Ahmad Alhourani, M.D.

Neurological Surgery
Movement Disorders
Essential Tremor

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Biography

Ahmad Alhourani, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in the surgical treatment of movement disorders, including essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, and dystonia; intractable cancer and facial pain; psychiatric disorders; and tumors.

Dr. Alhourani earned his medical degree at the University of Jordan School of Medicine. He completed a residency in neurological surgery at the University of Louisville Hospital and gained advanced training in functional neurosurgery through a fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. In addition, Dr. Alhourani completed a neurological surgery research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.

He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2025.

Dr. Alhourani is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Society for Neuroscience.

He has delivered presentations, contributed to the book Deep Brain Stimulation: Techniques and Practices, and published more than 30 academic articles related to his areas of expertise.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Alhourani enjoys running, hiking, cycling, and skiing.

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Society for Neuroscience

Honors & Awards

Dean’s Scholar in Clinical Research Award 2025, UT Southwestern
Outstanding Achievement in Quality Improvement 2021, University of Louisville, Department of Neurosurgery

Books & Publications

Books
- Customized platform-based stereotactic DBS lead placement technique (FHC STarFix, Medtronic Nexframe, and Robotic System Placement) in Deep Brain Stimulation: Techniques and Practices
  Alhourani A, Samson M, Neimat J (2019), New York, Thieme
Publications
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Bilateral Centromedian Nucleus Neuromodulation for Multifocal and Generalized Epilepsy.
  Alhourani A, Chao LY, Chang EF, Rao VR, Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society 2025 Jun
- Trends in Thalamic Stereoelectroencephalography Utilization During Phase II Monitoring in North America: A Survey.
  Alhourani A, Ostrov PB, Schwalb JM, Yang AI, Palade AE, Chang EF, Neimat JS, Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 2025 May
- Invasive Brain Mapping Identifies Personalized Therapeutic Neuromodulation Targets for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
  Lee AM, Kist A, Alvarez J, Sellers KK, Khambhati AN, Sugrue LP, Reid LB, Kadlec K, Fan JM, Allawala AB, Racine CA, Norbu T, Astudillo D, Tremblay-McGaw AG, Becker N, Alhourani A, Starr PA, Chang EF, Krystal AD, medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2025 Mar
- Theta and beta power in the subthalamic nucleus responds to conflict across subregions and hemispheres.
  Bowersock JL, Wylie SA, Alhourani A, Zemmar A, Holiday V, Hedera P, Stewart T, Bridwell E, Hattab I, Ugiliweneza B, Neimat JS, van Wouwe NC, Brain communications 2025 7 1 fcaf021
- Coagulopathy in Penetrating Ballistic Cranial Trauma: A 7-Year Experience.
  Alhourani A, Stephenson TL, Bridwell EM, Danehower SE, Walek KW, Smith JW, Sieg E, Neurosurgery 2024 Nov 95 5 1186-1190
- Effects of deep brain stimulation target on the activation and suppression of action impulses.
  Dietz N, Alhourani A, Wylie SA, McDonnell JL, Phibbs FT, Dawant BM, Rodriguez WJ, Bradley EB, Neimat JS, van Wouwe NC, Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 2022 Dec 144 50-58
- Developing Predictor Models of Postoperative Verbal Fluency After Deep Brain Stimulation Using Preoperative Neuropsychological Assessment.
  Alhourani A, Wylie SA, Summers JE, Phibbs FT, Bradley EB, Neimat JS, Van Wouwe NC, Neurosurgery 2022 Aug 91 2 256-262
- Articulatory Gain Predicts Motor Cortex and Subthalamic Nucleus Activity During Speech.
  Dastolfo-Hromack C, Bush A, Chrabaszcz A, Alhourani A, Lipski W, Wang D, Crammond DJ, Shaiman S, Dickey MW, Holt LL, Turner RS, Fiez JA, Richardson RM, Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) 2022 Mar 32 7 1337-1349
