Welcome to Texas Neuro Specialists

Husam Alkhersam, M.D., was born in Austin, Texas while his father was studying at the University of Texas. He returned to Iraq where he graduated from Al-Mustansiriyah University, College of Medicine in Baghdad in 1989. Dr. Alkhersam completed his neurology residency at Oklahoma University College of Medicine in Oklahoma City from 1993-1997. He completed his fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas from 1998-1999, focusing on the treatment of epilepsy, sleep disorders and neuromuscular diseases.

Dr. Alkhersam is board-certified in adult neurology, clinical neurophysiology and sleep medicine. His experience includes three years at Henry Ford Electrodiagnostic Laboratory, which is one of the busiest EMG labs in the nation. He also has several years of experience using Botox injections for neurological disorders and headache management. Dr. Alkhersam is a fellow of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He particularly enjoys treating patients with sleep disorders and interpreting sleep studies.

Dr. Alkhersam is married and has three children.

Stephen C. Hurlbut, M.D., grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and graduated from Forney High School in 1982. He attended college at Austin College in Sherman, Texas where he received his bachelor's in biology. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and then completed his internship and residency in neurology at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. While in Kentucky he served as Chief Resident of Neurology and was awarded a fellowship in Neuro-diagnostics with emphasis on EEG, EMG/NCV and seizure monitoring.

Dr. Hurlbut returned to Texas and served as the Director of Neurology and of Neurodiagnostic services at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas from 1995-2003. He enjoys treating multiple sclerosis, seizures and dementia. Dr. Hurlbut and his wife Tammy have two children, Elizabeth and Matthew.

Valery Lipenko, M.D., received his medical training in Odessa, Ukraine, where he completed medical school and neurology residency. In the United States, he participated in neurophysiology research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas before entering a neurology residency program in Medical Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

Dr. Lipenko has additional training and expertise in botulinum toxin treatments, cervical dystonia, hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, and spasticity after stroke, as well as Botox® for chronic migraines and other pain syndromes. His special interests include diagnosis and management of epileptic syndromes, headaches and neuropathy. Dr. Lipenko is married and has two boys.

Serra McGuire has been a neurological physician assistant since 2019. Her areas of clinical interest and focus include spine trauma and acre for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients. She provides a broad range of neurological services in collaboration with a physician.

Prior to joining our practice, Serra previously worked in a busy Level 1 trauma center in the Fort Worth area, where she was responsible for providing personalized treatment plans for a variety of neurological and orthopedic spine conditions.