Neurosurgery specialists and services (2024)

We are experienced when it comes to brain tumors and experience matters. The physicians at UW Health are leaders in the diagnosis, research and treatment of patients with all types of cancerous and noncancerous brain and pituitary tumors. We see more than 1,200 brain tumor patients annually with common, as well as rare, brain tumors and cancers.

Our program offers a truly comprehensive, team-based approach to brain tumor care. We focus on minimizing and managing the side effects of the tumor and treatments. Our goal is to make it easier for you to receive the proper care by minimizing your travel and follow-up appointments, as well as providing you with a personalized treatment plan. We will support you through your entire journey, including the decision-making process, evaluation, hospitalization, treatment and survivorship.

The Wisconsin-based Stroke Program at UW Health has been certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and offers expertise to provide the most advanced care for all types of stroke. Our range of services is unmatched in the region. Our stroke specialists have advanced specialty training in stroke care and prevention and doctors are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We are dedicated to the philosophy that the impact of stroke can be minimized by a combination of aggressive prevention, rapid and intensive acute stroke management and a positive attitude toward rehabilitation. From stroke prevention through imaging, acute stroke treatment and rehabilitation services, the UW Health stroke program offers coordinated care from a team of specialists.

UW Health's Comprehensive Epilepsy Surgical Program offers state-of-the-art care for patients with epilepsy or whose seizures cannot be controlled with other treatments.

Our University Hospital location is accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers as a Level 4 epilepsy center, which means we have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level of medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

You might be a candidate for epilepsy surgery if your seizures cannot be controlled with antiepileptic drugs or if your seizures are uncontrolled for two years or more and your quality of life has been majorly impacted.

Surgical treatments for epilepsy could include:

• Anterior temporal lobectomy

• Extra-temporal surgery

• Hemispherectomy

• Laser ablation surgery for epilepsy

• Lesionectomy

• Multiple subpial transection

Our neurosurgeons treat tumors and aneurysms located at the base, or bottom, of the skull through open skull surgery or a less-invasive technique called endoscopic surgery. Endoscopic skull base surgery allows access to the tumor or lesion through the nose or mouth. This method can lead to a faster recovery.

Open skull surgery is still recommended for some cases, and we are committed to ensuring the best outcome for each of our patients. The method used will be based on a person's overall health and location of the tumor.

Our multidisciplinary team of highly experienced providers could include specialists in neurosurgery, otolaryngology (ENT), endocrinology and ophthalmology.

Our team of nationally recognized spine surgeons use minimally invasive and endovascular procedures to treat a wide range of spine conditions and injuries. The UW Health Spine Surgery Program uses a comprehensive group of experts in neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery to diagnose and treat our patients. All surgeons at UW Health are fellowship-trained, meaning they've had advanced training specializing in spine surgery.

Surgical intervention for spine problems is required in a small minority of patients with symptoms that are unresponsive to nonoperative measures or symptoms indicating structural abnormalities of the spine or nerve compression.

Our Neuro and Headache Center in Rockford, Ill., offers surgical and non-surgical care for neurological conditions.

• Comprehensive epilepsy evaluation

• Comprehensive movement disorder evaluation

• Electroencephalogram (EEG) tests

• Electromyography

• Muscle, nerve and skin biopsies

• Nerve conduction studies

• Neuropsychological assessment

• Specialized imaging (CT, MRI, etc.)

• Blood vessel diseases

  • Arteriovenous malformation

  • Brain aneurysm

  • Moya Moya disease

  • Stroke

  • Vascular malformation

• Trauma

  • Brain injuries

  • Spinal cord injuries

• Tumors

  • Brain tumors

    • Acoustic neuroma

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    • Meningioma

    • Astrocytoma

  • Spine

    • Spinal cord tumors

  • Peripheral nerve tumors

  • Pituitary tumors

• Spine disease

  • Pinched nerve

  • Herniated disc

  • Neck pain

  • Low back and leg pain

  • Myelopathy

  • Sciatica

  • Spinal cord tumors

• Congenital neurosurgery (pediatric)

  • Chiari malformations

  • Hydrocephalus

  • Spina bifida

• Peripheral nerve disease

  • Brachial plexus injury

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Pain

  • Trigeminal neuralgia

• Movement disorders

  • Dystonia

  • Parkinson’s disease

  • Spasticity

  • Tourette’s syndrome

  • Tremor

• Epilepsy/ seizures

We provide neurosurgical care for many brain, spine and peripheral nerve conditions. We use the most advanced and least-invasive techniques whenever possible.

Procedures and treatments we provide include:

• Carotid endarterectomy

• Cerebrovascular surgery

• Deep brain stimulation

• Endoscopic spine surgery

• Epilepsy surgery

• Intrathecal baclofen pump

• Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging

• Microvascular decompression

• Neurocritical intensive care unit

• Neuroendovascular surgery

• Novacure

• Skull base surgery

• Spine surgery

• Stereostatic radiosurgery

• Transsphenoidal craniotomy

• Trauma surgery for the head, neck, nerves and spine

• Tumor surgery for the head, spine and peripheral nerves, including brachial plexus

• Vascular surgery