Lee V. Ansell, M.D., P.A.
Neurological Surgeon

Education

• College
  The University of Texas
  Austin, Texas, 1969
  B.A. with Honors
  
  
• Medical School
  The University of Texas Health Science Center
  Southwestern Medical School
  Dallas, Texas
  Doctor of Medicine, 1978

Post Graduate Training

• Internship
  Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
  Lackland AFB, Texas
  Residency, 1978-1979
  
  
• Residency
  The University of Texas Health Science Center
  San Antonio, Texas
  1979-1984
  

  Division of Neurosurgery, 1979-1984

  Chief Resident, 1982-1983

Certification/Licensure

• Texas License #F1342
  Issued August, 1978
  
  
• American Board of Neurological Surgery
  Diplomate, Certificate #8683 September, 1986
  

Academic Appointments

Professional Organizations

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
• Neurosurgical Society of America
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
• American College of Surgeons
• Southern Neurosurgical Society
• Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Texas Medical Association
• Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves–AANS/CNS
• Harris County Medical Society
• Houston Neurological Society
• North American Spine Society
• International Pelvic Pain Society

Offices And Appointments

• Medical Director, Foundation Surgical Hospital 2007–Present
  
  
• Secretary, Medical Staff, Foundation Surgical Hospital 2007–Present
  
  
• Chairman, O.R. Committee, Foundation Surgical Hospital 2006–Present
  
  
• Board of Directors, Foundation Ancillary Services Affiliates, LLP 2006–Present
  
  
• President, Southern Neurosurgical Society 2002–2003
  
  
• resident , Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons 1999 – 2000
  
  
• Treasurer, Southern Neurosurgical Society 1998 – 2001
  
  
• Chairman, Membership Committee, Southern Neurosurgical Society 1996 – 1998
  
  
• Vice President, Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons 1997 – 1998
  
  
• Chairman, 1998 Scientific Meeting of the Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons 1998
  
  
• Editorial Board, Spinal Cord, Official journal of the Medical Medical Society of Paraplegia 1996 – 2000
  
  
• Audit and Finance Committee, Neurosurgical Society of America 1996 – present
  
  
• Alternate Representative to the Joint Committee of State Neurosurgical Societies, AANS and CNS
  1996 – present
  
  
• Consultant in Spinal Surgery, Texas State, Board of Medical Examiners 1994 - present
  
  
• Cancer Committee, Memorial Hospital Southwest 1997 –1999
  
  
• Membership Committee, Southern Neurosurgical Society 1994 – 1996
  
  
• Continuing Medical Education Committee, UTHSC–H 1993–2000
  
  
• Quality Assurance Committee, UTHSC–H/Hermann Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery 1993-1997
  
  
• Perioperative Product Line Committee, UTHSC–H Hermann Hospital 1993–1995
  
  
• Minimally Invasive Surgery Committee UTHSC – Hermann Hospital 1992–1996
  

Honors And Awards

Bibliography

• Books and/or Chapters
  • Brown WE Jr, Story JL, Ansell LV: Extracranial Procedures for Revascularization of the Posterior Fossa, In Brain Surgery: Complication Avoidance and Management, Apuzzo MLJ (ed), New York, Churchill Livingstone, (in press), 1992
    
    
  • Story JL, Brown WE Jr, Abou-Samra M, Ansell LV, Bohmfalk GL, Eidelberg E: Extracranial Surgical Procedures in the Management of Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency, In Clinical Neurosurgery, Weiss M (Ed), Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Vol 29, Chapter 33, pp 594-646, 1982
    
    
  • Story JL, Brown WE Jr, Ansell LV, Abou-Samra M, Bohmfalk GL, Eidelberg E: The Management of Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency by Vertebral to Common Carotid Artery Transposition, In Stroke and the Extracranial Vessels, Smith RR (Ed), Raven Press, New York, 1984
    
    
  • Ansell LV, Brown WE Jr, Story JL: Surgical Treatment of Common Carotid Artery Occlusion. Subclavian to Carotid Artery Bypass and Common Carotid to Common Carotid Artery Bypass, In Modern Techniques in Surgery/Neurosurgery, Ransohoff J (Ed), Futura Publishing Co., New York, Chapter 31, 1984
    
    
  • Brown WE, Jr, Ansell LV, Story JL: The Technique of Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft from the Common Carotid to the Middle Cerebral Artery, In Revascularization for the Ischemic Brain, Erickson DL (Ed), Futura Publishing Co., New York, pp. 167-199, 1988
    
