Adam I. Lewis, MD
Neurosurgeon
South Texas Brain and Spine Center 1227 3rd Street Corpus Christi TEXAS, 78404About
Dr. Adam Lewis practices neurological surgery at South Texas Brain and Spine Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. As a board cergtified neurological surgeon, Dr. Lewis performs surgery on disorders of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves. Neurological surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, brain tumors, face pain, fractures of the spine, and spinal deformities from children to adults.
Education and Training
Harvard University BA 1986
Georgetown University MD 1990
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pure sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations.
- Honored guest presentation: management strategies for the treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformations.
- Anterior lumbar surgery.
- Management strategies and surgical techniques for deep-seated supratentorial arteriovenous malformations.
- Effect of remacemide hydrochloride on subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced vasospasm in rabbits.
- Management of thalamic-basal ganglia and brain-stem vascular malformations.
- Endothelin ETA and ETB receptors in subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced cerebral vasospasm.
- Immunohistochemical localization of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in vessels of the dura mater of the Sprague-Dawley rat.
- Relaxation of subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced spasm of rabbit basilar artery by the K+ channel activator cromakalim.
- Prevention of subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced cerebral vasospasm by oral administration of endothelin receptor antagonists.
- Management of arteriovenous malformations: Part I.
- Combined interventional and surgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations.
- Endoscopic management of colloid cysts.
- Transluminal angioplasty and intra-arterial papaverine for the treatment of cerebral vasospasm after ruptured arteriovenous malformations.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor University of Mississippi Medical Center 1996 - 1999
- Owner and President Jackson Neurosurgery Clinic 1999 - 2024
- Chief of Neurosurgery Service St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital 2012 - 2013
Awards
- Augustus McGravey Award 1994 Southern Neurosurgery Society
- Basic Science Research 1995 Southern Neurosurgery Society
Treatments
- Herniated Discs
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Post-laminectomy Syndrome
- Spondylosis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Compression Fractures
- Crps Pain
- Constipation
- Kyphosis
- Muscle strain of the Upper back
- Myelopathy
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Spinal Epidural Abscess
- Spondylolisthesis
- Kyphoplasty
- Sicure
- Alevio
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Botox
- Radio Frequency and Nerve Ablation for Heel Pain
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Genicular Nerve Block
- Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Medical Association
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- St. Andrew Episcopal School
Treatments
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
Internships
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- AMAAANSCNS
What do you attribute your success to?
- Focus
Teaching and speaking
- Novel spinal procedures nationally and internationally
Favorite Place to Vacation
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Hobbies / Sports
- BicyclingCookingDesigning medical devices
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of NeurosurgeryNeurosurgery
Areas of research
Design and development of minimally invasive spinal instruments and implants
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Get to know neurosurgeon Dr. Adam I. Lewis, who serves patients in Corpus Christi, Texas.
A prominent neurosurgeon, Dr. Lewis works with patients at South Texas Brain and Spine Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Before embarking on his professional journey, he graduated from Harvard University with a BA in Biology. Dr. Lewis received a medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency in neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Lewis served as Chief Resident in Neurosurgery.
As a testament of his continued education, Dr. Lewis is board-certified in neurosurgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). The broad aim of the ABNS is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the science of neurological surgery and thereby serve the cause of public health.
Professionally, Dr. Lewis is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Medical Association.
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and spine. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, blood vessel malformations, face pain and cervical and lumbar disc disease. Neurosurgeons also treat traumatic injuries of the brain and spinal cord.
On a more personal note, Dr. Lewis attributes his success to his focus and determination. In his free time, he enjoys bicycling, cooking, designing medical devices, missionary work, and teaching surgical techniques to surgeons throughout the United States and internationally.
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