Neurotrauma and Critical Care Specialists in Houston

		Kiwon Lee, M.D. Director, Neurocritical Care Mischer Neuroscience Institute Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology Associate Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery UTHealth Medical School Residency: Stony Brook University, State University of New York Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School — Neurocritical Care Specialty Interests: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, acute management of ischemic stroke, therapeutic hypothermia, status epilepticus, encephalitis, neuromuscular emergencies, neurological emergencies, critical care medicine for neurology and neurosurgery

		Tiffany Chang, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery UTHealth Medical School Residency: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Specialty Interests: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, transfusion practices in critical care, ICP management and hepatic encephalopathy

		H. Alex Choi, M.D. Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology UTHealth Medical School Residency: The Neurological Institute of New York Fellowship: The Neurological Institute of New York — Neurocritical Care Specialty Interests: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, inflammation after brain injury and temperature module for neuroprotection

		Nancy Edwards, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery UTHealth Medical School Residency: University of California, San Francisco Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco Specialty Interests: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, delayed cerebral ischemia and neuroinflammation in acute brain injuries

		Ryan Kitigawa, M.D. Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery UTHealth Medical School

		George W. Williams, II, M.D. Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery UTHealth Medical School

Neurotrauma

		Karl Schmitt, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Residency: The University of Texas Medical School at Galveston Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine Special Interests: Complex Spinal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal and Cranial Trauma, Spinal Cord and Spinal Column Tumors, General Neurosurgery

		Scott Shepard, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Residency: University of California at San Francisco Fellowship: University of California at San Francisco CNS Injury and Edema Center and Brain Tumor Research Center – Research Fellow; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital – Surgical Neuro-oncology Special Interests: Neuro-oncological Brain Surgery, Spine and General Neurosurgery