Neurology and Neurosurgery
- For Neurology related requests:
- 1-319-356-2572
- For Neurosurgery related requests:
- 1-319-356-2237
If you have a disease or condition that is affecting the nervous system, the UI Health Care team is here for you. Our experts provide you with comprehensive evaluation, testing, and treatments for conditions and diseases that affect the brain, spinal cord, and other parts of the nervous system.
Your UI Health Care neurologist offers consultation, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical trials for diseases that affect the neurological system. They work closely with our neurosurgery team to find the right treatment plan for you.
Ask your physician for a referral to Iowa’s most advanced neurosurgical care teams for adults and children. We focus on innovation and the newest technologies to offer you the latest advances and treatments.
Our Services
Why Choose Us
We have a superb clinical staff and a long history of leadership in studying disorders of the brain and nervous system. Patients come from around the world to be seen by our experts.
- Our stroke program again appeared in the USA Today as part of an ad campaign by The American Heart Association, earning Comprehensive Stroke Center status, the highest level of stroke care certification. Comprehensive Stroke Center status identifies hospitals that meet standards for treating the most complex stroke cases.
- We were the first hospital in Iowa to perform an auditory brain stem implant (1990-1999).
- We were the first hospital to find conclusive signs of different brain activity in introverts and extroverts (1990-1999).
- A UI team found a gene mutation associated with epilepsy.
- The Department of Neurology is one of the three oldest in the country and its residency program was one of the first to be accredited in the 1920s.
- Medical Center on the University Campus is the only hospital in the United States with a high-fidelity driving simulator for assessing the safety of drivers with health problems such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, orthopaedic problems, and drug effects (2000-present).
- The Neurosurgical Anesthesia Service at UI Health Care does more than 1,700 neurosurgical anesthetics per year, at all levels of complexity.
- The UI Sleep Disorders Center was selected as a site for a drug study for people with persistent sleepiness.
- Iowa Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is recognized by the NAEC as a Level 4 epilepsy center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy (2014).
Locations and Offices
Patient Stories
Educational Resources
Support Groups
The University of Iowa Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) hosts a monthly support group for stroke survivors and their caregivers. No reason to register, just join us!
These meetings are being held in person with Zoom capabilities. Please reach out to the group for more information.
This group is for people with mild to moderate aphasia who continue to experience difficulties with reading comprehension.
A Cognitive Enhancement Program
Participants with cognitive impairment will be introduced to techniques and strategies to help with memory, attention, executive functioning, sleep difficulties, and more. Education will be provided regarding the cognitive effects of aging, dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sleep problems, and more.
Patients and adult family members/caregivers are welcome to attend.
If you have aphasia—trouble speaking, reading, writing, or listening - you can join this group to learn how to improve communication
Join the Epilepsy Empowerment Group meetings to listen to speakers, share with others, hear the latest updates from the Epilepsy Foundation’s Iowa office, and discuss current issues related to epilepsy. Family, friends, and caregivers are welcome.
Register in advance on this link.
Join the Epilepsy Empowerment Group meetings to listen to speakers, share with others, hear the latest updates from the Epilepsy Foundation’s Iowa office, and discuss current issues related to epilepsy. Family, friends, and caregivers are welcome.
Register in advance on this link.