Neurosurgery

WVU’s Neurosurgeons provide advanced care to adults and children with disorders of the:

Brain, carotid, and vertebral arteries
pituitary gland
spine and spinal cord
cranial and spinal nerves
autonomic nervous system

Expert treatment is given for spinal degenerative disease, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, neoplasms, and trauma.

Our faculty includes skilled surgeons at the forefront of new techniques in skull-base surgery, advanced stroke care, epilepsy surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, pain, and functional disorders.

State-of-the-art technology

WVU’s Center for Advanced Imaging offers state-of-the-art equipment that enables surgeons to diagnose and treat problems with a high degree of accuracy. This includes PET and a 3-Tesla MRI, which are twice as powerful as former MRIs. Three-dimensional angiography allows for better visualizations of complex aneurysms. Other technologies include a surgical aspirator and an 80-watt laser.

The Gamma Knife uses focused radiation to destroy lesions with pinpoint accuracy, while avoiding damage to surrounding tissue.

Advanced techniques

Our surgeons are skilled in the latest microsurgical techniques to treat aneurysms and AVMs, as well as pituitary, acoustic, and skull-base tumors in difficult-to-reach areas. Working with interventional neuro-radiologists, some lesions can be treated via blood vessels using catheters.

Patients can benefit from new advanced treatments, including those in clinical trials.

Treatments we perform include:

Microsurgery of the brain and spine including the use of computer and endoscopic guidance
Treatment for benign and malignant brain tumors
Surgery for spine trauma
Surgery for acoustic neuromas
Surgery for pituitary disorders
Surgery for spinal cord tumors
Surgery for hydrocephalus
Surgery for epilepsy
Dorsal root entry zone lesions
Cranial-facial reconstruction
Deep brain spinal cord, vagal nerve, and peripheral nerve stimulation