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The history of Neurosurgery in Texas is linked with the development over the past century of the Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH) from a 30 bed hospital in downtown Houston to an academic medical center with 900 beds in the Texas Medical Center. Neurosurgery at HMH has developed to meet the needs of the Houston Metropolitan Area which has grown from 130,000 people in 1919 to 7 million people today. Neurosurgery at HMH has had steady growth and stable leadership with Dr. James Greenwood, Jr 1936 - 1980, Dr. Robert Grossman 1980 - 2013 and Dr. Gavin Britz 2013 - present, as Chiefs of the Neurosurgical Service. HMH has been affiliated with two medical schools: Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) 1950 - 2004 and Weill College of Medicine Cornell University, 2004 - present. Neurosurgical training began at HMH with the establishment of the BCM Neurosurgery Residency Program with Dr. George Ehni as Program Director 1959 - 1979 and Dr. Robert Grossman as Program Director 1980 - 2006. Training has continued in the HMH Residency program from 2006 - present with Dr. David Baskin as Program Director. As of 2019, 138 neurosurgical residents have trained at HMH. The goals of delivering responsible patient care, advancing neurosurgical knowledge and training the next generation of practitioners and teachers of neurosurgery have remained constant and have been met and remain the mission of the department.