David Baskin, MD, FAANS, FACS

Spine Surgery, Brain and Tumor Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery

Houston Methodist Department of Neurosurgery

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David Baskin, MD, FAANS, FACS

Houston Methodist Department of Neurosurgery

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About Me

David S. Baskin, MD., FACS, FAANS serves as the Director of the Kenneth R. Peak Brain & Pituitary Treatment Center, and oversees the Peak Center Laboratories. He graduated with high honors from Swarthmore College with a B.A. from the Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering. He attended Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, graduated first in his class, and received the James Felt Prize for Overall Academic Achievement. Dr. Baskin began his research career while still a resident at the University of California San Francisco, where he won the Academy Award from the American Academy of Neurosurgery for best research by a resident. After residency, Dr. Baskin was appointed Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Assistant Professor of the Center for Biotechnology at Baylor College of Medicine, with a joint appointment as Chief of Neurological Surgery at the VA Hospital. In 1994 he was promoted to Professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology, positions he held until 2005 when his career transitioned to Houston Methodist Hospital.

Dr. Baskin currently serves as Neurosurgery Residency Program Director in the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, the Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, as well as Professor of Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Research Professor at the University of Houston in both the Cullen College of Engineering's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Pharmacy.

He performs many complex surgeries in the brain and spine to remove and treat pituitary tumors. He is a master pituitary surgeon, performing more transsphenoidal operations for removal of pituitary tumors than any other neurosurgeon in the country.

Clinical Interests

Brain Surgery
Brain Tumors
Endoscopy
Neuro-Oncology
Glioblastoma
Meningioma
Pituitary Surgery
Pituitary Tumor
Spinal tumors
Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Accepted Insurance Plans