    
  • Story JL, Cavanaugh DA, Brown WE Jr, Ansell LV, Bohmfalk GL: Extracranial Occlusive Disease of the Vertebral Artery. In Neurological Surgery, 3rd Edition, Youmans JR (Ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Chapter 50, pp. 1555-1582, 1990

• Journals
  • Popeney, C., Ansell, LV., Renney, K: Pudendal Entrapment as an Etiology of Chronic Perineal Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment
    Neurourology and Urodynamics Journal 2007
    
    
  • Schnee, CL, Ansell, LV: Outcome analysis for adults with spondylolisthesis treated with posterolateral fusion and transpedicular screw fixation, Journal of Neurosurgery 86:56-63,1997
    
    
  • Schnee, CL, Ansell, LV: Selection criteria and outcome of operative approaches for thoracolumbar burst fractures with and without neurological deficit,
    Journal of Neurosurgery 86:48-55, 1997
    
    
  • Cavanaugh DA, Story JL, Brown WE Jr, Ansell LV, Skerhut HEI: Polytetrafluoroethylene interposition grafts in carotid artery transportation, J Neurosurgery 70:212-215, 1989

• Poster Presentations
  • Ansell LV, Schnee, CL: Poster Presentation: Surgical management of thoracolumbar fractures: analysis of 36 cases: Joint Spine Section Meeting, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Orlando Fla., February, 1996
    
    
  • Ansell LV, Schnee CL: Poster Presentation: Surgical management of thoracolumbar fractures: analysis of 36 cases: American Association of Neurological Surgeons Meeting

Abstracts

• Boop FA, Brown WE Jr, Ansell LV, Story JL: Long-term clinical and pathologic findings following cerebral revascularization in a patient with a synthetic (Gore-tex) long graft, Neurosurgery 14:507, 1984
  
  
• Story JL, Brown WE Jr, Ansell LV: The management of common carotid artery occlusion by extracranial surgical procedures, Neurosurgery, 14:507, 1984
  
  
• Brown WE Jr, Story JL, Abou-Samra M, Ansell LV, Bohmfalk GL, Eidelberg E: Surgery of the proximal extracranial vertebral system, Neurosurgery 14:507, 1984
  
  
• Ansell, LV, Story JL, Brown WE Jr: Psychological testing and blood flow studies in the preoperative and postoperative evaluation of patients with complex cerebrovascular disease, Neurosurgery 14:508, 1984
  

Presentations, Invited Lectures

1. Story JL, Brown WE Jr, Abou-Samra M, Ansell LV, Bohmfalk GL, Eidelberg E: Surgical management of extracranial vertebrobasilar disease, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, October, 1981.
   
   
2. Brown WE Jr, Story JL, Ansell LV, Abou-Samra M: Synthetic tube grafts in cerebral revascularization: Clinical and laboratory experience, Neurosurgical Society of America, Marco Island, FL, March, 1982.
   
   
3. Brown WE Jr, Story, JL, Ansell LV, Abou-Samra M: Synthetic tube grafts in cerebral revascularization: Clinical and laboratory experience, Society of University Neurosurgeons, Jackson, M, April, 1982.
   
   
4. Ansell LV, Brown WE Jr, Story JL: Neuropsychological testing and regional cerebral blood flow in the selection and evaluation of patients undergoing reconstructive cerebrovascular surgery, South Texas Chapter, American College of Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, January, 1983.
   
   
5. Brown WE Jr, Story JL, Ansell LV, Abou-Samra M: Synthetic tube grafts in cerebral revascularization: Clinical and laboratory experience, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Washington, D.C., April, 1983.
   
   
6. Story JL, Brown WE Jr, Ansell LV: The management of common carotid artery occlusion by extracranial surgical procedures, Neurosurgical Society of America, Key West, FL, May, 1983.
   
   
7. Brown WE Jr, Story JL, Ansell LV, Abou-Samra M: Synthetic tube grafts in cerebral revascularization: Clinical and laboratory experience, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, Pebble Beach, CA, October, 1983.
   
   
8. Ansell LV, Story JL, Brown WE Jr: Psychological testing and blood flow studies in the preoperative and postoperative evaluation of patients with complex cerebrovascular disease, Southern Neurosurgical Society, Sea Island, GA, March, 1983.
   
   
9. Ansell LV, Brown WE Jr, Story JL: Regional cerebral blood flow and neuropsychological assessment in reconstructive cerebrovascular surgery, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, Pebble Beach, CA, October, 1983.
   
