Procedures

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

ACDF is a common surgical procedure to treat nerve root and/or spinal cord compression secondary to disc herniation or bone spur formation. This procedure is also used to repair cervical spine injury secondary to trauma. This procedure is used when other non-surgical treatments have failed. Click to learn more…

Posterior Cervical Keyhole Foraminotomy

Posterior cervical foraminotomy relieves spinal nerve root compression by creating more room for the nerve root to pass through the foramen. When disc material compresses the nerve root on one side (unilateral compression), the cervical foraminotomy can be used to remove the portion of the offending disk. Click to learn more…

Lumbar Disc Replacement with activeL®

With the introduction of total disc replacement (TDR) surgery, surgeons can offer their patients an alternative to spinal fusion surgery for the treatment of symptomatic degenerative disc disease (DDD). The TDR procedure is intended to relieve pain and preserve motion in the spine. Click to learn more…

Lumbar Hemilaminotomy Foraminotomy

When a lumbar disc in the spine is herniated or damaged, either through trauma or degeneration, it often puts pressure on spinal nerves and causes significant pain and loss of function. The laminae appear as shingles on the back of the spine providing protection to the spinal nerves. Click to learn more…

Thoracic and Lumbar Kyphoplasty

Kyphoplasty is an effective treatment options for patients who are suffering from intractable back pain caused by osteoporotic and pathological compression fractures of the spine. For those patients who meet the surgical criteria, these methods of stabilizing the vertebral fractures of the spine have resulted in rapid and significant reduction in incapacitating pain. Click to learn more…

Cyberknife

The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System is a non-invasive alternative to surgery for the treatment of both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas and kidney. The treatment – which delivers beams of high dose radiation to tumors with extreme accuracy – offers new hope to patients worldwide. Click to learn more…

Meningioma

Meningiomas are the most common benign intracranial tumor. They originate from arachnoid cap cells, which are cells within the thin, spider web-like membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.  Click to learn more…

Hydrocehalus

Hydrocephalus is an excess buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles (reservoirs) of the brain. This fluid, which protects, nourishes and cleanses the brain and spinal cord, is manufactured daily in the ventricles. Buildup occurs when the fluid cannot flow freely throughout the ventricles and the central nervous system due to various forms of blockage. Except in very rare cases, it is a life-long condition that can only be controlled, not cured, through medical intervention. Click to learn more…

Pituitary Tumors

The pituitary is a small, bean-sized gland that is below the hypothalamus, a structure at the base of the brain, by a thread-like stalk that contains both blood vessels and nerves. It controls a system of hormones in the body that regulate growth, metabolism, the stress response, and functions of the sex organs via the thyroid gland, adrenal gland, ovaries, and testes. A pituitary tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the pituitary gland. Click to learn more…

AVM

A brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins that interrupts the normal flow of blood between them. An AVM, which is present at birth (congenital), can develop anywhere in your body but occurs most often in the brain or spine. A brain AVM, which appears as tangles of normal and dilated blood vessels, can occur in any part of your brain. Click to learn more…