Neurosurgery
Advanced Brain & Spine Care for Children and Adults
SLUCare Physician Group neurosurgeons provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment for diseases or injuries of the nervous system for children and adults, including brain aneurysms, brain tumors, intractable epilepsy, skull base surgery, cerebrovascular disease, and minimally invasive spinal surgery.
Patients come to St. Louis from all over the world to seek a full range of surgical and nonsurgical treatment options from our world-class neurosurgeons.
Our Areas of Expertise
- Brain tumors
- Brain aneurysms
- Epilepsy
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Skull base tumors
- Degenerative spinal disease
- Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders
Our Procedures
- Aneurysm clipping
- BrainPath surgery
- Deep brain stimulation
- Magnetoencephalography
- Stereotactic surgery
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Image-guided surgery
- Brain bypass surgery
- Skull base surgery
The SLUCare Difference
By choosing SLUCare Neurosurgery, you can be confident your treatment will combine the latest surgical techniques with the comprehensive, compassionate care for which the physicians of Saint Louis University are known.
Developing the Gold Standard of Neurosurgical Imaging
Our team is renowned for development of the StealthStation: an imaging tool used by neurosurgeons worldwide to precisely locate surgical sites within the brain and spine. StealthStation guides surgeons to the abnormality and tracks the movement of surgical instruments to minimize impact on surrounding healthy tissues.
Leading Edge Academic Medicine
The Division of Neurosurgery at Saint Louis University is also the world's leading center for teaching high-flow brain bypass surgery.
BrainPath Surgery
Treatment of Tough-to-Reach Tumors & Hemorrhages
Anytime an abnormality is discovered in the brain, there's concern about how removal will impact surrounding brain tissues, which may control speech, vision, movement or other functions. That's especially true for tumors and hemorrhages located deep within the brain.
Today, there's new hope for patients who may have previously been told that their condition was "inoperable" — too risky for surgery. BrainPath technology makes it possible for surgeons to reach deeper parts of the brain through a dime-sized opening and without cutting through brain matter.
First to Use BrainPath in Missouri
SLUCare Physician Group has the first neurosurgeon specialist in Missouri trained in the BrainPath approach. The technology uses imaging and a breakthrough design to ease through the natural folds of the brain, moving tissue aside rather than cutting through it. Once the lesion is removed and the procedure is complete, the brain tissue returns to its previous position.
"This technology opens up more options for patients. It's much safer for us to treat patients with deep brain hemorrhages, and those patients see better results. In addition, we're now able to treat metastatic cancers and tumors in sensitive areas — near fibers that control vision, for example."
SLUCare Neurosurgery Locations
Center for Specialized Medicine
1225 South Grand
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-617-3420
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SSM Health St. Mary's St. Louis - 1027 Buiding
1027 Bellevue Ave., Suite G25
St. Louis, MO 63117
314-617-2000
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SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
1465 South Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-577-5306
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