James S Waldron, M.D.

Dr. Waldron grew up in San Antonio, TX. He graduated from Rice University in 1995 before pursing his medical degree at the University of Texas, Southwestern School of Medicine where he graduated first in his class. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He then moved to northern California where he completed his training in Neurological Surgery at the prestigious University of California, San Francisco. After his residency he completed advanced fellowship training in Endovascular Neurosurgery/Interventional Neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Waldron focuses on the treatment of brain aneurysms and cerebrovascular disease utilizing both endovascular and open surgical techniques.

His clinical interests include neuro-oncology, skull base surgery, radiosurgery, and treatment of disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Dr. Waldron remains committed to the advancement of neuroscience research. He has previously pursued National Institutes of Health funded research work on brain tumors and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in the laboratory of Andrew Parsa, M.D., Ph.D. at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr Waldron currently see patients at our NeuroTexas locations in Austin, Cedar Park and Round Rock.

Michael Gorman-Smith, PA-C

Physician Assistant to Dr Waldron

Michael Gorman-Smith joined us this year after completing his Masters of Physician Assistant Studies at Wingate University in North Carolina. During his program, Michael established an interest in Neurosurgery and specifically vascular surgery making him a great fit assisting Dr. Waldron’s practice and becoming a part of our team at NeuroTexas. He has a passion for patient care and is excited about the neurosurgical opportunities and challenges ahead.

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