Josue Avecillas-Chasin, MD, PhD, is a new faculty member with UNMC.
- Name: Josue Avecillas-Chasin, MD, PhD
- Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Title and department: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Neurosurgery, and neurological surgery physician, Nebraska Medicine
Previous positions:
- Medical school at Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Residency in neurosurgery at Universidad de Madrid, Spain
- Fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada
- Fellowship in neurosurgical oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio
- Fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
Professional and medical interests:
- Movement disorders
- Chronic pain
- Epilepsy
- Brain tumors
- Neuromodulation techniques
- Radiosurgery
- Epilepsy surgery
Why did you choose neurological surgery? My current field is a mix of my two passions — brain and computers. During medical school, I fell in love with the anatomy of the brain and its complexity. While doing my PhD and specialized training, I became interested in studying the circuits and networks in the brain and how they work for human behavior. I had prior knowledge in computing and basic coding, and I started to study the brain using advanced imaging techniques. Now, I am using these techniques to treat my patients in a personalized manner.
Memberships:
- World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- European Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons Tumor Section
- North American Neuromodulation Society
- International Neuromodulation Society
- Functional Neurosurgery Board
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
Three things people don’t know about me:
- I am the first doctor in the family.
- I used to work in music production, musical arrangements and live performance.
- I used to love video games. Once I spent almost 15 hours straight playing until I passed all the levels of the game.
Clinic location: Neurosurgery and Pain Clinic, Clarkson Doctor's Building North
For appointments and referrals: 402-836-9900
Welcome to UNMC!