Alexander Mark Papanastassiou MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Director of Stereotactic, Functional, and Epilepsy Neurosurgery at UT Health San Antonio
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4502 Medical Drive2nd FloorSan Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-358-8555
Fax+1 210-358-8576
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2009- Brigham and Womens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2010 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsWhat is the Accuracy of PEEK Implants for Cranioplasty in Comparison to Their Patient Specific Surgical Plan?Adam Wandell, Alexander Papanastassiou, Izabela Tarasiewicz, Mark Miller
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2023-01-01 - 4 citationsCerebral blood flow differences between high- vs low-frequency VNS therapy in the epileptic baboon.C Ákos Szabó, Margarita Akopian, Alexander M Papanastassiou, Felipe S Salinas
Epilepsy Research. 2022-02-01 - 1 citationsSupratentorial ependymoma, zinc finger translocation-associated fusion positive, with extensive synaptophysin immunoreactivity arising from malignant transformation of...Jacob A Bethel, Kenneth M James, Samon G Tavakoli, Richard L Crownover, Andrew J Brenner
Surgical Neurology International. 2022-01-01
Press Mentions
UT Health San Antonio Neurologists Among First to Treat Patients with Deep Brain Stimulation That Adapts to Patients’ SymptomsMarch 31st, 2025- UT Health San Antonio Neurologists Pioneer Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation for Tailored Patient CareMarch 31st, 2025
- UT Health San Antonio Specialists to Discuss Latest Treatments of Movement DisordersJanuary 25th, 2023
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