Ashwin Viswanathan MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
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7200 Cambridge, Suite 9BNeurosurgeryHouston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-798-8284
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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 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
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 Aug 01
Roles: Sponsor-Investigator, Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Technical and Clinical Overview: Spinal Cord Stimulation.Steven Falowski, Rushna Ali, Jennifer Sweet, Charles Mackel, Rohit Kesarwani
Neuromodulation. 2026-01-01 - Adaptive neuromodulation dialogues: navigating current challenges and emerging innovations in neuromodulation system development.Frederik Lampert, Matthew R Baker, Michael A Jensen, Amir H Ayyoubi, Christian Bentler
Journal of Neural Engineering. 2025-12-19 - Weight loss and a shunt on "off": an odd case of overshunting in an idiopathic intracranial hypertension patient. Illustrative case.Thomas Hamre, Ashley Ricciardelli, Alex Flores, Ashwin Viswanathan
Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2025-11-10
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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