Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dr. Sahni was raised in New York City where he attended Columbia University for both undergraduate and medical school. he then moved to Houston to train in neurological surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center - one of the most intensive and rigorous neurosurgery training programs in the nation. During residency, Dr. Sahni won the prestigious NREF award, of which only a handful are awarded annually, and conducted ground-breaking research in the use of nanotechnology for spinal cord regeneration. After residency, he completed a complex and minimally invasive spine fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery. He is among the very few spine surgeons in Texas with dual training in both neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. In addition, he has extensive training in brain and spine tumors from MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he was a chief resident. Dr. Sahni currently serves as the chief trauma neurosurgery coordinator for St. David's South Austin Hospital.
“Dr SAHNI was very considerate and compassionate. Everything I would hope for in a provider. I really appreciate the time he spent to listen to me and assist me.”
Yan Michael Li, MD, PhD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained neurosurgeon serving patients at the Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Institute. The practice has offices in Houston and San Antonio, Texas, and Upstate, New York.
Dr. Li received his medical degree from Peking Union Medical College in Beijing, China. He then obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
He completed a neurosurgical residency and enfolded complex spine fellowship at the State University of New York in Albany, New York. Dr. Li completed fellowships at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He also completed a neurosurgical oncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, focusing on complex brain and spine tumor surgery.
Dr. Li is an award-winning fellowship-trained spine and tumor neurosurgeon specializing in treating complex spine diseases and brain and spine tumors. He has a strong clinical interest in simple and complex spine surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and computer-assisted spinal navigation and robotic surgery.
Dr. Li provides the latest and most efficient treatment options for each patient with back pain, including minimally invasive herniated disk surgery through less than the one-inch incision, minimally invasive lateral or posterior spinal fusion surgery, and artificial disc implants that allow for more mobility.
He has a reputation as an expert in complex spinal surgery, with more than 50 percent of his referrals originating from other surgeons who relied on him for revision surgeries or complex spine cases outside their expertise.
Dr. Li’s practice emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to disease processes to achieve the best patient outcomes. He works closely with other specialists, such as pain specialists, neurologists, and physical therapists.
Li YM, Huang Z, Towner J, Li YI, Bucklen B. Laterally placed expandable interbody spacers with and without adjustable lordosis improve patient outcomes: A preliminary one-year chart review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2022 Jan 13;213:107123. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107123. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35063724.
Li YM, Huang Z, Towner J, Li YI, Bucklen BS. Laterally Placed Expandable Interbody Spacers With and Without Adjustable Lordosis Improve Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study. Cureus. 2021 Dec;13(12):e20302. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20302. eCollection 2021 Dec. PubMed PMID: 35028207; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8748004.
Li YM, Huang Z, Towner J, Li YI, Riggleman JR, Ledonio C. Expandable Technology Improves Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease. Int J Spine Surg. 2021 Feb;15(1):87-93. doi: 10.14444/8012. Epub 2021 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 33900961; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7931745.
Li YM, Frisch RF, Huang Z, Towner JE, Li YI, Edsall AL, Ledonio C. Comparative Effectiveness of Laterally Placed Expandable versus Static Interbody Spacers: A 1-Year Follow-Up Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Study. Asian Spine J. 2021 Feb;15(1):89-96. doi: 10.31616/asj.2019.0260. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 32521948; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7904492.
Towner JE, Li YI, Singla A, Moquin RR,Li YM. Retrospective Review of Revision Surgery After Image-guided Instrumented Spinal Surgery Compared With Traditional Instrumented Spinal Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Feb 11.
Towner JE, Li YI, Pieters TA, Li YM. Descriptive Analysis of 1972 Cervical Corpectomy Patients and 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes. Int J Spine Surg. 2020 Jun;14(3):412-417. doi: 10.14444/7054. eCollection 2020 Jun. PubMed PMID: 32699765; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7343259.
Zhang JW, Li YI, Towner JE, Pieters TA, Li KZ, Al-Dhahir,MA, Childers F, Li YM. Sepsis and septic shock after craniotomy: Predicting a significant patient safety and quality outcome measure. PLOS One. Sept 17, 2020
Li YI, Ventura N, Towner JE, LiKZ, Roberts D, Li YM. Risk factors and associated complications with unplanned intubation in patients with craniotomy for brain tumor. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Feb 5.
Li YM, Frisch R, Huang Z, Towner J, Li YI, Greeley S, Ledonio C. Comparative Effectiveness of Expandable versus Static Interbody Spacers via MIS LLIF: A 2-Year Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Study. Global Spine Journal 2020.
