AshwinViswanathanMD
Neurosurgery • Houston, TXAssociate Professor, Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
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Office
1709 Dryden Rd
Ste 750
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-213-8181Fax+1 713-798-3739
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2009- Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2003 - 2004
- Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 2009 - Present
TX State Medical License 2005 - 2026- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- MER Versus MRI Guidance DBS in Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
- Cordotomy in Reducing Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 16
- Novel Stimulation Patterns to Improve the Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation Start of enrollment: 2024 Jan 01
Roles: Sponsor-Investigator, Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 43 citationsCingulotomy for medically refractory cancer pain.Ashwin Viswanathan, Viraat Harsh, Erlick A. C. Pereira, Tipu Z. Aziz
Neurosurgical Focus. 2013-09-01 - 46 citationsLocal field potentials of subthalamic nucleus contain electrophysiological footprints of motor subtypes of Parkinson's disease.Ilknur Telkes, Ashwin Viswanathan, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Aviva Abosch, Musa Ozturk
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2018-09-04 - 52 citationsPrediction of STN-DBS Electrode Implantation Track in Parkinson's Disease by Using Local Field PotentialsIlknur Telkes, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Ashwin Viswanathan, Aviva Abosch, Nuri F. Ince
Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2016-05-09
Journal Articles
- Local Field Potentials of Subthalamic Nucleus Contain Electrophysiological Footprints of Motor Subtypes of Parkinson’s DiseaseJoseph Jankovic, Ashwin Viswanathan, Akshay Gupte, Aviva Abosch, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Press Mentions
Two Steps Closer to Flexible, Powerful, Fast Bioelectronic DevicesApril 24th, 2020
Cordotomy Offers Cancer Pain Relief in Time for Boot WalkOctober 9th, 2017
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