Neurosurgery

The neurosurgeons at the Center for Neurosciences are both practitioners and teachers. Active in graduate education and clinical trials, our neurosurgeons are on the leading edge of training and scientific research.

We offer a full complement of adult and pediatric neurosurgical services, including: management of spinal disorders, brain tumors, cerebrovascular disorders, epilepsy, facial pain syndromes, movement disorders, traumatic brain injury, and peripheral nerve disorders.

A sample of our clinical services in Neurosurgery includes:

Brain Tumors

Our neurosurgeons are active participants in our multidisciplinary brain tumor center, and work in concert with Southern Arizona’s only neuro-oncologist.

Spinal Care

We specialize in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of spinal conditions. If surgery is required, we offer services that range from simple decompression to more complex spinal reconstruction.

We are on the forefront of innovations in spinal care, and can offer the newest advances in artificial discs, motion preservation implants, bone growth biologic agents, and minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Movement Disorders

We are Southern Arizona’s busiest program devoted to the surgical treatment of advanced movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Through procedures that include deep brain stimulation, our approach can help to correct many of the disabling features of tremors.

Facial Pain

Patients with facial pain syndromes can find the entire range of available treatments at the Center for Neurosciences, including microvascular decompression, rhizotomy, and pharmacotherapy. In addition, the Center for Neurosciences—in conjunction with University Medical Center—offers radiosurgery as a treatment option for trigeminal neuralgia.