Lee Ansell, M.D. - Neuro-spine Surgery

Procedures performed by Dr. Lee Ansell: Lumbar laminectomies Lumbar micro-discectomy Lumbar fusion Cervical discectomy and fusion Cervical laminectomy Thoracic discectomy Lumbar disc replacement Kyphoplasty Pudendal nerve release

Lee Ansell earned a B.A. from the University of Texas in Austin before graduating from the University of Texas Health Science Center’s Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. His internship was completed at the Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center on Lackland Air Force Base and his neurosurgery residency was completed at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Ansell is licensed to practice in Texas and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Ansell was awarded numerous honors during his distinguished military career including a Bronze Star, an Air Force Commendation Medal and two Meritorious Service Medals.

His current offices and appointments consist of serving: on the Neurological Society of American’s Audit and Finance Committee; as an alternate representative on the Joint Committee of State Neurosurgical Societies, AANS and CNS; as a consultant in spinal surgery with the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners; on the Memorial Hospital Southwest Cancer Committee; and, on the University of Texas Health Science Center’s Continuing Medical Education Committee. He is the past president of the Southern Neurosurgical Society and the Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Dr. Ansell’s professional memberships include the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Neurological Society of America, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Southern Neurosurgical Society, the Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, the Harris County Medical Society, the Houston Neurological Society and the North American Spine Society.