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Office
6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-704-7100Fax+1 713-704-7150- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a Professor of Neurosurgery at the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurological Surgery at the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and the Chief of the Epilepsy Surgery Program at the Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Program (TCEP), a collaborative program between UT Health and Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute at the Texas Medical Center. I have special interest and expertise in the safe resection and laser ablation of tumors and seizure foci from eloquent foci like the hippocampus, language cortex and deep brain structures using microsurgical techniques. Increasingly we are also developing and applying innovative new technologies for the neuromodulation of epilepsy.
In addition, I direct the Neuroimaging & Electrophysiology Lab for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. We use direct electro-physiologic brain recordings and stimulation to understand how the human brain makes language, memory and exercises self-control. Some of this research work has percolated into clinical application, enabling safer surgeries and improve cognitive outcomes.
A longer-term vision of the lab and of the Texas Institute of Restorative Neurotechnologies which I co-direct, is the restoration of brain function, particularly the augmentation of cognition using innovative neural engineering and computational neuroscience approaches. We are supported in this work by the NIH, the University of Texas and our grateful patients.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 2003
- University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1995 - 1997
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
- ArMed Forces Medical College PuneClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2006 - 2024
- OH State Medical License 2004 - 2007
- PA State Medical License 2004 - 2006
- WA State Medical License 1995 - 1997
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Teacher Award 2015
- Best Doctors in Houston Houstonia Award, 2013-2016
- America’s Top Surgeons 2011-2013
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Clinical Trials
- PRIME: PReservIng Memory in Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2023 Nov 16
- Stereotactic Laser Ablation for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Intraoperative ultrasound for surgical resection of high-grade glioma and glioblastoma: a meta-analysis of 732 patients.Pavel S Pichardo-Rojas, Carlos Zarate, Julieta Arguelles-Hernández, Aldo Barrón-Lomelí, Roberto Sanchez-Velez, Amir Hjeala-Varas, Ernesto Gutierrez-Herrera, Nitin Tand...> ;Neurosurgical Review. 2024 Mar 18
- The detrimental effect of biopsy preceding resection in surgically accessible glioblastoma: results from the national cancer database.Ping Zhu, Pavel S Pichardo-Rojas, Antonio Dono, Nitin Tandon, Constantinos G Hadjipanayis, Mitchel S Berger, Yoshua Esquenazi> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2024 Mar 16
- The value of additional electrodes when stereo-electroencephalography is inconclusive.Adeel Ilyas, Laura Vilella, Carlos E Restrepo, Jessica Johnson, Sandipan Pati, Nuria Lacuey, Samden Lhatoo, Stephen A Thompson, Nitin Tandon> ;Epilepsia. 2024 Mar 1
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Journal Articles
- A Lexical Semantic Hub for Heteromodal Naming in Middle Fusiform GyrusNitin Tandon, Christopher Richard Conner, Brain
- A meta-analysis of the complications of SDE placementTandon N, Esquenazi YE, Epilepsia, 1/1/2014
- Stereotactic laser ablation of epileptogenic periventricular nodular heterotopiaEsquenazi YE, Kalamangalam GP, Slater JD, Knowlton RC, Friedman E, Aaron-Morris S, Shetty A, Gowda A, Tandon N, Epilepsy Research, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Surgical Aspects and Electrode Visualization in SEEGOrlando, FL - 1/1/2016
- Windows On The Mind: Insights into human cognition from intracranial recordings1/20/2015
- Minimizing Complications in Epilepsy Surgery: Patient specific strategies and practice changes1/5/2015
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Press Mentions
- Medical Bulletin 19/April/2023April 19th, 2023
- Doctors Gave a Houston Man 2 Months to Live with a Deadly Brain Cancer. That Was 6 Years AgoAugust 29th, 2022
- Advanced Surgical Options for Epilepsy and SeizuresNovember 9th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Hindi, Urdu
Hospital Affiliations
- Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, Texas
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, Texas
- Memorial Hermann Physician NetworkHouston, Texas
External Links
- Lab pagehttp://www.tandonlab.org
- UT web pagehttps://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/faculty/nitin-tandon/
- Memorial Hermann We pagehttp://www.memorialhermann.org/doctors/neurosurgeons/dr-nitin-tandon-md-116245/
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