   
10. Ansell LV, Brown WE Jr, Story JL: Cerebral reinforcement using saphenous vein EC-IC bypass grafts, Southern Neurosurgical Society, New Orleans, LA, March, 1984.
    
    
11. Ansell LV, Brown WE Jr, Story JL: Cerebral reinforcement using saphenous vein EC-IC bypass grafts, Neurosurgical Society of America, Coronado, CA, May, 1984.
    
    
12. Ansell LV, Story JL: Use of vascular prosthesis in vertebral artery surgery, Society of Neurovascular Surgeons, Chicago, IL, May, 1984.
    
    
13. Ansell LV, Brown WE Jr, Story JL: Cerebral reinforcement using saphenous vein EC-IC bypass grafts, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, Colorado Springs, CO, June, 1984.
    
    
14. Ansell LV: Intracranial aneurysms presenting as mass lesions, Presented to the Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA, June, 1985.
    
    
15. Ansell LV: Surgical management of lipomeningocele, Presented to the Department of Pediatrics, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA, June, 1985.
    
    
16. Ansell LV: Seminars in the surgical management of complex atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, Presented to the Department of Neurosurgery, Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, May 1986.
    
    
17. Ansell LV: The management of intracranial hypertension, Presented to the Medical Staff, Intensive Care Unit, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA, July and August, 1986.
    
    
18. Story JL, Brown WE Jr, Ansell LV, Skerhut HEI: The management of common carotid artery occlusion by extracranial surgical procedures, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, Cincinnati, OH, September, 1987.
    
    
19. Ansell IV: Neurosurgery in combat: An historical perspective, Presented to the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX, October, 1987.
    
    
20. Ansell LV, Brown WE Jr, Story JL: The use of interposition grafts in carotid to vertebral artery transposition, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Toronto, Canada, April, 1988.
    
    
21. Boop FA, Brown WE Jr, Ansell LV, Story JL: Long term clinical and pathological findings following cerebral revascularization in a patient with a synthetic (Gore-tex) long graft, Southern Neurosurgical Society, Point Clear, AL, March, 1989.
    
    
22. Ansell, LV, Heafner MD: Herniation of the intervertebral disc at multiple thoracic levels, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, April, 1989.
    
    
23. Ansell LV: Moderator: Craniofacial/skull base surgery multidisciplinary seminar: Otorhinolaryngology, plastic surgery and neurological surgery, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, April, 1989.
    
    
24. Ansell LV: Thoracic disc herniation, William Meacham Neurosurgical Society, San Antonio, TX, May, 1989.
    
    
25. Ansell LV: Thoracic disc herniation, Scientific Session, Neurosurgical Resident Graduation, Division of Neurosurgery, University of TX Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, June, 1989.
    
    
26. Ansell LV: Thoracic disc herniation, a rare surgical disorder; Symposium of Original Research, Annual Meeting of Texas Medical Association, Corpus Christi, TX, May, 1990.
    
    
27. Ansell LV: Biomechanics and surgical application of a dorsal thoracolumbar internal spinal stabilization instrumentation system, 1992 Annual Meeting, Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, May, 1992.
    
    
28. Ansell LV: Introduction to fixation techniques, lumbar spine stabilization; American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, July-August, 1992.
    
    
29. Ansell LV: The indications for lumbar spinal instrumentation; American Association of Neurological Surgeons, San Antonio, Texas, September, 1992.
    
    
30. Ansell LV: Internal Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine, Joint Meeting of the North American Spine Society and the Japanese Spine Research Society, Maui, Hawaii, April 17, 1994.
    
    
31. Ansell LV: Spine Course, 1995 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Meeting, Orlando, Fla., April, 1995.
    
    
32. Ansell LV: Stabilization of the Upper Cervical Spine: Annual Meeting, Texas Society of Radiological Technicians, Houston, Texas, May 31, 1995.
    
    
33. Ansell LV: The Lumbar Spine - On-the-Job Injuries, Annual Meeting, Case Managers Society of America, Houston, Texas, August 11, 1995.
    
    
34. Ansell LV: On the Job Spine Injury, Annual Meeting, Case Managers Society of America, Houston, Texas August 9, 1996.
    
    
35. Ansell LV: Indications for Operative vs. Non Operative Treatment in the Management of Thoracolumbar Fractures, Annual Meeting, American Association of Neurologic Surgeons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1998.

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