RobertBuchananMDNeurosurgery & Psychiatry(He/Him)
Neurosurgery • Austin, TXEpilepsy Surgery, Pain, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, Clinical Pharmacology
Associate Professor Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Psychiatry University of Texas Dell Medical School
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Office
3215 Steck Ave.
Suite 200
Austin, TX 78712Phone+1 512-476-3556Fax+1 512-476-0195- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Robert Buchanan is both a board certified neurosurgeon and psychiatrist in Austin, TX. He is experienced in stereotactic and functional surgery, epilepsy surgery, and neuropsychiatry.
He serves on the Pontifical Academy for Life (Vatican’s bioethics institute). His interest in neuroethics centers on the human person and how brain interventions may alter free will and identity.
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1998 - 2004- UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestFellowship, Psychopharmacology, Mood Disorders, Research, 1997 - 1998
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1996 - 1998
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1993
Yale-New Haven HospitalFellowship, Epilepsy surgery
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2009 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1996 - 2005- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsHuman anterior insula signals salience and deviations from expectations via bursts of beta oscillations.Darrell Haufler, Omer Liran, Robert J Buchanan, Denis Pare> ;Journal of Neurophysiology. 2022 Jul 1
- Volume-Staged CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy for a Spetzler-Martin Grade V Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report and...Jeffrey I. Traylor, Garrett S. Johnson, Ramsey Ashour, Paiman Ghafoori, Robert J. Buchanan> ;World Neurosurgery. 2019 May 1
- 5 citationsUnifying Pathophysiological Explanations for Sports-Related Concussion and Concussion Protocol Management: Literature Review.Praveen Satarasinghe, D. Kojo Hamilton, Robert J. Buchanan, Michael T. Koltz> ;Journal of Experimental Neuroscience. 2019 Jan 9
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Press Mentions
- University of Texas’ Dell Medical School Studying Deep Brain Stimulation in People with Alzheimer’sNovember 9th, 2020
- New Surgical Study Offered for Alzheimer's DiseaseNovember 3rd, 2020
Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Hope for Epilepsy PatientsApril 12th, 2019
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin, Texas- Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of TexasAustin, Texas
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