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(713) 486-7720

Dr. Walid Ibn Essayed, MD

Accepting New Patients

Neurological Surgery

Neuroscience Services

Dr. Walid Ibn Essayed earned his medical degree in Tunisia at the Faculté de Médecine de Tunis. He completed a research fellowship in open skull base and endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City and a clinical fellowship in skull base surgery at the Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrièr...

Dr. Walid Ibn Essayed earned his medical degree in Tunisia at the Faculté de Médecine de Tunis. He completed a research fellowship in open skull base and endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City and a clinical fellowship in skull base surgery at the Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris, France. He also completed a clinical fellowship in image-guided neurosurgery and a clinical fellowship in skull base surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School.

He speaks French, Arabic, Italian and Japanese.

Dr. Ibn Essayed treats cranial and spinal neurosurgical conditions, including both elective and emergent cases. His research interests include neuro-oncology, brain tumors, spine tumors, neuroanatomy, skull base and cerebrovascular surgery, multimodal imaging and the development of new technologies and innovations in neurosurgery.

During his fellowship training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Ibn Essyed was involved in improving the practice of neurosurgery and worked on several patented devices that created advancements in the specialty. He has also authored numerous book chapters, reviews and articles in peer-reviewed publications, including Nature Communications, Journal of Neurosurgery, Operative Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery, PLOS One and Journal of Neuro-Oncology.

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Locations and Appointments

Call to make an appointment (713) 486-7720

Meet the Provider

Specialties
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neuroscience Services
Medical Education

Faculte De Medecine Et De Pharmacie De Tunis 2013

Languages Spoken
  • English
  • Arabic
  • French
  • Italian
  • Japanese
Affiliated Centers
  • Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
Gender

Male

Internship & Residency

Brigham and Women's Hospital / Boston Children's Hospital 2023

Cities Served

Alief, Barker, Bellaire, Houston, North Houston

Zip Codes Served

77001, 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77010, ...

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Insurance Accepted

  • AARP Medicare Complete
  • Aetna Most Benefit Plans
  • Aetna Medicare
  • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
  • AHI Healthlink
  • Amerigroup Chip
  • Amerigroup Star
  • Amerigroup Star Plus
  • Amerivantage
  • BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Beechstreet
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas
  • Blue Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Cigna Most Benefit Plans
  • Cigna Healthspring
  • Cigna Healthspring Star Plus MMP
  • Coastal Comp Healthnetworks Work Comp
  • Community Health Choice
  • Community Health Choice Chip
  • Community Health Choice Marketplace Kelsey QHP
  • Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP
  • Community Health Choice Star
  • Coventry Health Care - PPO Network
  • Coventry Medicare Advantra
  • First Health - PPO Network
  • First Health - Worker's Comp
  • Galaxy Health Network
  • Healthsmart
  • Humana (Most Benefit Plans excl Medicare)
  • Humana HMOx QHP Exchange
  • Independant Medical Systems
  • Medicaid Traditional
  • Medicare Traditional
  • Medicus International - PPO Network
  • Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO
  • Memorial Hermann Advantage PPO
  • Memorial Hermann Solutions
  • Molina StarStar Plus
  • Multiplan
  • OccuNet PPO - PPO Network
  • Private Healthcare System
  • Reny Company Worker's Comp
  • Superior Foster Care Program
  • United Healthcare Most Benefit Plans
  • United Healthcare Chip
  • United Healthcare CHIP Perinate
  • United Healthcare Dual Complete
  • United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
  • United Healthcare Medicare Complete
  • United Healthcare Star
  • United Healthcare TXMMP
  • US Family Health Plan
  • USA Managed Care Organization - PPO Network
  • Wellcare
  • WELLCARE TEXAN PLUS
  • WorkLink Worker's Comp

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