Piper K, Zou LL, Li DM, Underberg D, Towner J Chowdhry AK., Li YM. Surgical management and adjuvant therapy for patients with neurological deficits from vertebral hemangiomas. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Jan 15;45(2):E99-E110.
Liu X, Tian W, Kolar M, Johnson MD, Milano MT, Jiang HH, Lin S, Li D, Mohile NA, Li YM, Walter AK, Ekholm S, Wang HZ. The correlation of fractional anisotropy parameters with Ki-67 index, and the clinical implication in grading of non-enhancing gliomas and neuronal-glial tumors. Magn Reson Imaging. 2020 Jan;65:129-135.
Huang Z, Towner J, Li YI, Greeley S, Ledonio C, Li YM. Laterally Placed Expandable Interbody Spacers Improve Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes: A 1-Year Follow-up Study, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management 2019
Towner JE, Li YI, Pieters TA, Schmidt T, Walter KA, Audre, Li YM. Descriptive Analysis of Cervical Corpectomy Outcomes from 2012 to 2015 ACS NSQIP Dataset. Global Spine Journal 2019.
Mahon BZ, Mead JA, Chernoff BL,SimsMH, Garcea FE, Prentiss5 E, Belkhir R, Haber SJ, Gannon SB, Erickson S, Wright KA, Schmidt5 MZ, Paulzak A, Milano VC, Paul DA,Foxx K, Tivarus M, Nadler JW, Behr JM, Smith SO, Li YM, Walter K, Pilcher WH. Translational Brain Mapping at the University of Rochester Medical Center: Preserving the Mind Through Personalized Brain Mapping. J. Vis. Exp. (150), e59592, Aug 2019.
Li YM, Huang Z, Towner J, Li YI, Riggleman JR, et al. (2019) Laterally Placed Expandable Interbody Spacers with Adjustable Lordosis Improve Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes. J Spine S8:001. DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.S8-001
Garcea FE, Almeida J, Sims MH, Nunno A, Meyers SP, Li YM, Walter K, Pilcher WH, Mahon BZ. Domain-Specific Diaschisis: Lesions to Parietal Action Areas Modulate Neural Responses to Tools in the Ventral Stream. Cereb Cortex. 2019 Jul 5;29(7):3168-3181.
Huang JF, Chen D, Sang CM, Zheng XQ, Lin JL, Lin Y, Ni WF, Wang XY, Li YM, Wu AM. Nomogram for Individualized Prediction and Prognostic Factors for Survival in Patients with Primary Spinal Chordoma: A Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study. World Neurosurg. 2019 May 1.
Piper K, Zou LL, Li DM, Underberg D, Towner J Chowdhry AK., Li YM. Surgical management and adjuvant therapy for patients with neurological deficits from vertebral hemangiomas. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Jan 15;45(2):E99-E110.
Liu X, Tian W, Kolar M, Johnson MD, Milano MT, Jiang HH, Lin S, Li D, Mohile NA, Li YM, Walter AK, Ekholm S, Wang HZ. The correlation of fractional anisotropy parameters with Ki-67 index, and the clinical implication in grading of non-enhancing gliomas and neuronal-glial tumors. Magn Reson Imaging. 2020 Jan;65:129-135.
Huang Z, Towner J, Li YI, Greeley S, Ledonio C, Li YM. Laterally Placed Expandable Interbody Spacers Improve Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes: A 1-Year Follow-up Study, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management 2019
Towner JE, Li YI, Pieters TA, Schmidt T, Walter KA, Audre, Li YM. Descriptive Analysis of Cervical Corpectomy Outcomes from 2012 to 2015 ACS NSQIP Dataset. Global Spine Journal 2019.
Mahon BZ, Mead JA, Chernoff BL,SimsMH, Garcea FE, Prentiss5 E, Belkhir R, Haber SJ, Gannon SB, Erickson S, Wright KA, Schmidt5 MZ, Paulzak A, Milano VC, Paul DA,Foxx K, Tivarus M, Nadler JW, Behr JM, Smith SO, Li YM, Walter K, Pilcher WH. Translational Brain Mapping at the University of Rochester Medical Center: Preserving the Mind Through Personalized Brain Mapping. J. Vis. Exp. (150), e59592, Aug 2019.
