Dr. Gary Kraus MD: Neurosurgeon in Houston
Kraus Back and Neck Institute
Gary Kraus, M.D. has been practicing Houston neurosurgery for 17 years, specializing in back and neck pain management and treatment, surgical and non-surgical.
After growing up in New York City he received his bachelor's degree in physics and electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After obtaining a medical degree from the State University of New York/ Stony Brook School of Medicine, he completed a residency in neurosurgery at St. Louis University School of Medicine, and a fellowship in neurovascular and skull base surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
Dr. Kraus, a Houston neurosurgeon is Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He has authored a Neurosurgery textbook which has received international acclaim (published by Williams and Wilkins), as well as numerous peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Kraus not only incorporates new techniques and technologies in his practice, but he contributes to the field with patent pending new methods of spinal instrumentation. Although he has a vast surgical experience having performed over 3000 spine operations, he has significant expertise at helping patients achieve pain relief and restore function through non-surgical and/or minimally invasive approaches.
Dr. Kraus' Positions Currently Held
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston
- Chairman of Neurosurgery, Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
- Medical Director of Neurosurgery, Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital
- Medical Director of Neurosciences and Gamma Knife Center, West Houston Medical Center
Recognitions of Gary Kraus, M.D.
- Named "Top Doc in Houston, Texas" by H. Texas Magazine, 2007-2011
- Listed numerous times in Best Doctors in America
- Featured in Newsweek Magazine as a Top Doctor in Texas
To Make an Appointment at Any Location, Please Call
281.44.NEURO (281.446.3876)
