The Methodist Hospital System. Leading Medicine
The Methodist Hospital System. Leading Medicine

The Methodist Neurological Institute

Department of Neurosurgery - Full Time Faculty

The Methodist Hospital Physicians Organization - Department of Neurosurgury

 

ROBERT G. GROSSMAN, M.D., CHAIRMAN (rgrossman@tmhs.org)

  • Surgery of brain tumors
  • Surgery of disc disease
  • Epilepsy surgery
  • Stereotactic surgery for movement disorders
Assistants:  Peggy Kelly (Academic)
713-441-3810
pkelly@tmhs.org
  Teresa Marquez (Clinical)
713-441-3811
tmarquez@tmhs.org
Nurse:  Julie Reyes
713-441-3814
Fax:  713-793-1004

DAVID S. BASKIN, M.D. (dbaskin@tmhs.org) Residency Program Director

  • Director of neurosurgical residency training program
  • Endoscopic transsphenoidal microsurgery of pituitary adenomas and anterior skull base tumors; minimally invasive surgery for brain tumors
  • Surgery for trigeminal neuralgia; stereotactic radiosurgery for tumors
  • AVM’s and trigeminal neuralgia
  • Surgery for spinal tumors; cervical spine surgery
  • Novel treatments for malignant brain tumors
Assistants: 
 Gail Rudder
713-441-3802
grudder@tmhs.org
Darla Resendez
713-441-3802
dmresendez@tmhs.org
Nurse: 
 Juli Baskin
713-441-3803
jbaskin@tmhs.org
Fax: 
 713-793-1001
Residency  
Coordinator: 
 Angie Patrick
713-441-3696
ampatrick@tmhs.org

J. BOB BLACKLOCK, M.D. (bblacklock@tmhs.org)

  • Spine reconstruction and reconstruction revision
  • Microsurgery and minimally invasive spine surgery
  • Artificial disc implantation
  • Spinal tumors
  • Surgery of the skull base
  • Brain tumors
Assistants:  Kay Tarson
713-441-3807
ktarson@tmhs.org
  Jeannette Luman
713-441-3807
jluman@tmhs.org
Fax: 713-790-2230

PAUL HOLMAN, M.D. (pjholman@tmhs.org)

  • Minimally invasive and image-guided spinal surgery
  • Artificial disc replacement surgery
  • Complex adult spine reconstruction and scoliosis surgery
  • Kyphoplasty for osteoporotic compression fractures
  • Brain and spinal tumor surgery
Assistant:  Catalina Cepeda
713-441-5977
ccepeda@tmhs.org
  Autumn Jamison
713-441-3888
ajamison@tmhs.org
Fax:  713-790-2916

YVONNE KEW, M.D., Ph.D. (ykew@tmhs.org)

Neuro-Oncologist. All aspects of cancer involving the central nervous system with special interest in conducting clinical research to treat both metastatic and primary brain tumors.

Assistant:  Cindy master
713-441-3841
cmaster@tmhs.org
Fax:  713-790-2609

PAMELA NEW, M.D. (pnew@tmhs.org)

  • Neuro-Oncologist
  • Treatment of primary brain tumors with special interest in high-grade gliomas
  • Treatment of brain metastases
  • Treatment of leptomeningeal disease
  • treatment of neurological complications resulting from all cancers and cancer treatments
Assistant:  Cindy master
713-441-3841
cmaster@tmhs.org
Fax:  713-790-2609

ROB PARRISH, M.D., Ph.D. (rparrish@tmhs.org)

  • Surgery of cranial nerves
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Hemifacial spasm
  • Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
  • Spinal fusion; lumbar, thoracic, cervical
  • Tumors: cranial & spinal
  • Peripheral nerves
  • AVM’s
  • Aneurysms
  • Chiari malformations
Assistant:  Erika Mendez
713-441-3888
emendez@tmhs.org
Fax:  713-793-7280

JAMES ROSE, M.D. (jerose@tmhs.org)

  • Microvascular surgery of aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations
    • ;
  • Spinal tumors
  • Brain tumors
  • Spinal surgery, including fusions
Assistant: Rose Holton
713-441-3819
rholton@tmhs.org
Nurse:  Joan Hess
713-441-3788
jhess@tmhs.org
Fax:  713-790-2229

RICHARD SIMPSON, M.D., Ph.D. (rsimpson@tmhs.org)

  • Deep brain stimulation
  • Vagal nerve stimulation for the control of epilepsy, and for treatment of severe depression
  • Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery for movement disorders
  • Spasticity
  • Spinal surgery
  • Chronic pain syndromes
Assistant: Veronica Paniagua
713-441-3791
vpaniagua@tmhs.org
Nurse:  America Ovalle
713-441-3792
aovalle@tmhs.org
Fax:  713-790-2228

TODD TRASK, M.D. (ttrask@tmhs.org)

  • Brain and spinal tumors
  • Microvascular surgery of aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations
  • Spinal surgery and spinal reconstruction
Assistant:  Cecelia Aymond
713-441-3795
caymond@tmhs.org
  Sally Kennedy
skennedy@tmhs.org
Fax: 713-793-1007

JONATHAN ZHANG, M.D. (YJZhang@tmhs.org)

  • Microvascular surgery of aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations
  • Endovascular treatment of aneurysms and arterial malformation
  • Surgery of brain tumors
Assistant:  Becky Tamez
713-441-3784
ratamez@tmhs.org
Fax:  713-793-7100

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Neurosurgical Group of Texas

ALFONSO E. ALDAMA, M.D.

  • Microsurgical minimally invasive outpatient spine surgery
  • Bilingual in English/Spanish
Assistant:  Roberta Wyatt
713-790-1211
for appointments

DAVID ALLEN CECH, M.D.

  • Microsurgery and minimally invasive surgery of the spine and brain, and stereotaxic radiosurgery
Assistants:  Michelle Kendall
Teresa Price
713-790-1211
for appointments

RICHARD L. HARPER, M.D.

  • Microsurgery and minimally invasive surgery of the spine and brain
Assistants:  Rose Mary Campos
Brenda West
713-790-1211
for appointments

WARREN D. PARKER, M.D.

  • Microsurgical minimally invasive outpatient spine surgery
Assistant:  Dawn Chandler
713-790-1211
for appointments

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