- Morphometric Study of the Posterior Fossa: Identification of Practical Parameters for Tailored Selection of Surgical Routes to the Petroclival Region.
  Aljuboori Z, Alhourani A, Nuru M, Nguyen C, Yeo H, Williams B, Andaluz N, Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base 2022 Feb 83 1 37-43
- Preoperative and Postoperative Opioid Dependence in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Spinal Disorders.
  Dietz N, Sharma M, Alhourani A, Ugiliweneza B, Nuno M, Drazin D, Wang D, Boakye M, Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery 2021 May 82 3 232-240
- Trends in the Management Paradigms of Intracranial Meningioma.
  Aljuboori Z, Alhourani A, Woo S, Hattab E, Yusuf M, Nelson M, Andaluz N, Ding D, Savage J, Williams B, Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base 2021 Apr 82 2 208-215
- Subthalamic Nucleus Activity Influences Sensory and Motor Cortex during Force Transduction.
  Alhourani A, Korzeniewska A, Wozny TA, Lipski WJ, Kondylis ED, Ghuman AS, Crone NE, Crammond DJ, Turner RS, Richardson RM, Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) 2020 Apr 30 4 2615-2626
- GABA bouton subpopulations in the human dentate gyrus are differentially altered in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
  Alhourani A, Fish KN, Wozny TA, Sudhakar V, Hamilton RL, Richardson RM, Journal of neurophysiology 2020 Jan 123 1 392-406
- A Two-decade Assessment of Changing Practice for Surgical Decompression and Fixation after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury - Impact on Healthcare Utilization and Cost.
  Ugiliweneza B, Guest J, Herrity A, Nuno M, Sharma M, Beswick J, Dietz N, Alhourani A, Wang D, Drazin D, Boakye M, Cureus 2019 Nov 11 11 e6156
- Management trends for anaplastic meningioma with adjuvant radiotherapy and predictors of long-term survival.
  Alhourani A, Aljuboori Z, Yusuf M, Woo SY, Hattab EM, Andaluz N, Williams BJ, Neurosurgical focus 2019 Jun 46 6 E4
- Duraplasty Type as a Predictor of Meningitis and Shunting After Chiari I Decompression.
  Farber H, McDowell MM, Alhourani A, Agarwal N, Friedlander RM, World neurosurgery 2018 Oct 118 e778-e783
- Subthalamic Nucleus Neurons Differentially Encode Early and Late Aspects of Speech Production.
  Lipski WJ, Alhourani A, Pirnia T, Jones PW, Dastolfo-Hromack C, Helou LB, Crammond DJ, Shaiman S, Dickey MW, Holt LL, Turner RS, Fiez JA, Richardson RM, The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2018 Jun 38 24 5620-5631
- Dynamics of human subthalamic neuron phase-locking to motor and sensory cortical oscillations during movement.
  Lipski WJ, Wozny TA, Alhourani A, Kondylis ED, Turner RS, Crammond DJ, Richardson RM, Journal of neurophysiology 2017 Sep 118 3 1472-1487
- Effects of hippocampal low-frequency stimulation in idiopathic non-human primate epilepsy assessed via a remote-sensing-enabled neurostimulator.
  Wozny TA, Lipski WJ, Alhourani A, Kondylis ED, Antony A, Richardson RM, Experimental neurology 2017 Aug 294 68-77
- Magnetoencephalography-based identification of functional connectivity network disruption following mild traumatic brain injury.
  Alhourani A, Wozny TA, Krishnaswamy D, Pathak S, Walls SA, Ghuman AS, Krieger DN, Okonkwo DO, Richardson RM, Niranjan A, Journal of neurophysiology 2016 Oct 116 4 1840-1847
- Movement-related dynamics of cortical oscillations in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor.
  Kondylis ED, Randazzo MJ, Alhourani A, Lipski WJ, Wozny TA, Pandya Y, Ghuman AS, Turner RS, Crammond DJ, Richardson RM, Brain : a journal of neurology 2016 Aug 139 Pt 8 2211-23
- Network effects of deep brain stimulation.
  Alhourani A, McDowell MM, Randazzo MJ, Wozny TA, Kondylis ED, Lipski WJ, Beck S, Karp JF, Ghuman AS, Richardson RM, Journal of neurophysiology 2015 Oct 114 4 2105-17

Research

Deep brain stimulation
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Gene therapy
Focused ultrasound
Tractography

Clinical Focus

Movement Disorders
Essential Tremor
Parkinson’s Disease
Dystonia
Intractable Cancer and Facial Pain
Tumors