An experienced neurosurgeon and psychiatrist, Robert Buchanan, MD, treats patients with epilepsy and other conditions at the Seton Brain & Spine Institute in Austin, Texas. Robert Buchanan, MD, also conducts original medical research focused on investigating innovative epilepsy therapies. When a patient is diagnosed with epilepsy, it means he or she has undergone recurrent seizures caused by electrical problems in the brain. If left untreated, such seizures can do harm to a patient’s quality of life.