Grand Rounds Videos
In an effort to enhance learning about new technologies and techniques within the neurosciences, The Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and UTHealth Houston Neurosciences present faculty, residents, fellows and other students with the opportunity to hear neuroscience lectures from special guest speakers throughout the year.
Presentation Recordings
Discontinuation and Nonpublication of Cerebrovascular Clinical Trials
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Molly Butler – Medical College of Georgia, class of 2025 – presents information on a research project looking at the discontinuation and nonpublication of cerebrovascular clinical trials, and why trial discontinuation happens.
Carotid Blood-Blister Aneurysms: Treatment and Outcomes
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston neurosurgical resident (PGY-6) Elvira Lekka, MD, presents information on the treatment and outcomes of blood-blister aneurysms.
Co-targeting of TrkA and RET Pathways in Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston neurosurgical resident (PGY-6) Shivani Bindal, MD, presents information about a recent study on breast cancer and brain metastasis.
Stereotactic Magnetic Resonance Guided Laser Ablation of Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Ryan McComack MD, PhD, presents on the effectiveness of combining SEEG and MRI-guided laser ablation to help identify and treat Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia.
The role of Neuromonitoring in Modern Spine Surgery
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: UTHealth Houston Neurosciences PGY7 Spine Fellow Joseph Withrow, MD, presents a review of the basic modalities for intraoperative neuromonitoring, evidence and indications for neuromonitoring, and what to do if you lose signal.
Curved Trajectories in Neurosurgery
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: University of Louisville Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Ajmal Zemmar, MD, PhD presents on advancements in targeting with magnetically-steerable devices used during neurosurgery.
Single Neuron Recordings in Epilepsy Patients Undergoing SEEG
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Cleveland Clinic Fellow, Mauricio Medina, MD, PhD, presents a discussion about current techniques and innovations for invasive monitoring for epilepsy, as well as how single neurons can be recorded in humans.
Topics in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery: Techniques, Controversies, Philosophies
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: John R. Williams, MD, Assistant Professor at the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School, discusses a brief history of minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques and takes a deeper look at 3D navigation, robotics and endoscopic spine surgery.
Intracerebral Hemorrhage: The Final Stroke Frontier?
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Ching-Jen Jared Chen, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School, presents this update on the new and ongoing ICH research going on at UTHealth Houston Neurosciences.
Educating the Next Generation of Neurosurgeons
Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, Professor or Neurological and Orthopedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, joins UTHealth Houston Neurosciences grand rounds to discuss his Spine Academy platform, and to present on developing more effective teaching programs for neurosurgeons.
Evaluation of the Solitary Vertebral Lesion
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Guest speaker Kaye Westmark, MD, a neuroradiologist with UTHealth Houston, discusses developing an organized approach to forming a differential diagnosis for the solitary vertebral lesion.
Strategies to Avoid Complications in Adult Spine Deformity Surgery
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Guest speaker Justin Smith, MD, PhD, FAANS, Harrison Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair and Chief of Spine Division at the University of Virginia, joins UTHealth Houston Neurosciences grand rounds to present on avoiding complications in adult spine deformity surgery.
Augmented Reality In Spinal Surgery
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Guest speaker Timothy F. Whitham, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, and Director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Spine Program and Neurosurgery Spinal Fusion Laboratory discusses the current state of augmented reality as a tool for spine surgery.
Congenital Anomalies of the Brain
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Congenital Anomalies of the Brain with UTHealth Houston’s Roy Riascos, MD, Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Vice Chair, Department of DII and Chief of Neuroradiology.
Venous Sinus Stenting in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Speaker and neuroendovascular fellow Sal D’Amato, MD, discusses the epidemiology and pathogenesis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension, the role of venous sinus stenting and new clinical research in the area.
MRI Physics: The Basics
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Guest speaker and neuroradiologist Kaye Westmark, MD, discusses where the signal comes from in a clinical MRI, what T1 and T2 images, how inversion recovery images are made, and how to understand the appearance of blood products on MR imaging.
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spinal Surgery with Guest Speaker Mohamad Bydon, MD
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Neurosurgical Practice and Research with guest speaker Mohamad Bydon, MD, Charles B. And Ann L. Johnson Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, and Health Services Research at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.
Modern Management of Spinal Cord Injury with Joseph Withrow, MD
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences Grand Rounds: Dr. Joseph Withrow discusses spinal cord injury treatment, including the importance of preventing secondary injury to help deliver the best possible outcome. Dr. Withrow also discusses recent studies related to predicting outcomes, as well as minimizing time to decompression.