David F. Jimenez, M.D., is professor and director of the Center for Neurosurgical Sciences in the School of Medicine at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio . He received his B.A. in psychobiology from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1980 and his M.D. from the Temple University School of Medicine in 1985. He completed his general surgery internship and neurosurgery residency at Temple University Hospital and was neurosurgery chief resident in 1990-91. Further training included a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center in New York . He is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and a fellow of both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Jimenez came to the Health Science Center from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, where he was a faculty member from 1992 to 2004. He served in many roles, including co-director of the pediatric neuro-oncology program at Children's Hospital, director of the neurosurgery residency training program, co-director of the Center for Craniofacial Disorders at Children's Hospital, and director of the surgical epilepsy program in the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics.
His clinical interests in general neurosurgery include complex adult spine cases, brain tumors, epilepsy and peripheral nerve surgery. His interests in pediatric neurosurgery include craniofacial surgery, brain tumors, epilepsy and congenital cranial deformities.
His many awards and honors include Best Doctors in America , the Continuing Education Award in Neurosurgery from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Service Quality Award from University of Missouri Health Care. With his wife, Constance M. Barone, M.D., Dr. Jimenez has pioneered minimally invasive surgery for the congenital abnormality craniosynostosis. He and his wife created a multidisciplinary team to surgically treat disadvantaged children in the Philippines during the 1990s. He is listed on 50 peer-reviewed publications in the field of neurosurgery.
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