Li YM, Huang Z, Towner J, Li YI, Riggleman JR, et al. (2019) Laterally Placed Expandable Interbody Spacers with Adjustable Lordosis Improve Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes. J Spine S8:001. DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.S8-001
Garcea FE, Almeida J, Sims MH, Nunno A, Meyers SP, Li YM, Walter K, Pilcher WH, Mahon BZ. Domain-Specific Diaschisis: Lesions to Parietal Action Areas Modulate Neural Responses to Tools in the Ventral Stream. Cereb Cortex. 2019 Jul 5;29(7):3168-3181.
Huang JF, Chen D, Sang CM, Zheng XQ, Lin JL, Lin Y, Ni WF, Wang XY, Li YM, Wu AM. Nomogram for Individualized Prediction and Prognostic Factors for Survival in Patients with Primary Spinal Chordoma: A Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study. World Neurosurg. 2019 May 1.
Pieters TA, Li YI, Towner JE, Schmidt T, Vates GE, Pilcher W, Li YM. Comparative Analysis of Decompression Versus Decompression and Fusion for Surgical Management of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb 19.
Wang L, LianB, LiYI, LiuX, Huang J and Li, YM. What is the advance of extent of resection in glioblastoma surgical treatment, a systematic review. Chinese Neurosurgical Journal, 2019:5-2
Nunno A, Li Y, Pieters TA, Towner JE, Schmidt T, Shi M, Walter K, Li YM. Risk Factors and Associated Complications of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Craniotomy for Meningioma. World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb;122.
Chen D, Shao MM, Wang XY, Li YM, Wu AM. Current strategies of reduce the rate of dysphagia and dysphonia after anterior cervical spine surgery and role of corticosteroids. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Dec;6.
Towner JE, Piper KF, Schoeniger LO, Qureshi SH, Li YM. Use of image-guided bone scalpel for resection of spine tumors: technical note. AME Case Rep. 2018 PMCID: PMC6286896.
Nunno A, Johnson MD, Wu G, Li YM. Metastatic prostate cancer mimicking a subdural hematoma: A case report and literature review. J ClinNeurosci. 2018 Sep;55.
Chen D, Chen CH, Zhang LL, Lin ZK, Zheng JW, Phan K, Mobbs RJ, Lin Y, Ni WF, Wang XY, Li YM, Wu AM. Chondrosarcoma of the Osseous Spine Treated by Surgery With or Without Radiotherapy: A Propensity Score Matched and Grade/Stage-stratified Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Jul;31(6):E310-E316.
Wang PF, Wang TJ , Yang YK, Yao K, Li Z, Li YM, Yan CX. The expression profile of PD-L1 and CD8 + lymphocyte in pituitary adenomas indicating for immunotherapy. J Neurooncol. 2018 Aug;139(1):89-95. (Co-corresponding author).
Wang PF, Cai HQ, Zhang CB, Li YM, Liu X, Wan JH, Jiang T, Li SW, Yan CX. Molecular and clinical characterization of PTPN2 expression from RNA-seq data of 996 brain gliomas. J Neuroinflammation. 2018 May 15;15(1):145.
Wu AM, Zhang K, Li XL, Cheng XF, Zhou TJ, Du L, Chen C, Tian HJ, Sun XJ, Zhao CQ, Li YM, Zhao J. The compression of L5 nerve root, single or double sites?-radiographic graded signs, intra-operative detect technique and clinical outcomes.Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2018 May;8(4):383-390.
Piper K, DeAndrea-Lazarus I, Algattas H, Kimmell KT, Towner J, Li YM, et al. Risk Factors Associated with Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery, World Neurosurgery2018;110, e627-e635,
Cheng X, Zhang F, Zhang K, Sun X, Zhao C, Li H, Li YM, Zhao J.Effect of Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion on Segmental and Overall Lumbar Lordosis in Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disease.World Neurosurgery. 2018; 109:e244-e251.
Cheng X, Zhang G, Zhang L, Hu Y, Zhang K, Sun X, Zhao C, Li H, Li YM, Zhao J. Mesenchymal stem cells deliver exogenous miR-21 via exosomes to inhibit nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis and reduce intervertebral disc degeneration.J Cell Mol Med. 2018 Jan;22(1):261-276.
Piper K, Algattas H, DeAndrea-Lazarus IA, Kimmell KT, Li YM, et al. Risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing spine surgery. J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 Jan;26(1):90-96.
Liu X, Tian W, Chen H, LoStracco TA, Zhang J, Li YM et al. Advanced Neuroimaging in the Evaluation of Spinal Cord Tumors and Tumor Mimics: Diffusion Tensor and Perfusion-Weighted Imaging. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2017 Apr;38(2):163-175.
