Seton Medical Center Austin Annual Medical Staff Meeting Dec. 14.

Join your colleagues at 5:30 p.m. HPI presentation immediately follows business dinner. McFadden Auditorium. RSVP to JBPirtle@seton.org or call (512) 324-1978. (11/20/09)

Seton Shoal Creek Annual Medical Staff Meeting Dec. 10.

Join your colleagues at 6 p.m. in the SSC Classroom, 1st floor. RSVP to (512) 324-2024. (11/19/09)

Seton Highland Lakes Annual Medical Staff Meeting Dec. 10.

Join your colleagues for social time at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the annual meeting at 7 p.m. SHL Cafeteria. RSVP to adtonneson@seton.org or call (512) 715-3009. (11/18/09)

Seton Names Alex Valadka, MD, FACS New Adult Neurosciences, Neurotrauma Chief.

Dr. Valadka is a neurosurgeon who specializes in neurotrauma and neurocritical care. He also treats brain tumors, aneurysms, spine problems and other neurosurgical diseases. He received his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his residency program in neurosurgery at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He previously was director of Neurotrauma Services at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston following a role as professor of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Valadka is a consultant for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury to the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. He will lead the Seton Brain & Spine Institute. Please welcome him. (11/17/09)