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The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) is dedicated to providing compassionate, skilled and state of the art medical care. As a nationally recognized medical center, we continue to experience unprecedented growth and expansion in both the clinical and academic arenas. Our primary mission is to provide helpful and considerate patient care. We also aim to educate and produce highly qualified, ethical and caring future neurosurgeons. Additionally, we strive to advance the field of neurosciences by performing outstanding research.

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• To educate and train highly qualified compassionate and knowledgeable neurosurgeons.
• To provide patients with state of the art neurosurgical care in a setting respectful of their needs.
• To engage in quality research endeavors that lead to innovative therapies and treatments, which may ultimately translate to improved patient care in the field of neurological surgery.

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San Antonio Hosted the Third Annual Texas All-State Neurosurgery Residency Program Conference

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• UT Southwestern
• UT Houston
• UT Medical Branch, Galveston
• Methodist, Houston
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
• UT San Antonio
• Neurological Associates, San Antonio
• Wilford Hall Medical Center
• Brooke Army Medical Center

A total of 17 speakers presented and included six residents, two hundred guests, Dr. Edward Laws, and Katie Orrico J.D..

The event began with a cocktail reception followed by dinner and a riverboat tour. The following day, the program continued with the following presentations:

• "Occipital Condyle Fractures: Epidemiology Classification and Treatment"
  Sabin Effendi, M.D.
  UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
• "Ulnar Nerve Decompression"
  Bruce Ehni, M.D.
  Baylor College of Medicine
• "Potential Therapeutic Role of FTY720 in Spinal Cord Injury: 
  Behavioral Response in the Rat Model"
  Shane Abdunnur, M.D.
  UT Health Science Center at Houston
• "Fluorescence Angiography in the Surgical Treatment of Spinal AV Fistula"
  Chandran Krishna, M.D.
  Methodist Hospital at Houston
• "Case Presentation"
  Bobbye Thompson, M.D.
  University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston
• "Cerebral Injury and Temporal Changes in Expression Levels of 
  Selective MicroRNAs"
  Mateo Ziu, M.D.
  UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
• "The Evidence Behind the Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Stenosis"
  Joseph E. Beshay, M.D., Assistant Professor
  UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
• "Multiple Craniotomies in the Management of Glioblastoma"
  Raymond Sawaya, M.D. Professor and Chair
  Baylor College of Medicine
• "STN: Common Abnormality Across Diseases"
  Albert J. Fenoy, M.D., Chairman
  UT Health Science Center at Houston
• "Spectrum, Incidence, and Severity of Acute Complications after Spinal
  Cord Injury: A Multicenter Prospective Study"
  Robert Grossman, M.D., Chairman
  The Methodist Hospital
• "Contemporary Liquid Embolics - Applications in Hypervascular Tumors"
  Jonathan Zhang, M.D.
  The Methodist Hospital 
• "Detection of DNA Damage Using Oligonucleotide Probes - A New Approach
  to CNS Disease"
  David Baskin, M.D.
  The Methodist Hospital
• "Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations"
  Joel T. Patterson, M.D., Assistant Professor
  UT Medical Branch - Galveston
• "A Propose Preoperative Grading Criteria for the Surgical Management of
  Hyperostosing Spheno-Orbital Meningiomas"
  John R. Floyd II, M.D., Assistant Professor
  UT Health Science Center San Antonio
• "Six Flags Over Texas: How Explorers, Padres, Colonists, and Outlaws
  Shaped Texas"
  J.D. Day, M.D.
  Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
  UT Health Science Center San Antonio 
• "Healthcare Reform Legislation: Magic Elixir or Bitter Pill?"
  Katie O. Orrico, J.D.
  Washington Office
  American Association of Neurological Surgeons/
  Congress of Neurological Surgeons 
• "Frustration and Challenges of Glioma Management"
  Edward R. Laws, M.D.
  Director, Pituitary / Neuroendocrine Program
  Department of Neurosurgery
  Brigham & Women's Hospital 

The program was a successful educational and social event. We look forward to our fourth annual meeting which will be graciously hosted by Dr. Sawaya and his Baylor / M.D. Anderson Team.