Neurological Surgery Services
Loyola University Health System (Loyola) has one of the nation’s most comprehensive and advanced neurosurgery departments. The team performs more than 1,000 cranial surgeries and collaborates on approximately 150 skull-base operations per year − which puts Loyola among the top five neurosurgery centers nationwide for volume.
Loyola’s neurosurgeons are able to treat the most challenging cases because of their considerable experience and their highly collaborative working style. The team treats adults and pediatric patients with disorders of the skull, the brain and its blood supply; disorders of the spinal cord and vertebral column; and disorders of the nerves connected to the brain and spinal cord. The faculty members also are leaders in education and research.
Specialty Services
Center for Cranial Base Surgery
Neurosurgeons and otolaryngologists (physicians trained in the treatment of ear, nose and throat disorders) have collaborated to develop innovative methods for removing tumors at the undersurface of the brain.
Cerebrovascular Neurological Services
Diseases and disorders affecting the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood can be successfully treated surgically with the assistance of diagnostic tools such as intraoperative angiography, which helps surgeons to visualize the blood vessels at microscopic levels during surgery. Loyola offers the advantage of having a team of surgeons experienced in cerebrovascular disease, available 24-hours a day, year-round, to provide highly specialized coverage for our patients.
Stereotactic Radiation Oncology
Neurosurgeons collaborate with radiation oncologists on this leading edge treatment that delivers radiation to small tumors with sub-millimeter accuracy.
Deep Brain Stimulation
Loyola neurosurgeons and neurologists are experienced in the use of deep brain stimulation, an innovative surgical treatment in which a “brain pacemaker” is implanted to alleviate the symptoms of treatment-resistant movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. It is not a cure, but it can improve the patient’s quality of life through symptom management.
Neuro-endovascular Services
Neurosurgeons and radiologists collaborate to treat disorders affecting the brain’s blood supply without surgery.
Minimally Invasive Computer-assisted Spinal Fusion
Surgeons use computer-assisted X-ray technology to implant screws and rods with minimally invasive techniques.
Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Neurosurgeons implant a pacemaker device to stop epileptic seizures in patients who do not respond to traditional therapies.
Research
Major research projects focus on:
- Calcium regulation of neoplastic cell growth
- Frameless stereotactic applications to cranial base surgery
- Gene therapy for brain tumors
- Multimodality chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for residual/unresectable meningiomas
- High-dose chemotherapy for oligodendrogliomas
- Innovative cranial reconstruction techniques
- Thalamic stimulation for movement disorders
- Cranial base team approach to giant lesions of the skull base
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For an appointment or for more information about Neurological Surgery Services, call (888) LUHS-888.