The Mischer Neuroscience Institute, a partnership between Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is Southeast Texas’s largest neuroscience program, treating over 5,000 surgical patients annually. It is a leader in complex stroke care, accredited as a comprehensive stroke center, and offers advanced treatments such as intra-arterial thrombectomy and aneurysm clipping. The institute performs more neurosurgery procedures in the Texas Medical Center than any other hospital, including 400 brain-tumor operations and 1,000 spinal surgeries annually. It is home to a level IV epilepsy center and hosts one of the nation’s longest-running magnetoencephalography centers. Specializing in diverse neurological conditions, from brain tumors to neurotrauma, the institute provides care backed by nationally recognized research and education initiatives.
