Dallas County Living Well Magazine January/February 2018 | Page 15

Recognized for our pursuit of excellence in providing quality care to our community, Eminent Medical Center is a distinguished leader in healthcare. Featured Physician William Banister, MD Neurosurgeon Dr. Banister is a board-certified neurosurgeon with more than 20 years of experience and has performed more than 5,000 surgical procedures. He focuses on disorders of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves, and approaches patients with sincerity and warmth. Dr. Banister’s colleagues describe him as being a thoughtful surgeon who considers all angles be- fore developing a plan of action—and this diligence has helped him earn the trust and satisfaction of the thousands of patients he has treated. Dr. Banister specializes in minimally invasive surgery to decrease postop- erative pain and scarring, shorten patients’ length of hospitalization, and cut down recovery times. Believing there is no one-size-fits-all surgery for a given ailment, he tailors the treatment to fit the individual needs of every patient. His research has been accepted for presentation at several conferences, and he is a member of many professional associations and regularly at- tends professional meetings and seminars to ensure that he remains at the forefront of new surgical techniques and research findings. Dr. Banister is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Sur- gery and a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties, the Texas Medical Association, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Potter-Randall County Medical Society. Dr. Banister is a devoted father to his three children, and he cites father- hood as the accomplishment in his life of which he is most proud. www.eminentmedicalcenter.com (469) 910-8800 Find us on Facebook @EMC.TEXAS