Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States
Patrick Karas was born in Cleveland, OH. He completed his undergraduate education at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH with degrees in mathematics and chemistry. He then obtained his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY. Dr. Karas completed his neurosurgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine. During his residency he was awarded an NIH R25 grant to study multisensory integration using human intracranial recordings. His training also included over a year of time dedicated to brain tumor surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center. After completing residency, he continued his study of epilepsy surgery techniques at the Charles Shor Epilepsy Center at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Karas’s clinical interests include epilepsy surgery, brain and skull base tumor surgery, and functional neurosurgery. His research focuses on computational localization methods of the epileptogenic zone, multisensory audiovisual speech integration, and brain tumor epileptogenesis. He current serves as Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Neuromodulation Cadaver Course for Neurosurgery and Neurology Residents and Fellows
Thursday, January 22, 2026
6:00 AM - 7:00 PM PST