Brown TJ, Brennan MC, Li YM, et al. Association of the Extent of Resection With Survival in Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Oncol. 2016 Nov 1;2(11):1460-1469.
Li YM, Suki D, Hess K, Sawaya R. The influence of maximum safe resection of glioblastoma on survival in 1229 patients: Can we do better than gross-total resection? J Neurosurgery. Apr;124(4):977-88. 2016.
Hu M, Guan H, Lau CC, Terashima K, Jin Z, Cui L, Wang Y, Li G, Yao Y, Guo Y, Li YM, et al. An update on the clinical diagnostic value of β-hCG and αFP for intracranial germ cell tumors. Eur J Med Res.Mar 12;21:10, 2016
Towner JE, Johnson MD, Li YM. Intraventricular Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2016 May89:728.e5-728.
Huang J, Li YM, Cheng Q, Vallera DA, Hall WA.A novel brain metastasis xenograft model for convection-enhanced delivery of targeted toxins via a micro-osmotic pump system enabled for real-time bioluminescence imaging. Mol Med Rep. Oct;12(4):5163-8, 2015.
Li YM, Rhines L, Clinical Outcomes of Sacral Chordoma Surgeries, Global Spine Journal 5 (S 01), A220, 2015.
Hanna B, Li YM, Beutler T, Goyal P, Hall WA. Xanthomatoushypophysitis. J Clin Neurosci. Jul;22(7):1091-7. 2015
Li YM, Rhines L, Clinical Outcomes of 36 Sacral Chordoma Surgeries. Spine J. Nov 14 (11): S183. 2014
Li YM, Vallera DA, Hall WA. Diphtheria toxin-based immunotoxin therapy for brain tumors (with Journal Cover Page). J Neurooncol, Sep;114(2):155-64. 2013.
Huang J, Li YM, Massague J, Vallera DA, Hall WA. A novel brain metastasis xenograft model for convection-enhanced delivery of targeted toxins via a micro-osmotic pump system enabled for real-time bioluminescence imaging. International Journal of Cancer, 109(2):229-38. PMID: 22696210.2013
Li YM, Blaskiewicz D, Hall WA. Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Intracranial Abscess caused by Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Related Infection in a Hydranencephaly patient. World Neurosurgery,2013 Jan; 12: S1878-8750(13)00107-1.
Huang J, Li YM, Massague J, Vallera DA, Hall WA. Convection enhanced delivery of the bispecific targeted toxin DTATEGF in a mouse xenograft model of a human metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. JNeurooncol, 2012 Sep;109(2):229-38.
TianW, HanX, XuY, Duggineni S, Luo G, Li YM, Han X, Huang Z, An J. Structure-based discovery of a novel inhibitor targeting the β-catenin/Tcf4 interaction. Biochemistry. 2012 Feb 51(2):724-31.
Li YM, Hall WA. Cell Surface Receptors in Malignant Glioma. Neurosurgery. 2011Oct;69(4):980-94; discussion 994.
Schanker BD, Walcott BP, Nahed BV, Kahle KT, Li YM,Coumans JV.Familial Chiari malformation: case seriesNeurosurg Focus. 2011Sep;31(3):E1.
Abdulhamid M, Li YM, Hall WA. Spontaneous Acute Subdural Hematoma as the Initial Manifestation of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. JNeurooncol, 2011Feb;101(3):513-6.
Li YM, Hall WA. Targeted Toxins in Brain Tumor Therapy, Toxins 2010 Nov;2(11):2645-62.
Li YM, Zhou BP, Jiong D, Pan Y, Hung MC. PI-3K/Akt induced HIF-1 Activation Independent of Hypoxia in HER2 Overexpressing Cell. Cancer Research 2005 Apr 15; 65(8):3257-63.
Ding Q, Xia W, Liu JC, Yang JY, Lee DF, Xia J, Bartholomeusz G, Li YM,et al. Erk associates with and primes GSK-3beta for its inactivation resulting in upregulation of beta-catenin. Molecular Cell. 2005 Jul 22;19(2):159-70.
Li Z, Ding Q, Li YM,Miller SA, Abbruzzese JL, Hung MC. Suppression of pancreatic tumor progression by systemic delivery of a pancreatic-cancer-specific promoter driven Bik mutant. Cancer Letter. 2005 Jun 10.
