvrrm2 #Astrocytes

It was an honor to welcome Dr. Bradley Dengler, Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army, who led today's #BCMNeurosurgery #GrandRounds. We're proud to partner with the U.S. Army in training the military's next generation of neurosurgical leaders 🧠 #Neurosurgery #MedEd

Brain “stars” hold the power to preserve #cognitiveFunction in model of #AlzheimersDisease. DJ Choi @uthealthhouston.bsky.social, B. Deneen @bcmhouston.bsky.social et al @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social #BCMCancerCenter #TCHResearchNews @natneuro.nature.com #astrocytes www.bcm.edu/news/brain-s...

#NEWS: #BCMNeurosurgery's Dr. Ben Deneen recently received the inaugural Bert O'Malley Award for Outstanding Basic Research at this year's Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at @bcmhouston.bsky.social annual retreat.

Today, #BCMNeurosurgery welcomes our first group of #Match2026 interviewees to #Houston🧠 We look forward to meeting with them, and wish all who are going through this process the best of luck! #Neurosurgery #NeurosurgeryResidency #MedEd

We took a new Provenza Lab photo this morning! Proud PI moment ☺️ @riceneuro.bsky.social @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social

#NEWS: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center has been recognized as a GammaTile Center of Excellence by GT Medical Technologies, a medical device company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with #braintumors. 📰: tinyurl.com/2n6mhyap #BCMHouston #GammaTile

It's #MedicalAssistant Recognition Week, and all week long members of the #BCMNeurosurgery, #BCMSpineCenter & #BCMPituitaryCenter teams will be giving shoutouts to our dedicated crew of MAs, who play an essential role in providing the highest level of patient care 🧠💙 #MARWeek #PatientCare #ThankYou

Last month, Houstonia Magazine released its list of #TopDoctors in #Houston. Congrats to our #BCMNeurosurgery and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center subspecialists who made this year's list, as voted on by their peers. We are immensely proud and grateful for their commitment to patient care! 🧠👏

On this #WorldSpineDay, we proudly spotlight the talented team at the #BCMSpineCenter, which is composed of experts from #BCMNeurosurgery, #BCMOrtho, #BCMAnesthesiology and #BCMPMR! Our group treats the full range of #back and #neck issues — from the simple to the complex.

#2025CNS kicks off in #LosAngeles next weekend, and we're immensely proud of the many #BCMNeurosurgery and @bcmhouston.bsky.social residents, postdocs and students who've been selected to present their works at this year's meeting! 👏 #MedEd #Neurosurgery #NeurosurgeryResearch 🧠🔬

📆 Join us for a special #WorldSpineDay webinar on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 12pm CST 📆 @bcmhouston.bsky.social and #BCMNeurosurgery spine expert Dr. Cyrus King discusses managing back and neck pain and prepping for your visit at the #BCMSpineCenter. Register: tinyurl.com/3z2nmy57 💻

Today's #FridayFeeling: 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 💙 As we wrap up #APPWeek, please join us in saying a special "thank you" to our talented and committed crew of NPs, who play a critical role in providing the highest level of care to our #BCMNeurosurgery #BCMSpineCenter patients!

Happy #ResearchAdministratorDay! Today we give special recognition to our #BCMNeurosurgery research admin team, whose support for our PIs and their labs and commitment to our mission paves the path to improving the treatment of central and peripheral nervous system disorders 🔬🧠❤️

🎉 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕖! 🎉 Thanks to the generosity of our #BCMNeurosurgery community, we've met Chairman Dr. Ganesh Rao's #GiveBigDay match challenge, raising funds for: 🔬 groundbreaking research 🏥 high-quality patient care 🧠 resident training #BCM #Baylor125

On Tuesday, @bcmhouston.bsky.social will hold its inaugural #GiveBigDay in honor of 125 years of #BCM! Join Dr. Ganesh Rao and #BCMNeurosurgery as we raise support for: →neurosurgical research🔬 →high-quality patient care🏥 →training for future neurosurgeons🧠 Give: tinyurl.com/4tftkmuy

September is #BrainAneursym Awareness Month, and the team at #BCMNeurosurgery and St. Luke's Health wants you to know the warning signs of a ruptured brain aneurysm. 👉 To learn more, visit bcm.edu/neurosurgery (📞 713.798.4696) to schedule an appointment with our experts today.

In a recent video paper featured in JoVE, Dr. Vladimir Didenko and his team assess DNase activity by ratiometric fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). #BCMNeurosurgery app.jove.com/v/67134/asse... * *Subscription required.

Congratulations @nicoleprovenza.bsky.social from @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social and @riceneuro.bsky.social who is the recipient of a $3.7m R01 award from NIH/NIMH for her project, "Neurophysiological investigation of the approach-avoidance axis in OCD: applications to neuromodulation."🎉

As part of #NeurosurgeryAwarenessMonth, we're highlighting #BCMNeurosurgery's 3 pillars of #healthcare 🏥, #education 🧠 and #research 🔬 This week we're shining a special spotlight on our 2⃣8⃣ incredible residents, who represent the future of neurosurgical care and research ⤵️

We're excited to welcome Dr. Michael Steinmetz of the @clevelandclinic.bsky.social as tomorrow's 3rd Annual Spinal #Neurosurgery Lecturer! #BCMNeurosurgery #NeurosurgeryResidency #MedEd #GrandRounds

A team from #TexasChildrensHospital, Baylor College of Medicine @bcmhouston.bsky.social provided new breakthrough treatment for patient with rare #NeurologicalDisorder. #AADC @bcmneurosurgery.bsky.social #GeneTherapy www.texaschildrens.org/content/news...

"I was drawn to #BCMNeurosurgery because of its reputation to be one of the highest clinical volume sites in the country... Sub-Is get to see a variety of different cases and interact with diverse patient populations." Learn more: tinyurl.com/3nyejkz7 #MedEd #Neurosurgery

At #BCMNeurosurgery, our specialists provide the full range of brain and spinal surgeries. Through our affiliation with Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, we offer our patients truly expert and compassionate care for any neurosurgical problem, no matter how rare or complex. Learn more ⤵️ 1/2

#DYK? August is #NeurosurgeryAwarenessMonth 🧠 Join us all month as we spotlight the #BCMNeurosurgery surgeons, residents, researchers, staff and students who work tirelessly to treat our patients and advance the field of #neurosurgery and neurosurgical hashtag#research → bcm.edu/neurosurgery

𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖! 𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖! 📰 The summer edition of our #BCMNeurosurgery newsletter is in! From new treatments for #brain #aneurysms at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center 🧠 to graduation celebrations 🎉 to #research grants 🔬 and more, things are heating up at BCM Neurosurgery 👉 tinyurl.com/4xdayzny

I’m very excited to share that I got the NOA for my first R01 to study approach-avoidance behaviors after DBS for OCD! We have an awesome team: Sameer Sheth, Wayne Goodman, Eric Storch, and Ben Hayden at BCM, and Han Yi at JHU APL. 🧠⚡️@bcmocd.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social @jhuapl.bsky.social