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Location
UCI Sprague Hall | Conference Room 105
Event Type
Physician Scientist Collective Distinguished Speaker Series
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iCalThe Physician Scientist Collective Distinguished Speaker Series features speakers from diverse medical fields across national academic institutions who share their experiences and insights on physician scientist careers.
Advancing Neurosurgery and Neurophysiology: Insights and Strategies for Physician-Scientists
Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair of Research
Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair, McNair Scholar
Department of Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD
- Professor and Vice-Chair of Research
- Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair, McNair Scholar
Dr. Sameer Sheth is Professor and Vice-Chair of Research in Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. He holds the Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair and directs research laboratories at Texas Children's Hospital. Dr. Sheth specializes in functional neurosurgery, treating movement disorders, epilepsy, and psychiatric conditions using advanced techniques like deep brain stimulation and laser ablation.
His research focuses on human neurophysiology and developing therapies for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Sheth's lab has made significant contributions to understanding cognitive functions through neurosurgical recordings, including conflict signaling in the anterior cingulate cortex and memory systems in the mesial temporal lobe.
Dr. Sheth also works on improving treatments for severe psychiatric disorders by studying the physiological basis of mood and anxiety disorders, aiming to develop more effective neuromodulatory therapies for conditions such as OCD, depression, and addiction.