Alexander
Papanastassiou, MD

Dr. Alexander Papanastassiou is a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at UT Health San Antonio. He is Director of Stereotactic, Functional & Epilepsy Neurosurgery. He specializes in general neurosurgery and surgery for epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia and movement disorders, including essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.
His expertise is in resective surgery, radiosurgery and neuromodulation, (such as deep brain stimulation and MR-Guided focused ultrasound) as well as microvascular decompression.

Dr. Papanastassiou’s research is aimed at advancing the understanding of brain function using neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and functional neuroimaging to maximize neuropsychological outcomes in patients with neurological illnesses.

He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He is also an active member of the American Epilepsy Society and the Movement Disorders Society.

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