Our mission here is three fold:
- Clinical Excellence: The department offers comprehensive services for the treatment of complex diseases of the brain, spine and peripheral nervous system. Over two thousand neurosurgical procedures are performed annually by members of the Department of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation. Please visit our Patient Information section to see how we may be of assistance in the health care of you, your family, or your patient.
- Comprehensive Education: This department has a strong and ongoing commitment to neurosurgical education both at the resident/fellow level as well as ongoing educational efforts for practicing physicians. Please see our Education section for further information on the opportunities available for physicians and physicians-in-training sponsored by the Department of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation.
- Clinical and Basic Science Research: Multiple avenues of research are under investigation by members of the Department of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation. Clinical research is currently ongoing in complex spinal disorders, epilepsy, brain tumor treatment, and stroke care among others. In the departmental laboratories studies of spinal biomechanics, neurodegenerative disorders, and microsurgical techniques are ongoing. Please view our Research section for a more comprehensive explanation of how we are trying to improve the treatments available for our and other neurosurgical patients throughout the world.