Neurosurgery

Our neurosurgery services deal with the diseases and physiology of the nervous system.

For Neurosurgery related requests:

For all other requests:: 1-800-777-8442

Review Your Neurosurgery Visit Guide

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 technology so that we can offer you the latest advances and treatments.

Our Care Is Patient-Focused in the Surgical Treatment of:

Degenerative spine pathology
Epilepsy
Head and spine trauma
Movement disorders
Pain and peripheral nerve abnormalities
Tumors of the brain and spinal cord
Vascular disorders

Your Neurosurgery Visit guide

Our patient care commitment encompasses the most advanced technical expertise in an academic medical center and emphasizes compassion, convenience, and comfort. Complementing this is a strong dedication to education of students, residents, fellows and practicing physicians, and both basic and clinical research.

Our Clinical Services

Brain Cancer

There are many different types of brain cancer, and some symptoms, like headaches, are common to many of them.

Epilepsy

The Level 4 Epilepsy Center at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics provides the highest level of epilepsy care available in the United States, treating epilepsy patients from across the Midwest. Iowa Comprehensive Epilepsy Program (ICEP) also serves as a resource for neurologists and other neuroscientists from around the country, offering second opinions and expert advice.

Movement Disorders

The movement disorders service sees patients with conditions or symptoms including abnormal involuntary movements that lead to shaking, jerking, or twisting of the involved body parts.

Skull Base Surgery

Skull base refers to the area of the skull that the brain rests upon. This is one of the most complex areas of the body to perform surgery on because it contains many of the facial nerves responsible for hearing, seeing, and facial movement.

Spine Surgery

UI Health Care neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons relieve back pain and neck pain caused by spinal stenosis, sciatica, herniated disc, and more.

Stroke

The University of Iowa Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) specializes in the treatment of patients who have suffered a stroke or have a cerebrovascular disease.

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.
UI Hospitals & Clinics 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 Hospitals & Clinics does more than 1,700 neurosurgical anesthetics per year, at all levels of complexity.
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).

Department of Neurosurgery

If you are interested in finding out more about the Department of Neurosurgery, our research and educational programs, news and events, or how you can give by donating, please visit our academic and departmental website.