Li YM, Pan Y, Wei Y, Cheng X, Zhou BP, Tan M, Xia W, Zhou X, Hortobagyi GN, Yu D, and Hung MC. Up-regulate chemokine receptor CXCR4 is essential for HER2-mediated cancer lung metastasis, Cancer Cell. 2004 Nov; 6(5):459-69. Accompanied by Preview: A new key in cancer metastasis. Cancer Cell. 2004 Nov;6(5):429-30. Reviewed by Lancet 2005 Mar 16;365(9464):1006-7. Nature Review Cancer Highlights 2005 Jan,5(1):1
Makino K, Day CP, Wang SC, Li YM, and Hung MC. Upregulation of IKKα/IKKβ by Integrin Linked Kinase is Required for neu Oncogene-induced NF-κB Anti-apoptotic Pathway. Oncogene. 2004 May 6; 23(21): 3883-7
Li YM, Wen Y, Zhou BP, Kuo HP, Ding Q, Hung MC. Enhanced Anti-tumor effect by bik mutant. Cancer Research. 2003 Nov 15; 63(22): 7630-3.
Li YM, Wen Y, Ding QQ, Zhou BP, Hung MC.Mutant proapoptotic Bik enhances cancer killing effect.Molecular Therapy. 2003 May; 7(5), S17.
Zhou B, Li YM and Hung MC. HER-2/Neu Signaling and Therapeutic Approaches in Breast Cancer. Breast Disease. 2002, 15, 13-24.
Deng J, Miller SA, Wang H, Xia W, Wen Y, Zhou B, Li YM, Lin SY, Hung MC. Fas downregulation by β-catenin inhibition of NF-κB. Cancer Cell. 2002 Oct; 2(4): 323-34.
Winbow VM, Li Y, Nguyen B, Mills SL, O’Brien, J. Phosphorylation of connexins 35 and 34.7 by protein kinase A. IVOS 2001, 42(4), 1038-B351.
Li W, He Z, Li Y, Yanoff M. Vascular endothelial growth factor regulates both apoptosis and angiogenesis of choriocapillaris endothelial cells. Microvascular Research. 2000 Mar; 59(2): 286-9.
Li Y, Pang GX, Zhan SH, et al. The Apoptosis and Proliferation after Photorefractive Keratectomy.Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999 Jan; 35 (1): 29-32
Li W, Yanoff M, Li Y, He Z. Artificial senescence of bovine retinal pigment epithelial cells induced by near-ultraviolet in vitro. Mechanism of Ageing and Development. 1999 Oct 22; 110(3): 137-55.
Desh Sahni, MD, at Capital Brain & Spine is one of only a handful of Texas surgeons trained in both neurosurgery and spine surgery. He is also one of the few spine surgeons in Central Texas who specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery. Much of his work is done through incisions that are often one inch or less. Almost all his surgeries are done through a microscope with limited bleeding and tissue damage.
Most importantly, he is a highly skilled surgeon who aspires for perfection in patient outcomes. Dr. Sahni employs a scholarly, science-based approach to neurospine surgery and provides humane and compassionate patient-centric care.
Open-minded and non-judgmental, Dr. Sahni and his staff welcome all patients with warmth.
Brief Biosketch
Dr. Sahni was raised in New York and received his undergraduate degree in English literature from Columbia University and his Medical Degree from Columbia’s College of Physicians & Surgeons in Manhattan, NYC. He relocated to Texas to undergo neurosurgical training at the Baylor College of Medicine/MD Anderson in Houston. He then completed a fellowship in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at the Texas Medical Center Spine Fellowship program where he trained at Houston Methodist Hospital, MD Anderson, and Texas Children’s Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Clinical Neurosurgery.
Dr. Sahni has extensive experience and training in neurotrauma: both brain and spine. He is highly regarded as one of the most experienced and capable neurotrauma surgeons in central Texas. He had the privilege and honor of serving as the neurotrauma coordinator for the busiest ER in Central Texas: St. David’s South Austin Hospital, a level 2 trauma center, for 4 years and was trusted as the primary on-call neurosurgeon for their trauma center for more than 5 years. During this extremely demanding period of service to the people of Austin - where he was required to respond to emergencies in 30 minutes 24 hours a day, sometimes weeks at a time - Dr. Sahni saved the lives of and prevented paralysis in dozens of patients while relieving pain and disability in hundreds more.
