A neurosurgeon by training, Dr. Segal has taught Anatomy and Neuroanatomy since 1994. Early in his teaching career Dr. Segal directed the Practical Anatomy and Surgical Technique Workshop of Saint Louis (currently PACE/SLUSOM). He held faculty appointments at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and New York University School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Segal received advanced research training at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and has been faculty at Saint Louis University since 2009. His research interests focus on the structure of the brain, particularly the white matter and connectome. Additional scholarly interests focus on the Medical Humanities, Medical Education, Mental Health, Neuroscience and Psychoanalysis. Dr. Segal has several publications in neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, brain aging and dementias, history of neuroscience and neuromodulation.