Department of Neurological Surgery

Steven L. Giannotta, MD, FACS, Chair

The Department of Neurological Surgery provides a range of inpatient and outpatient clinical services concerned with complex neurosurgical clinical problems. Many of the department’s faculty-physicians conduct leading-edge research which can offer immediate benefits for patients.

Divisions in the Department of Neurological Surgery include:

  • Cerebrovascular and extra-cranial vascular surgery
  • Stereotactic surgery
  • Surgery of the skull base
  • Neuroendocrine disorders
  • Surgery for intractable epilepsy
  • Surgery of the spine and peripheral nerves
  • Surgery for movement disorders
  • Surgery for hydrocephalus

The Department of Neurological Surgery offers the following programs and clinical services:

  • Epilepsy Program
  • Gamma Unit Facility
  • Treatment for cerebrovascular disease
  • Complex spine surgery
  • Neurologic oncology
  • Pediatric neurosurgery
  • Pituitary disease and tumor management
  • Stereotactic neurosurgery
  • Skull base surgery

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