Dr. G. Alexander West graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1989. He trained in the renowned neurological program at the University of Washington, one of the top programs in the country at that time. Dr. West also spent a year at the world-renowned Atkinson Morley Hospital in London, England.

He is currently affiliated with Houston Methodist West Hospital and Houston Methodist Hospital specializing in micro-neurosurgery and minimally invasive neurosurgery.

Dr. West is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has an ongoing commitment to continuing medical education for the incorporation of the latest surgical techniques into his clinical practice.

• Texas State License
• Colorado State License
• Oregon State License
• Washington State License
• DEA

• M.D. – Medical Doctor
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1989
• Ph.D – Doctor of Philosophy
  • University of Virginia – Department of Physiology, 1984
• BS – Bachelors of Science in Biology
  • Emory University, 1979

• Neurosurgeon
  • Houston Methodist West Hospital, February 2014 to Present
• Neurosurgeon
  • Colorado Brain & Spine Institute, September 2006 to January 2014
• Associate Professor – Department of Neurological Surgery Head of Spine Surgery
  • Oregon Health and Science University, September 2003 to August 2006
• Assistant Professor – Department of Surgery Head of Epilepsy Surgery
  • University of Washington Harborview Medical Center, September 1999 to August 2003
• Assistant Professor – Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery Head of Epilepsy Surgery
  • University of Texas Health Science Center, July 1996 to August 1999
• Chief Resident and Acting Instructor
  • University of Washington, May 1995 to June 1996
• Neurological Surgery Resident – Department of Neurological Surgery
  • University of Washington, 1990 to 1996
• Registrar in Neurological Surgery for Atkinson Morley’s Hospital
  • University of London – St. George Medical School, January 1994 to December 1994
• Visiting Scientist – Department of Neurosurgery
  • University of Texas Medical Branch, 1989 to 1990
• Fellow – Department of Neurological Surgery
  • University of Washington, 1988 to 1988
• Visiting Scientist
  • University of Calgary, 1985 to 1986
• Postdoctoral Fellow
  • University of Virginia, 1984 to 1985
• Graduate Student
  • University of Virginia, 1981 to 1984
• Visiting Scientist
  • University of Saarland, 1983 to 1983
• Researcher
  • Neural Systems Laboratory – Laboratory of Biophysics, 1979 to 1980

• NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
  • $826,000, April 2002 to March 2007
• Galbraith Award
  • Department of Neurological Surgery, 1995
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Physician Scientist Award
  • $375,000, July 1992 to June 1995
• American Academy of Neurological Surgeons Resident Award
  •  Runner-up, 1991
• Cardiology Physician/Scientist Award
  • $10,000 Merck, Sharp & Dohme Inc., 1985
• American Heart Fellowship
  • $24,000, July 1984 to June 1985