Dr. Golanov is a Research Professor of Neurosurgery at Houston Methodist.  He is a neuroscientist, physiologist and pharmacologist with long-term experience with in vivo and in vitro experimental and clinical research. He also has extensive first-hand experience and expertise in multidisciplinary and integrative research in various areas of neurophysiology with preclinical models and humans in the following areas: brain damage of various genesis and neuroprotection; pain and endogenous analgesia; endogenous opioid system; circulatory shock; regulation of autonomic functions, including regulation of peripheral nervous and cardiovascular systems; neurogenic arterial hypertension; regulation of cerebral blood flow, stroke; epilepsy. Golanov has advanced knowledge of molecular and systems biology, bioinformatics, systems theory, electronics, computer technology, and programming.  

Dr. Golanov graduated from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (former I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Medical School) and obtained his PhD in normal physiology from the Institute of Normal Physiology in Moscow. After leading the Hypertension Physiology group at All Union Cardiology Research Center he moved to the Division of Neurobiology (Dr. Reis) at Weill Cornell Medical College (New York, NY). After twelve years with Weill Cornell Medical College Dr. Golanov lead research laboratory of the Department of Neurosurgery (Dr. Parent) at the Mississippi Medical Center for three years. The following 6 years Dr. Golanov served as a program director and subject matter expert at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases, NIH, and Stroke and Medical Research and Materiel Command of the Department of Defense. In 2013 he returned to academia. Dr. Golanov academic interests include regulation of cerebral blood flow, innate neuroprotection, stroke, traumatic brain injury.