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  • Office

    12121 Richmond Ave Ste 104
    Houston, TX 77082
    Phone+1 832-529-7289
    Fax+1 713-588-8938

Education & Training

  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2005 - 2011
  • Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital
    Mount Sinai Beth Israel HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2004
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M UniversityB.S., Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 1996 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2008 - 2011
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Houston’s Top Doctors H Texas Magazine, 2016
  • Best Resident Case Report Northwestern University, 2011
  • Miklos Hetenyi Award Society of Experimental Mechanics, 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: Part II - Management Options and Outcomes  
    Samatzis D., C.G. Gillis, P. Shih, J.E. O’Toole, and R.G. Fessler, Global Spine Journal, 1/1/2016
  • Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: Part I - Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis  
    Samatzis D., C.G. Gillis, P. Shih, J.E. O’Toole, and R.G. Fessler, Global Spine Journal, 1/1/2015
  • Comparison of symptomatic cerebral spinal fluid leak between patients undergoing minimally invasive versus open lumbar foraminotomy, diskectomy, or laminectomy  
    Wong A.P., P. Shih, T.R. Smith, N.P. Slimack, N.S. Dahdaleh, S.G. Aoun, T.Y. El Ahmadieh, Z.A. Smith, J.K. Scheer, T.R. Koski, J.C. Liu, and R.G. Fessler, World Neurosurgery, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Comparison of Symptomatic Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) Leak Between Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Versus Open Lumbar Foraminotomy, Discectomy or Laminectomy.
    Wong A.P., P. Shih, T.R. Smith, N.P. Slimack, N.S. Dahdaleh, S. Oh, S.G. Aoun, T.Y. Ahmadieh, Z.A. Smith, T.R. Koski, J.C. Liu, R.G. Fessler, Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, IL, 1/12/2013
  • Incidence and outcome of CSF leak in open vs. minimally invasive lumbar surgery.
    Slimack N.P., P. Shih, T.R. Smith, J.C. Liu., A.P. Wong, R.G. Fessler, T.R. Koski, 19th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Istanbul, Turkey, 1/18/2012
  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a puerperium requiring decompressive craniectomy.
    Lee A.I., P. Shih, C.A. Wong, and J.C. Liu, Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Peritinology 43rd Annual Meeting, Henderson, NV, 1/13/2011
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Lectures

  • Spinal Deformities. 
    West Houston Medical Center, Houston, TX - 1/28/2016
  • Neurosurgical advances for treatment of hemorrhagic strokes. 
    Citizens Medical Center, Victoria, TX - 1/13/2014
  • Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery – Higher Level of Care 
    HCA Gulf Coast Division Office, Houston, TX - 1/22/2013
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Professional Memberships