Dr. Sahni believes in treating patients as he would himself and thinks compassion is a good guiding principle in one’s moral compass. He advocates for nontraditional, nonsurgical therapies for spinal health, including chiropractic care, yoga, meditation, Tai-chi, acupuncture, and strength training.
Dr. Sahni is married with three children and a 4 lb chihuahua. He is a beginner pianist who practices daily meditation, intermittent fasting, high-intensity interval training, and light resistance training.
Dr. Sahni was raised in New York City where he attended Columbia University for both undergraduate and medical school. he then moved to Houston to train in neurological surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center - one of the most intensive and rigorous neurosurgery training programs in the nation. During residency, Dr. Sahni won the prestigious NREF award, of which only a handful are awarded annually, and conducted ground-breaking research in the use of nanotechnology for spinal cord regeneration. After residency, he completed a complex and minimally invasive spine fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery. He is among the very few spine surgeons in Texas with dual training in both neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. In addition, he has extensive training in brain and spine tumors from MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he was a chief resident. Dr. Sahni currently serves as the chief trauma neurosurgery coordinator for St. David's South Austin Hospital.
“Dr SAHNI was very considerate and compassionate. Everything I would hope for in a provider. I really appreciate the time he spent to listen to me and assist me.”
Dr. Sahni was raised in New York City where he attended Columbia University for both undergraduate and medical school. he then moved to Houston to train in neurological surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center - one of the most intensive and rigorous neurosurgery training programs in the nation. During residency, Dr. Sahni won the prestigious NREF award, of which only a handful are awarded annually, and conducted ground-breaking research in the use of nanotechnology for spinal cord regeneration. After residency, he completed a complex and minimally invasive spine fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery. He is among the very few spine surgeons in Texas with dual training in both neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. In addition, he has extensive training in brain and spine tumors from MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he was a chief resident. Dr. Sahni currently serves as the chief trauma neurosurgery coordinator for St. David's South Austin Hospital.
“Dr SAHNI was very considerate and compassionate. Everything I would hope for in a provider. I really appreciate the time he spent to listen to me and assist me.”
Dr. Sahni was raised in New York City where he attended Columbia University for both undergraduate and medical school. he then moved to Houston to train in neurological surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center - one of the most intensive and rigorous neurosurgery training programs in the nation. During residency, Dr. Sahni won the prestigious NREF award, of which only a handful are awarded annually, and conducted ground-breaking research in the use of nanotechnology for spinal cord regeneration. After residency, he completed a complex and minimally invasive spine fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery. He is among the very few spine surgeons in Texas with dual training in both neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. In addition, he has extensive training in brain and spine tumors from MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he was a chief resident. Dr. Sahni currently serves as the chief trauma neurosurgery coordinator for St. David's South Austin Hospital.
“Dr SAHNI was very considerate and compassionate. Everything I would hope for in a provider. I really appreciate the time he spent to listen to me and assist me.”
Dr. Sahni was raised in New York City where he attended Columbia University for both undergraduate and medical school. he then moved to Houston to train in neurological surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center - one of the most intensive and rigorous neurosurgery training programs in the nation. During residency, Dr. Sahni won the prestigious NREF award, of which only a handful are awarded annually, and conducted ground-breaking research in the use of nanotechnology for spinal cord regeneration. After residency, he completed a complex and minimally invasive spine fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery. He is among the very few spine surgeons in Texas with dual training in both neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. In addition, he has extensive training in brain and spine tumors from MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he was a chief resident. Dr. Sahni currently serves as the chief trauma neurosurgery coordinator for St. David's South Austin Hospital.
“Dr SAHNI was very considerate and compassionate. Everything I would hope for in a provider. I really appreciate the time he spent to listen to me and assist me.”
Dr. Sahni was raised in New York City where he attended Columbia University for both undergraduate and medical school. he then moved to Houston to train in neurological surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center - one of the most intensive and rigorous neurosurgery training programs in the nation. During residency, Dr. Sahni won the prestigious NREF award, of which only a handful are awarded annually, and conducted ground-breaking research in the use of nanotechnology for spinal cord regeneration. After residency, he completed a complex and minimally invasive spine fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery. He is among the very few spine surgeons in Texas with dual training in both neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery. In addition, he has extensive training in brain and spine tumors from MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he was a chief resident. Dr. Sahni currently serves as the chief trauma neurosurgery coordinator for St. David's South Austin Hospital.
“Dr SAHNI was very considerate and compassionate. Everything I would hope for in a provider. I really appreciate the time he spent to listen to me and assist me.”
