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Neurological Surgery

Northwestern's Department of Neurological Surgery ranks among the nation's leading centers of neurosurgical patient care, teaching and research and is recognized for:

  • A cerebrovascular program for the surgical and endovascular treatment of stroke, brain aneurysms, brain or spinal vascular malformations, and other blood vessel-related problems
  • Acute Spinal Cord Injury Center partnered with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is one of 14 Model Systems of Care for spinal cord injury in the nation.
  • A state-of-the-art neuro-oncology program
  • The latest in minimally invasive surgical and non-invasive radiosurgical treatment for tumors and blood vessel malformations
  • Treatment of functional disorders
  • A comprehensive program for the treatment of intractable and chronic pain

 

Our surgeons specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves, such as:

  • Arachnoid cyst
  • Brain tumor
  • Carotid dissection
  • Carotid stenosis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Cerebral aneurysm
  • Concussion
  • Cranial defect
  • Degenerative disc
  • Epilepsy
  • Fracture: skull, spinal, osteoporotic compression
  • Herniated disc: cervical, thoracic and lumbar
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Intracranial aneurysm
  • Lymphoma
  • Spine compression
  • Stroke

 

Contact
To schedule an appointment for the first time with one of our neurosurgeons, call the Physician Referral Department at (877) 926-4664 or request a first time appointment online.

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