GeorgeAlexanderWestMD

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Peripheral Nerve

Director, West Houston Spine Center

Overview of Dr. West

Dr. George West is a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Houston Methodist Hospital and Houston Methodist West Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Virginia School of Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. Dr. West accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 48 doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital and one of 16 doctors at Houston Methodist West Hospital who specialize in Neurosurgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
18700 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77094
Book by Phone+1(346) 608-0624

Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1989 - 1997
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2003 - Present
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1998 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2006 - 2015
WA State Medical License 1996 - 2007

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Preconditioning in the Rhesus Macaque Induces a Proteomic Signature Following Cerebral Ischemia that Is Associated with Neuroprotection
Susan L. Stevens, Tao Liu, Frances Rena Bahjat, Vladislav A. Petyuk, Athena A. Schepmoes
Translational Stroke Research. 2019-08-01
2 citations
Videoexoscopic real-time intraoperative navigation for spinal neurosurgery: a novel co-adaptation of two existing technology platforms, technical note
Meng Huang, Sean M. Barber, William J. Steele, Zain Boghani, Viren Rajendrakumar Desai
Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2018-06-01
17 citations
Preclinical Development of a Prophylactic Neuroprotective Therapy for the Preventive Treatment of Anticipated Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Frances Rena Bahjat, G. Alexander West, Steven G. Kohama, Christine Glynn, Henryk F. Urbanski
Translational Stroke Research. 2017-04-05

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Kaiser Permanente
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Rocky Mountain Group/Indiv - HMO/Private Pay
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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