(WELLMED) AARP Medicare Advantage Choice (PPO)
(WELLMED) AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 1
(WELLMED) AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2
(WELLMED) Medicare Advantage Choice (PPO)
(WELLMED) Medicare Advantage Patriot
(WELLMED) UHC Dual Complete HMO D-SNP
(WELLMED) UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete Choice (Regional PPO D-SNP)
(WELLMED) UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage Choice (Regional PPO)
(WELLMED) UnitedHealthcare Medicare Gold (Regional PPO C-SNP)
(WELLMED) UnitedHealthcare Medicare Silver (Regional PPO C-SNP)
Aetna APCN Plus Multi-Tier HM Tier 2
Aetna Affordable Health Choices
Aetna Choice POS / Open Choice
Aetna Common Spirit Health KelseyCare
Aetna Common Spirit Minimum Value Plan
Aetna CommonSpirit Health KelseyCare
Aetna EPO
Aetna HMO
Aetna Health Network
Aetna International
Aetna Managed Choice / Elect Choice
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO
Aetna Medicare Dual Complete Plan (HMO D-SNP)
Aetna Meritain Hlth/Aetna Premier Care (APCN)
Aetna Open Access
Aetna POS
Aetna PPO
Aetna Premier Care Network
Aetna QPOS
Aetna Select
Aetna Signature Administrators
Aetna Signature Administrators Allied Benefits
Aetna Signature Administrators CoreSource
Aetna Signature Administrators TX Annual Conf of UMC
Aetna Student Health
Aetna TX Pref Plus II Network
Aetna Transplant
Aetna Workers' Comp
All Saver/United Healthcare
Amerigroup STAR+PLUS Medicare-Medicaid Plan
Amerivantage Medicare Advantage
Amerivantage Medicare Advantage HMO-D-SNP
BCBS Federal EMPL PPO-Out of State
BCBS Federal EMPL PPO-TX, IL, OK, NM, MT
BCBS PPO Wespath
Beech Street PPO
Best Doctors International
Blue Choice POS
Blue Choice PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage HMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO/UT Care
Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
Blue Edge
Blue Essentials
Blue Essentials Access
Care Improvement Plus Medicare Advantage
Cigna APWU
Cigna Allegiance Houston Methodist Employee Medical Plan
Cigna Allegiance OAP
Cigna Allegiance PPO
Cigna C-24 Network
Cigna Choice Fund
Cigna EPO
Cigna Global Health Benefits (International)
Cigna Great West
Cigna HMO
Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage HMO
Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage PPO
Cigna Indemnity
Cigna LocalPlus
Cigna Medicare Total Care
Cigna NALC
Cigna Network
Cigna Network Open Access
Cigna Open Access
Cigna Open Access Plus (OAP)
Cigna POS
Cigna PPO
Cigna Qualcare
Cigna Shared Administration OAP
Cigna Shared Administration PPO
Cigna SureFit
Community Health Choice Marketplace-Silver & Gold
Community Health Choice Medicare Advantage HMO DSNP
Community Health Choice PREMIER Gold
Community Health Choice PREMIER Silver
Coventry PPO
DEVOTED HEALTH CORE GREATER HOUSTON HMO
DEVOTED HEALTH PRIME GREATER HOUSTON HMO
Entrust/90 Degree EDI Payer ID# 36878
Erickson Advantage
Evolutions HealthCare PPO
First Health PPO
Galaxy Health Network PPO
GeoBlue
HAA Preferred Partners (International)
HMO Blue
HealthSmart Accel PPO
HealthSmart PPO
HealthSmart Payors Organization
Humana HMO / EPO
Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus/Choice
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
Humana Military TRICARE-East Region
Humana Natl POS Open Access
Humana POS & Preferred POS
Humana PPO & Preferred PPO
Humana Trademark/Kelseycare
Humana/ChoiceCare Network PPO
Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
Independent Medical Systems PPO (IMS)
Kelsey Seybold Affiliate Network
Medica-UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
Medicare
Medicare Railroad
Molina Dual Options StarPlus MMP
Molina Marketplace Exchange
Molina Medicare Complete Care HMO SNP
MultiPlan PPO
National Preferred Provider Network PPO (NPPN)
Olympus Managed Care (International)
PHCS Healthy Directions
PHCS PPO
ProCare Medicare Advantage
Provider Select PPO
TRS-ActiveCare 2 Group 385002
TRS-ActiveCare Fully Insured Plan-South Texas Region Group 295430
TRS-ActiveCare Fully Insured Plan-West Texas Region Group 295781
TRS-ActiveCare HD Group 385000
TRS-ActiveCare Primary Group 385003
TRS-ActiveCare Primary Plus Group 385001
TRS-Care Medicare Advantage
TRS-Care Standard ALT A I Group 485002
TRS-Care Standard ALT A II Group 485003
TRS-Care Standard ALT B I Group 485005
TRS-Care Standard ALT B II Group 485006
TRS-Care Standard CMED Group 485001
TRS-Care Standard Group 485000
TexanPlus/Wellcare Medicare Advantage
Three Rivers Provider Network
UHC Dual Complete MCR
UHC Medicare Chronic Complete
UHC Medicare Complete
UHC Medicare Solutions
UMR
US Family Health Plan
USA Managed Care PPO
United Health Integrated Services
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
United Healthcare Nexus ACO
United Healthcare Plan of the River Valley
UnitedHealthOne
UnitedHealthcare Choice
UnitedHealthcare ChoicePlus
UnitedHealthcare Core
UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
UnitedHealthcare EPO
UnitedHealthcare Golden Rule
UnitedHealthcare HMO
UnitedHealthcare Navigate
UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
UnitedHealthcare Oxford
UnitedHealthcare POS
UnitedHealthcare PPO
UnitedHealthcare Select / ERS
UnitedHealthcare Student Resources
UnitedHealthcare West
WellMed AARP Medicare Advantage Plan
WellMed AARP Medicare Complete
WellMed United Healthcare Dual Complete

Insurance plans may change. Please verify your plan is accepted when scheduling an appointment.

Credentials

BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Neurological Surgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the CUNY | 1978
FELLOWSHIP
Research in Brain Endorphins-San Francisco,CA | 1984
Research in Neural Protection-Cape Town, South Africa | 1982
RESIDENCY
University of California, San Francisco - San Francisco, CA | 1984
INTERNSHIP
University of California, San Francisco - San Francisco, CA | 1978
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS
  • Houston Methodist Hospital
CENTER MEMBERSHIP
  • Houston Methodist Neurological Institute
  • Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center

Languages

  • English
Languages listed are spoken by doctor and/or office staff.

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    • Outpatient Center, 6445 Main St., Fl 24, Houston, TX 77030
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