Joseph A. Cochran, MD
Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Joseph Cochran, MD, is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who specializes in endovascular surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, brain tumors, skull base surgery and complex and minimally invasive spine surgery.
After receiving his medical degree at Chicago Medical School, he completed his residency in neurological surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He subsequently completed a two-year fellowship in cerebrovascular/skull base/endovascular surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Dr. Cochran is the co-author of articles published in Neurosurgery, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology* Physics and Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine.
Dr. Cochran has a special interest in treating the following disorders:
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous malformation
- Brain tumors
- Disk disease
- Skull base tumors
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal tumors
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain and spine injuries
Education/Training
Medical School
Chicago Medical School , 2007
Internship
Medical College of Wisconsin, 2014
Residency
Medical College of Wisconsin, 2014
Clinical Interests
Cerebral vasospasm, traumatic vascular injuries, cervical artificial disc replacement

Dr. Cochran Sees Patients at:
UTHealth Neurosciences Southwest
7777 SW Freeway, Suite 840
Houston, TX 77074
(713) 486-8080
fax: (713) 486-8090
UTHealth Neurosciences Sugar Land
17520 W Grand Parkway South, Suite 450
Houston, TX 77479
Phone: (713) 486-7800
Fax: (713) 486-7830