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Come rotate with us at UT San Antonio Neurosurgery!
You’ll be part of the team in a high-volume, high-acuity environment spanning Level 1 trauma and complex cranial, spine, and vascular cases.
Registration is now open:
aamc.org/vsas (Course: NRSR 4010)
Residents Dr. Uddin and Dr. Gaub with faculty member Dr. Gragnaniello will present their poster at #2026CNS (Mon, 11/2): “Technique Optimization of the Ventriculoiliac Osseous Shunt With Supplemental SPECT and Scintigraphic Confirmation of Patency.”
cns.org/annualmeeting
Med students Thompson, Ning, Tao, and Jung, with residents Dr. Scanlon and Bolte, and faculty member Dr. McGinity will have an ePoster at the #2026CNS meeting: “The Brain as a Metabolic Organ: Incident Diabetes and Glycemic Dysregulation After TBI.”
cns.org/annualmeeting
Medical students Thompson, Ning, Tao, and Jung, with residents Dr. Scanlon and Bolte, and faculty member Dr. McGinity will present a poster at the #2026CNS meeting: “Beyond the Bleed: Long-Term Glycemic Dysregulation Following Intracranial Hemorrhage”
cns.org/annualmeeting
Dr. Ali Seifi will have an ePoster at the upcoming #2026CNS annual meeting entitled: “Accuracy and Hallucination of Peer-Reviewed Citations Generated by Large Language Models in Neurocritical Care."
cns.org/annualmeeting
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Residents Dr. Alex Villahermosa and Dr. Greg Murtha with faculty member Dr. Ali Seifi will have an ePoster at the #2026CNS meeting: “Impact of Complicated Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.”
cns.org/annualmeeting
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Dr. Justin Mascitelli will participate in the upcoming #2026CNS annual meeting as faculty for “SYM12: Evolution of the Hybrid CV Neurosurgeon: Complex Open and Endovascular Techniques in the Modern Era.”
Sun 11/1 | 8AM–4:15 PM
cns.org/annualmeeting
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Dr. Fadi Al Saiegh will participate in the upcoming #2026CNS annual meeting as a moderator for the session “W16: Transvascular Access in Neurosurgery.”
Wed 11/4 | 12:20–1:50 PM
cns.org/annualmeeting
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Dr. Fadi Al Saiegh will participate at the #2026CNS annual meeting as faculty for the session “SYM12: Evolution of the Hybrid CV Neurosurgeon: Complex Open and Endovascular Techniques in the Modern Era.”
Sun 11/1 | 8 AM – 4:15 PM
cns.org/annualmeeting
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Dr. Andrew Conner will participate at the #2026CNS annual meeting as faculty for the session "SYM15: Movement Disorder Surgery: Approaches and Techniques."
Sun 11/1 | 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
cns.org/annualmeeting
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Congratulations to our faculty on their well-deserved promotions!
Joanna Gernsback, MD – promoted to Assoc. Professor, Tenure Track
Cristian Gragnaniello, MD – promoted to Assoc. Professor
Naomi Sayre, PhD – promoted to Assoc. Professor, Tenured
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Izabela Tarasiewicz, MD, was recently featured in a UH video discussing tethered cord syndrome. This condition is often associated with small children but can also affect teens and adults. About 7% of adults with chronic lower back pain have tethered cord.
youtube.com/watch?v=uvuz-oBf…
We recently hosted our inaugural Resident QI and Research Day! Congratulations to this year’s award recipients: Drs. Aylin Padir and Greg Murtha.
Thank you to everyone who participated. We look forward to building on this tradition in the coming years.
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